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Goblin Guru
Hello everyone,
So I am back at square one after my original donor mess (well, square two: I have a lot more knowledge and tools this time around) and I am right back in the mix, looking at donors, and I had a couple questions.
1) The first donor I'm considering, I'm not going to go into specifics about yet, but I need to ask: are all Cobalt steering knuckles the same, across all trims? I'm seeing sources say yes they are, but I also see a couple saying the NA's and SS/SC/TC's are different, and I'm seeing one person say the SS/TC has its own but all other NA/SS models are the same. Searching parts stores like Advance Auto and Autozone hasn't provided me much clarity; I learned from my first go-around that frequently, parts shown on those sites are marked "100% fit" when often, they are not 100%.
2) The second donor I'm looking at is a 2009 Pontiac G5 with the LAP Ecotec 2.2 and the XFE 5-speed manual. In our discussions, he's told me that the motor and trans are "different than what's in a Cobalt" but I think it's mostly hogwash and the motor/trans would fit the Goblin kit just fine. This is a very cheap, very low-mileage donor, so even though I don't want a 2.2, I'm considering it.
Thank you.
So I am back at square one after my original donor mess (well, square two: I have a lot more knowledge and tools this time around) and I am right back in the mix, looking at donors, and I had a couple questions.
1) The first donor I'm considering, I'm not going to go into specifics about yet, but I need to ask: are all Cobalt steering knuckles the same, across all trims? I'm seeing sources say yes they are, but I also see a couple saying the NA's and SS/SC/TC's are different, and I'm seeing one person say the SS/TC has its own but all other NA/SS models are the same. Searching parts stores like Advance Auto and Autozone hasn't provided me much clarity; I learned from my first go-around that frequently, parts shown on those sites are marked "100% fit" when often, they are not 100%.
2) The second donor I'm looking at is a 2009 Pontiac G5 with the LAP Ecotec 2.2 and the XFE 5-speed manual. In our discussions, he's told me that the motor and trans are "different than what's in a Cobalt" but I think it's mostly hogwash and the motor/trans would fit the Goblin kit just fine. This is a very cheap, very low-mileage donor, so even though I don't want a 2.2, I'm considering it.
Thank you.