Been busy on the wiring harness. I am getting close to done. I will use split wire loom instead of tape to finish it up. Also I machined the knuckles .030" so that the TC front hubs fit and my Grand Am axles fit the F23 and my suspension parts. It was very easy and not the big issue some thought it may be. I guess 40+ years of building cars, race cars , engines, transmissions and all sort of car stuff comes in handy for me, LOL. I am really enjoying the build and very appreciative of all the help this forum supplies. Thanks to all.
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@wallace58 What was the reason you machined the LNF hubs for the Grand-Am axles?
I'm asking because I run that same setup with an LNF donor and didn't have to machine anything, others in the Cobalt community have done the same without going through this process as well. I'm not sure you understood the point
@Rauq and I were trying to make, in an effort to help you;
If you have an LNF donor your least path of resistance is the Grand-Am axles as you already have the LNF hubs and correct control arms from your donor.
If you have an LSJ donor you don't have to, and shouldn't, buy Grand-Am axles or LNF hubs as your axles and hubs already work. Do you plan to stick with the LSJ control arms? You can't do that, ball joints are not the same diameter as the LNF hubs. FE5 control arms are hard to get a hold of nowadays, going > $100 each.
Again, both Rauq and I have already done this swap on different 'balt platforms trying to help you and you dug yourself deeper simply because you had already spent the money. I'm not trying to offend your building capability but I also don't want to misinform future builders. Your +40 year car building confidence is getting in your way.