Corgithulhu
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Hey all! My name is Andy, my friends call me Andy, but you can call me Andy. To answer what many of you thinking: yes, my name is inspired by a real corgi I have. She's the sweetest menace.
My build donor is a 2007 SS Supercharged with a salvage title. I bought it off Facebook marketplace for $1200, and from what I can tell, I should be fairly proud of that. The guy I bought it from got it at an auction, and didn't realize he couldn't title it in NC as it was. It got salvaged due to a pretty hard cronch on the LF corner, and it bent the inner bumper/unibody frame a little bit. The AC condenser is a little banana shaped, and quite a few parts got cracked because of it. Whoever did the body work to put the new fender and other bits back on could have done a better job if they used a sledgehammer instead of a wrench. Suffice to say, they did not do well. The good part is that it runs just fine - shifts wonderful and the engine is plenty strong.
This morning I got started into it. I took off the front body parts, and some other odds and ends. My plan is to take it really slow and be as methodical as possible labeling wiring connectors, and sorting the bolts by location. My first question to that point: should I bother sorting by where bolts came from for items that won't be saved (i.e. baggie for bumper bolts, one for hood bolts, one for fender bolts, etc.)? Or is it better to just sort by thread size?
I haven't put in the order for the Goblin yet. Still sorting out what configuration/options I want, and making peace with my girlfriend who is graciously giving up the entire garage for this.
Edit to broadly outline what I want: I intend to keep the motor and kit as stock as possible performance-wise. It was already plenty quick in the Cobalt, so it should be all I need in the Goblin. I want something to take to the nearby mountains, as well as the odd track day here and there. But I don't want to bolt on power and require brown pants of passengers, just a sense of thrill.
My build donor is a 2007 SS Supercharged with a salvage title. I bought it off Facebook marketplace for $1200, and from what I can tell, I should be fairly proud of that. The guy I bought it from got it at an auction, and didn't realize he couldn't title it in NC as it was. It got salvaged due to a pretty hard cronch on the LF corner, and it bent the inner bumper/unibody frame a little bit. The AC condenser is a little banana shaped, and quite a few parts got cracked because of it. Whoever did the body work to put the new fender and other bits back on could have done a better job if they used a sledgehammer instead of a wrench. Suffice to say, they did not do well. The good part is that it runs just fine - shifts wonderful and the engine is plenty strong.
This morning I got started into it. I took off the front body parts, and some other odds and ends. My plan is to take it really slow and be as methodical as possible labeling wiring connectors, and sorting the bolts by location. My first question to that point: should I bother sorting by where bolts came from for items that won't be saved (i.e. baggie for bumper bolts, one for hood bolts, one for fender bolts, etc.)? Or is it better to just sort by thread size?
I haven't put in the order for the Goblin yet. Still sorting out what configuration/options I want, and making peace with my girlfriend who is graciously giving up the entire garage for this.
Edit to broadly outline what I want: I intend to keep the motor and kit as stock as possible performance-wise. It was already plenty quick in the Cobalt, so it should be all I need in the Goblin. I want something to take to the nearby mountains, as well as the odd track day here and there. But I don't want to bolt on power and require brown pants of passengers, just a sense of thrill.
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