Ark :D
Goblin Guru
Hello everyone!
I've been a fairly big fan of Goonzquad's YouTube channel ever since they rebuilt their 2017 Mustang GT. I've always been interested in a car project, but it's WAY outside my comfort zone since I know next to nothing about wrenching on cars and am minimally equipped for such a thing. Then I saw them build a Goblin and, well, here I am!
I guess it's obvious by this point, but I am quite interested in building a Goblin of my own. I've consumed all the info I can find about the subject, including many of the threads on this forum. In fact, I am going this weekend to have a look at my potential donor, a 2007 Cobalt SS with about 102k miles on it. It looks like crap on the outside, the seats are pretty much shredded, and it needs minor engine work to even start (coils/plugs, vacuum lines, a fuel filter), so it's a perfect donor car! Currently the price is $1000, which I view as a bargain for such a donor. I just know I would not be happy with a base automatic.
Cost is an issue. As such, I plan to stretch this project out over a few years. I'm targeting summer of 2022 as my finish date; that way, there's not too much pressure to get everything ordered and paid for ASAP. I guess this leads me to my first concern: will there still be Goblin kits being produced by the time I'm ready to order? I know there's no concrete answer to that question, but it would stink to end up not being able to finish the project once I start it.
Knowledge is another issue. As I said, I have very little direct knowledge about wrenching on cars, but my dad is/was an auto and machine mechanic for most of his life (retired now) and I am an IT guy by trade (so I am comfortable with wiring and I'm mechanically inclined I'd say). Probably the most intimidating part of the strip process, to me, is thinning the harness. The instructional videos are great but don't seem to cover all Cobalt trim levels. I'm sure this forum is a great resource, but, are there more detailed instructions anywhere regarding this and other Goblin topics?
I plan to document my whole process. It should be quite an adventure!
~Ark
I've been a fairly big fan of Goonzquad's YouTube channel ever since they rebuilt their 2017 Mustang GT. I've always been interested in a car project, but it's WAY outside my comfort zone since I know next to nothing about wrenching on cars and am minimally equipped for such a thing. Then I saw them build a Goblin and, well, here I am!
I guess it's obvious by this point, but I am quite interested in building a Goblin of my own. I've consumed all the info I can find about the subject, including many of the threads on this forum. In fact, I am going this weekend to have a look at my potential donor, a 2007 Cobalt SS with about 102k miles on it. It looks like crap on the outside, the seats are pretty much shredded, and it needs minor engine work to even start (coils/plugs, vacuum lines, a fuel filter), so it's a perfect donor car! Currently the price is $1000, which I view as a bargain for such a donor. I just know I would not be happy with a base automatic.
Cost is an issue. As such, I plan to stretch this project out over a few years. I'm targeting summer of 2022 as my finish date; that way, there's not too much pressure to get everything ordered and paid for ASAP. I guess this leads me to my first concern: will there still be Goblin kits being produced by the time I'm ready to order? I know there's no concrete answer to that question, but it would stink to end up not being able to finish the project once I start it.
Knowledge is another issue. As I said, I have very little direct knowledge about wrenching on cars, but my dad is/was an auto and machine mechanic for most of his life (retired now) and I am an IT guy by trade (so I am comfortable with wiring and I'm mechanically inclined I'd say). Probably the most intimidating part of the strip process, to me, is thinning the harness. The instructional videos are great but don't seem to cover all Cobalt trim levels. I'm sure this forum is a great resource, but, are there more detailed instructions anywhere regarding this and other Goblin topics?
I plan to document my whole process. It should be quite an adventure!
~Ark