ATMironov
Well-Known Member
Hey Everyone!
My name is Andrew, I'm 34 and live in San Francisco and its my turn to start a build log.
I will be building the Goblin as a dedicated track car. I operate a Track Day Event company in Northern California and am at the tracks some 25+ days a year.
My current track car is an 85 VW Golf with a supercharged VR6. While I love this car to death, I'm ready for rear wheel drive and am looking to greatly increase the reliability.
I've been looking a the Goblin for a long time now and had made the decision I wanted to use an LNF and was planning on buying a crate motor and transmission with LSD.
I really like the idea of having everything brand new on the car and having enough stock power where I won't feel like I need to modify it.
I just placed the kit order and won't have room to take it until I can get rid of the current car.
Since I was planning on buying a new motor and trans I have been battling if I should buy a donor or not and had convinced myself that I could pull it off with out a donor.
However, as I was browsing the internet looking for wiring harnesses I came across what I think is a unicorn of a car.
A 2008 LNF with the Factory LSD with 4,019 original miles on it.
The car was rolled just three moths after it was purchased in 2008. It ended up sitting in a race shop for 12 years until they went out of business where the guy I bought it form pick it up with several other cars, and amazing it was only 30 miles form my house.
I paid $5,000 for the car plus $200 to have him tow it to my house.
With this car I no longer have to buy a new motor or trans and I now plan on utilizing a lot of the parts I though I would be buying new.
To top it off, the interior is in great condition and it looking like I will be able to make at least 1/2 of the purchase price back by selling things off.
I am planning on making several changes and additions to the Goblin to suite my heavy duty needs.
1. Custom Brakes with Stand Alone ABS. Currently I'm planning on running an MK60 ABS system from and E46 M3 along with a race pedal box using the Cobalt's 4 Piston Brembo Calipers on the front. This route will require independent hard lines for each wheel and the ability to retain the front wheel sensors. The system will have a provision for bias control from the cockpit.
2. Race Dash with Data Logging. Although far from finalized, I am thinking the AIM MXS 1.2. The ability to have the dash display exactly what I need and be able to customize waring alarms is a must.
3. Accusump and Oil Cooler.
4. Adjustable front sway bar. I haven't been able to plan my way through this yet, but seems like it is possible
5. Additional Aero parts. I'll have to wait until I have the frame, but the current though is to add a wing to the front, a defuser at the rear along with completing the flat bottom.
6. Manual steering, or maybe adjustable electric assist.
If there is one thing I'm certain of, it that this plan will change as the build progresses. It will be fun to look back and see how close the final build come to this.
I am going to start stripping the donor tomorrow and start selling parts to all the patiently waiting people who want them.
I do plan on keeping this first post updated with my actual cost to date and approximate number of hours spent working on the build. This is something I would have like to see when I was doing my research.
My name is Andrew, I'm 34 and live in San Francisco and its my turn to start a build log.
I will be building the Goblin as a dedicated track car. I operate a Track Day Event company in Northern California and am at the tracks some 25+ days a year.
My current track car is an 85 VW Golf with a supercharged VR6. While I love this car to death, I'm ready for rear wheel drive and am looking to greatly increase the reliability.
I've been looking a the Goblin for a long time now and had made the decision I wanted to use an LNF and was planning on buying a crate motor and transmission with LSD.
I really like the idea of having everything brand new on the car and having enough stock power where I won't feel like I need to modify it.
I just placed the kit order and won't have room to take it until I can get rid of the current car.
Since I was planning on buying a new motor and trans I have been battling if I should buy a donor or not and had convinced myself that I could pull it off with out a donor.
However, as I was browsing the internet looking for wiring harnesses I came across what I think is a unicorn of a car.
A 2008 LNF with the Factory LSD with 4,019 original miles on it.
The car was rolled just three moths after it was purchased in 2008. It ended up sitting in a race shop for 12 years until they went out of business where the guy I bought it form pick it up with several other cars, and amazing it was only 30 miles form my house.
I paid $5,000 for the car plus $200 to have him tow it to my house.
With this car I no longer have to buy a new motor or trans and I now plan on utilizing a lot of the parts I though I would be buying new.
To top it off, the interior is in great condition and it looking like I will be able to make at least 1/2 of the purchase price back by selling things off.
I am planning on making several changes and additions to the Goblin to suite my heavy duty needs.
1. Custom Brakes with Stand Alone ABS. Currently I'm planning on running an MK60 ABS system from and E46 M3 along with a race pedal box using the Cobalt's 4 Piston Brembo Calipers on the front. This route will require independent hard lines for each wheel and the ability to retain the front wheel sensors. The system will have a provision for bias control from the cockpit.
2. Race Dash with Data Logging. Although far from finalized, I am thinking the AIM MXS 1.2. The ability to have the dash display exactly what I need and be able to customize waring alarms is a must.
3. Accusump and Oil Cooler.
4. Adjustable front sway bar. I haven't been able to plan my way through this yet, but seems like it is possible
5. Additional Aero parts. I'll have to wait until I have the frame, but the current though is to add a wing to the front, a defuser at the rear along with completing the flat bottom.
6. Manual steering, or maybe adjustable electric assist.
If there is one thing I'm certain of, it that this plan will change as the build progresses. It will be fun to look back and see how close the final build come to this.
I am going to start stripping the donor tomorrow and start selling parts to all the patiently waiting people who want them.
I do plan on keeping this first post updated with my actual cost to date and approximate number of hours spent working on the build. This is something I would have like to see when I was doing my research.
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