Recent content by Chubbs

I'm convinced most people on this website are insane. With my LSJ and basic mods, I'm probably around 240hp, and it's a handful around an autox course. I've been able to dial most of the bad tendencies out, but it will still light up the rear around any corner even at partial throttle. It'll...

Try the KTM Xbow, and make sure all the assists are off. It's about the closest thing I've found. Keep in mind, the goblin is not *generally* a 500 hp supercar. It's closer to a gokart. You want light weight, not necessarily big power.

I'll chime in with an updated review of the V730. But first, keep in mind I've only ever had two tires on my goblin (RE71Rs and now these 730's), and they were different sizes....so it's hard to get a good comparison. Take this with a grain of salt. The V730s are a little spooky and...

I'd say it's definitely cheaper to buy one already built, especially if you're looking at a more "high end" build with a TC/SC. Most of the guys on here will have $25k or more into them, and they regularly sell around $20k. mine will likely be for sale soon when the weather gets a little nicer...

I know this isn't a troubleshooting thread, but I had this same issue (2007 SS/SC, manual). It ended up being a bad solder joint in one of the 6 wires between the pedal and the TPS. I bought a 6-conductor bundle of wires off amazon for dirt cheap, and ran the new wire bundle through the tunnel...

I haven't been very active on these forums lately, but I thought I'd check in with my sway bar experience over the last two autoX seasons. I removed my rear sway bar at the end of last season. With a rear bar (I used the "comfort" cobalt sway bar) the car was tail happy and unpredictable. I...

Transmission is fixed! Thanks Scott for the donor transmission! I made a quick video on how to do it, though I didn't actually film the repair itself. There might be some tips in there if someone wants to tackle this job on their own. If you wanted new parts, I have the part numbers at...

I just applied to be a member of a group, we'll see where that goes. My age is showing a bit, and I hate Facebook. To elaborate a bit on what the problem actually was, and maybe to help someone else having trouble....Here's a few photos of the disassembly, and what went wrong. As you can...

Kansas city. I checked some of the local salvage yards (online), but didn't find an SS. I'll reach out to the guys at DF. Hopefully they have a spare laying around.

Photos included. The two gears are not quite the same despite looking identical. Also attached a photo of the transmission data tag.

I'm at the end of my rope here trying to find parts, so I'm appealing to the Goblin gods and anyone that might have spare parts laying around. 5th gear on my goblin is toast. It keeps popping out while cruising down the highway (i have already disassembled to verify). I ordered part 9117777...

Now, for the goblin...I don't like crushing dreams, but I will crush nightmares. Building a project car with no budget in a barn that isn't yours sounds like a nightmare to me. A Goblin is a really fun dream car, but an unfinished goblin that you ran out of money for and can't get on the road...

Being smart isn't a requirement. I have worked with welders that made $200k per year, and collected unemployment for 5 months of it. I have worked with business owners that were C students in high school and never went to college. They often own million-dollar-per-year (profit) businesses...

I have a remote battery disconnect on mine, which is both an anti-theft measure and a battery drain solution. My recommendation is....don't use a battery disconnect. Use a trickle charger instead. Since using the battery disconnect, i've had a wide range of odd electrical gremlins. Sometimes...

Wheels and tires for sale. Wheels from a 2007 Cobalt SS, 18x7.5, 5x110 bolt pattern. Wheels were sanded down and repainted for goblin rebuild, so no curb rash at this point (it was very minor before). Wheels are all straight (I have a wheel balancer in my garage to check). Wrapped in...