I'm a few weeks late starting the build log, as I wasn't sure if I was going to do one or not. I decided I needed a repository of sorts to remember what I did and keep track of the progress. So I guess this is as much for me as for anyone else. Bear with me as I figure out this forum and all the file attachments.
I intended for this car to be a more agressive replacement for my Boxster, which sees a lot of autocross time, and a track day here and there. I'm envisioning about 30% track time, 30% autox time, and 40% weekend street use. In reality, i doubt it will actually be that much autox and track time, but that's my hope. Probably 5-6 autox events per year, and 2-3 track days. Maybe more if i'm lucky.
Donor was a 2007 SS/SC that had been rolled. I'm not going to say what I spent on it for reasons....but it was less than $2k. Seem high? That's because it has a new short block in it. Apparently, the kid I bought it from blew up the motor (more on that in a minute). He put a brand new short block in it, drove it for about 5k miles, then rolled it. As the story goes, he came around a sweeping highway corner, was blinded by oncoming headlights at night, and dropped the right wheels off the road. He overcorrected to get back on the road, and ended up coming across both lanes and into the left hand ditch, where it flipped. It actually landed on the wheels, and he drove it home. The car still runs/drives fine, though it pulls to the right pretty hard due to a bent tie rod. The guy wanted $3500, which was lunacy for a crashed cobalt, but I still thought the new motor was worth a price premium.
As a bonus, it has a clear title. He had liability coverage on it, so insurance never totaled it out. I doubt I need a clean title for a goblin build, but this car has one.
I intended for this car to be a more agressive replacement for my Boxster, which sees a lot of autocross time, and a track day here and there. I'm envisioning about 30% track time, 30% autox time, and 40% weekend street use. In reality, i doubt it will actually be that much autox and track time, but that's my hope. Probably 5-6 autox events per year, and 2-3 track days. Maybe more if i'm lucky.
Donor was a 2007 SS/SC that had been rolled. I'm not going to say what I spent on it for reasons....but it was less than $2k. Seem high? That's because it has a new short block in it. Apparently, the kid I bought it from blew up the motor (more on that in a minute). He put a brand new short block in it, drove it for about 5k miles, then rolled it. As the story goes, he came around a sweeping highway corner, was blinded by oncoming headlights at night, and dropped the right wheels off the road. He overcorrected to get back on the road, and ended up coming across both lanes and into the left hand ditch, where it flipped. It actually landed on the wheels, and he drove it home. The car still runs/drives fine, though it pulls to the right pretty hard due to a bent tie rod. The guy wanted $3500, which was lunacy for a crashed cobalt, but I still thought the new motor was worth a price premium.
As a bonus, it has a clear title. He had liability coverage on it, so insurance never totaled it out. I doubt I need a clean title for a goblin build, but this car has one.
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