cptcrusty1
Member
Hi y'all;
I'm in Richmond, TX and I'm going to be wrapping up a totally awesome '74 baja build that has turned out great. I'm thinking about making some room in the hangar (garage) and selling my baja, as well as my belove Honda Goldwing. This would provide me (I think) with more than enough funds to fully build a goblin. There are some things that I need to research still tho.
One thing I've determined, here in the Houston area, is that the Cobalts available in the forced air flavor are either overpriced or very old and tired. A lot of work would have to go into to the engine and subframe to make it viable.
Questions:
1. is it viable/economical/feasible to buy the engine config (Super Charged or Turbo) I want, plus the proper transaxle, and seperately source the vehicle components rather than buy a donor? I only have my garage so a donor might not be feasible anyway. I would be fine with a rebuilt engine, or something with 60k-ish miles. But I question the validity and honesty of those sources.
2. There was Briefly a Goblin AT which really appealed to me (I have a baja bug, so it makes sense). Is that still a viable thing to do even though a kit is not available anymore?
3. Is the Naturally asperated version worth the look? Is it worth it/possible to add on a Super Charger later?
Yes. Total Noob to the goblin. I've been turning wrenches for a long time, but this is something new.
I'm in Richmond, TX and I'm going to be wrapping up a totally awesome '74 baja build that has turned out great. I'm thinking about making some room in the hangar (garage) and selling my baja, as well as my belove Honda Goldwing. This would provide me (I think) with more than enough funds to fully build a goblin. There are some things that I need to research still tho.
One thing I've determined, here in the Houston area, is that the Cobalts available in the forced air flavor are either overpriced or very old and tired. A lot of work would have to go into to the engine and subframe to make it viable.
Questions:
1. is it viable/economical/feasible to buy the engine config (Super Charged or Turbo) I want, plus the proper transaxle, and seperately source the vehicle components rather than buy a donor? I only have my garage so a donor might not be feasible anyway. I would be fine with a rebuilt engine, or something with 60k-ish miles. But I question the validity and honesty of those sources.
2. There was Briefly a Goblin AT which really appealed to me (I have a baja bug, so it makes sense). Is that still a viable thing to do even though a kit is not available anymore?
3. Is the Naturally asperated version worth the look? Is it worth it/possible to add on a Super Charger later?
Yes. Total Noob to the goblin. I've been turning wrenches for a long time, but this is something new.