>The ideal of course would be a transaxle designed for mid-engine such as
>from a Pantera or a 914.  But you did say that economics plays a factor, so
>what I would suggest would be to do what off-roaders do when driveline
>angles get severe, and that is to use CV's instead of U-joints.  Depending
>on how much cargo area you plan on losing, it should fit.  I saw a split
>window bus a few weeks back that had a Mopar small block, 727 trans and
>narrowed Ford rear end.  Almost zero cargo room, but the owner seemed happy.

Or use a FWD or midengine engine/trans complete setup, say a
hotted-up Camry 2.5 or 3.0 V6. This way you'd still have lots of
cargobay space, as the driveline would be between the rear wheels.

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