Fenix's Cobalt SS LSJ (Non goblin)

[Fenix Nexen]

Iv acquired a lsj supercharged cobalt 05 or 06. I'll post most pictures and information soon but right now I'm swapping the transmission. I've come across this split here and wondering where it may lead off to. The start and end seems to be the same wire seen in purple. Where the other two wires go inside the cabin? No idea. Thoughts? I'm almost likely going to trace it to the fuse connector and see what fuse it is using and possibly tracing the split inside too. The points are soldered and I'm thinking of undoing it and properly soldering and heat shrinking it after I figure out why it's there.

Here are some more pictures of the car, 175k miles and not a lick of rust on it. The f35 LSD trans refuses to reverse due to something internal, so iv sourced a donor trans of the exact same from a scrap yard, fingers crossed that it works.

Old picture, iv replaced the door panels with ones from my donor i still had, looks much better but i dont have that picture on hand right now

Wideshot, paint has chips, scratches, clear coat going away, doesnt bother me much.

engine bay shot, the car spits out some codes once in a while but its been code free for a few weeks now, something about the supercharger solenoid i cant remember and then some issues with gas not being sent to the engine that have come and gone

i plan on making this my daily, maybe one day transplant it into a goblin? i didnt have a favorite car until i worked on the cobalt, it was my first gas car. my first car was electric. so the logical step was to get an lsj (my kitcar is a lap auto)

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Pulled the wires, seems remote start related maybe? Whatever was wired there is no longer.

Well problem solved.

 

[Matt3458]

The only solid purple wire in the C1 Fuse Block goes is Starter Solenoid Crank Voltage. Connector View -B10

 

[Desert Sasqwatch]

Maybe a hidden kill switch?

 

[Ross]

I ran that purple wire as a remote start for about 6 months, until I could figure out my intermittent high speed LAN data issue.
When the LAN data wasn't flowing, I could use the purple wire & a 12V aux. power port, to remote start the engine... as long as the key was turned on, the engine would run. No dash data, so the instrument cluster was dead, but I could still drive.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Maybe a hidden kill switch?

seeing as there are no other connections and whatever was inside the cabin only used the starter wire, id bet on this. im removing the splice and fixing it back to how it should be.... aaaaaand my soldering iron died, time to buy a new one

 

[Fenix Nexen]

updated first post with some pictures

 

[Rttoys]

Totally looks like it’s time for a swap.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Totally looks like it’s time for a swap.

how much do you think itd cost? id have to order parts from df

 

[Robinjo]

I’d chat with DF but all I can think of is the heat exchanger setup, intake and engine mounts. The first two you could piece together easily for a custom deal or just buy from DF already bundled. The mounts would be do-able but harder.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Some more pictures of disassembly

Replacement transmission

Was thinking about replacing the clutch slave cylinder as a might as well thing. Using the one in the other transmission or buying new. It may be perfectly good though. Might as well inspect the clutch too and replace if needed. If there is a way to test it out of the car that'd be cool.

 

[Rttoys]

how much do you think itd cost? id have to order parts from df

Just thinking out loud:
df shifter and cables
clutch hydraulic line
exhaust
trans mounts
hubs
not sure if brakes are needed

you'll have to rework the harness, bcm, ignition and such

df will probably sell it all to you for tree fiddy.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Subframe dropped, this nut attached to the front trans mount looks all messed up, was one of the harder ones to remove

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Its finally out.

Since its out I might as well order a new clutch kit (Flywheel, flywheel bolts, clutch, clutch plate, slave cylinder). I was told by the previous owner that this clutch may be factory. I've yet to look at it since I am done for the day and the next two days is going to be raining. Next time I will make note to position the transmission jack at a better spot and possibly makeshift something out of wood to make it easier to slide in the donor trans. If I find out that the donor is bad I am going to cry and or explode.

 

[Gtstorey]

Subframe dropped, this nut attached to the front trans mount looks all messed up, was one of the harder ones to removeView attachment 53848View attachment 53850

Is that a lug nut someone used?

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Is there a diagram or something that lets me check if I can shift the transmission arms manually into all gears?

 

[Ross]

I have 10 seconds of video showing the F35 transmission arms. Also tried explaining it here.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

I have 10 seconds of video showing how the F35 transmission arms. Also tried explaining it here.

Thanks a bunch, I was able to confirm that the replacement shifts into every gear. The old one refuses reverse.

 

[Fenix Nexen]

Progress in between rain, here is the old vs new clutch parts. Since this is my first time replacing a clutch I don't know if the old looks good for 175k miles assuming this is the factory clutch. It's neat to see SAAB on this.

 

[comegetjoe]

Holy hot spots, Batman!