Frank's Florida Street Goblin Build (#227) - 06 SS, 2.4L donor

[ctuinstra]

Day-7 Dash Out. Making steady progress on the tear-down. Completer 5 of the 8 Tear down video's. They are very helpful. Still looking for another option for an engine. Not having much luck finding another engine but the search continues.

Not sure what engine you in search of but when I was looking for a base model to replace an engine in a Cobalt, i couldn't find one cheap and local until I opened up my search to include Malibus. They use the same engine. The transmission is different. The block is the same if you get the the correct year. Malibu use a power steering pump that runs off the cam, but they are removed with two nuts and put the bb lock off plate on from the Colbalt. That was the only two changes to instal the engine.

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Not much car left. Working on removing the main wire harness that runs the full length of the car. Also getting a little painting done starting with the sub-frame. Hey, I found $.12 cents in the car. I wonder who found the most $$ in their donor?

Found $1.28 - went toward my crate engine.

 

[Rttoys]

$2.93 recovered here.

 

[Wes]

Day-7 Dash Out. Making steady progress on the tear-down. Completer 5 of the 8 Tear down video's. They are very helpful. Still looking for another option for an engine. Not having much luck finding another engine but the search continues.

Just send it with the engine you have! You can always replace it later. I have a high mileage 2.4 that's been holding 9 pounds of boost and the rev limiter for the last year. Of course next week I might be looking for a new one lol

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Just send it with the engine you have! You can always replace it later. I have a high mileage 2.4 that's been holding 9 pounds of boost and the rev limiter for the last year. Of course next week I might be looking for a new one lol

Been considering that. Engine was running fine when I pulled it (208,000 miles) and the car was drivable. Might just do that and put in a new clutch and change the timing chains.

 

[Ark :D]

Not much car left. Working on removing the main wire harness that runs the full length of the car. Also getting a little painting done starting with the sub-frame. Hey, I found $.12 cents in the car. I wonder who found the most $$ in their donor?

I have an unfair advantage in this area because I had two donors. But to get an accurate summation of my findings, are we counting just cash money, or are we counting fair value of all the pens/lighters, bits of food, ladies' undergarments, and dog toys?

 

[CaptFrank2001]

I have an unfair advantage in this area because I had two donors. But to get an accurate summation of my findings, are we counting just cash money, or are we counting fair value of all the pens/lighters, bits of food, ladies' undergarments, and dog toys?

Cash money !!!

 

[Kenny123]

Congrats brother! I'm an Army Vet and always find it hard to sit still without a project as well. Definatly blame the military for that haha. I am currently waiting for my kit to arrive as well. I got #218. Cant wait. Also thank you for your service!

 

[Zoom Zoom]

What do we have about 7 Goblins in Florida now , Is that the most in one state,
Zoom Zoom Port Saint Lucie
Lethal Cast Cocoa
Ace West West Palm Area
Oldchevyguy. Bushnell
CaptainFrank2001. Mcalpin
JPas914. Niceville
CHARLES. St.Petersburg
jaredthenav. Navarre
HoboGoblin. Jacksonville
There are more but I can’t remember them all

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Congrats brother! I'm an Army Vet and always find it hard to sit still without a project as well. Definatly blame the military for that haha. I am currently waiting for my kit to arrive as well. I got #218. Cant wait. Also thank you for your service!

Thank you for your service as well. Yes, I retired from the Submarine Service after 20 years in 1993, trying to keep busy. Hey found another dime in my donor, now up to $.22 cents. Making money !!!

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Well pulled the trigger and bought another engine. Found a 2.4L ecotec with just 22,000 miles on the clock. Hopefully it was well taken care of. Finally got the wire harness out. Looks like a snake farm.

 

[Ark :D]

Are you planning on reworking your own harness?

 

[ctuinstra]

Well pulled the trigger and bought another engine. Found a 2.4L ecotec with just 22,000 miles on the clock. Hopefully it was well taken care of. Finally got the wire harness out. Looks like a snake farm.

You must have a typo there, 22K! That would too good of a find.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

You must have a typo there, 22K! That would too good of a find.

No typo. 22K. It was in the AD that way & I asked the seller to verify and he said it was 22K.

 

[CaptFrank2001]

Are you planning on reworking your own harness?

NO. I am just going to bite the bullet & send it in.

 

[ctuinstra]

No typo. 22K. It was in the AD that way & I asked the seller to verify and he said it was 22K.

I was just ribbing you. Great find!!!

 

[CaptFrank2001]

I was just ribbing you. Great find!!!

I didn't even consider it a "ribbing". I spent 20 years on Submarines with some of the meanest, nastiest, craziest, orneriest, cantankerous men you could ever meet and have the good fortune to serve with. I'm well beyond a little ribbing but I appreciate the reply.

 

[jaredthenav]

What do we have about 7 Goblins in Florida now , Is that the most in one state,
Zoom Zoom Port Saint Lucie
Lethal Cast Cocoa
Ace West West Palm Area
Oldchevyguy. Bushnell
CaptainFrank2001. Mcalpin
JPas914. Niceville
CHARLES. St.Petersburg
There are more but I can’t remember them all

I'm in Navarre

 

[CaptFrank2001]

22K miles. The AD for the engine I found clearly stated 22K miles in three different places in the AD. I was becoming more and more skeptical of the "claimed" mileage on the engine I found on Ebay. I asked the seller for the VIN of the donor car and invested $39 in a CARFAX. The real mileage is 222,440 and I asked the seller WTF? His answer "I guess I missed a zero". Another scam artist on Ebay. I will file a complaint for what little good that does.

 

[JBINTX]

22K miles. The AD for the engine I found clearly stated 22K miles in three different places in the AD. I was becoming more and more skeptical of the "claimed" mileage on the engine I found on Ebay. I asked the seller for the VIN of the donor car and invested $39 in a CARFAX. The real mileage is 222,440 and I asked the seller WTF? His answer "I guess I missed a zero". Another scam artist on Ebay. I will file a complaint for what little good that does.

ouch. Sorry about that.
File it under "too good to be true"......