1g DSM AWD - Chump Car?

[Speedfreak]

We've been searching for a prospective chump car for a few weeks now, and our general thought was simple, light, reliable. Meaning CRX, Civic hatch, or old Mr2. The CRX/Civic I believe could be a 1600lb car plus or minus, not sure about the Mr2.

Just curious what the lightest AWD DSM with a cage has been out there? The other Chump car thread just got me thinking about doing a dsm instead of the cars we've been looking for. It's a lot harder then you'd imagine finding a dirt cheap Honda/Toyota.

I also have a stupid amount of parts for a dsm in bins, so that could help as well.

Thoughts? Negatives, positives? Good idea, horrible idea? Doable?