ok, so we'd have to fabricate a custom bell housing. what's that $1000?
worth it for AWD. the option on Audi's and beemers is in that price range anyways.
just a thought. also, wasn't the escape based loosely on the contour's platform? i don't think it is body-on-frame construction like the explorer, but closer to the way ours are built. if this is the case, there may be several similarities between the cars when you look underneath. you'd probably have to make the "transmission tunnel" on the contour taller. if you can fit a 3.0 engine in there, there might just be room for AWD if you move things around a bit.
