Actually, I don't think it's a stupid idea.
The only reason I wrote that as my topic starter is because if I hadn't then somebody would have just replied with some cocky remark like "it's not worth the effort dickhead, quit wasting our time"
I'm looking for real information, not just someone telling me to f*** off.
Anyways, you say:
"how about you just set goals for the way you want your car to perform and meet them.
If you stumble on something new and inventive then horray"
Well, here are my goals:
1: have a bad-ass car that is ridiculoulsly fast (from a 88 CRX)
2: mount the engine in the back of the car and make it rear wheel drive.
3: use this car only for occasional fun and racing
4: the majority of it's use will be on the street and only occasionally on the track (so turning is an issue)
Here's a more in depth description of why I asked about the 4 wheel steering conversion.
My first car was a '88 prelude with 4 wheel steering. I loved the way it steered. The '88 had mechanical 4 wheel steering, not the electronic kind that doesn't make much of a difference. I've since owned 5 other hondas, all of which I loved but none of which turned as well. They were/are a '93 prelude, a '96 civic, a '98 accord, a '91 prelude, and a '88 crx.
I'm using the 88 crx for my racecar project and was thinking if I bought a front clip off a donor car(car make depends on what engine I go with) and took everything power/suspension/chassis related (that I'd need) and move it into the back of the crx. Then the CRX would then have turning wheels on the back. That being the case, I could then take the 4 wheel steering mechanisms from an 88 prelude and put it into the CRX thus making it rear wheel drive and 4 wheel steering.
Anyways, that's all hypothetical depending on whether or not it's do-able.
There ya go...