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This is quoted from TSN which is quoted from the STC portion of the forum. Trying to get as much feedback as possible.
Alright, this is quoted from the STC New England portion of Sixth Sphere:
Alright, now I'm trying to figure out what the best possible approach to the situation. The "race car" is almost immobile, and like stated there is almost nothing left of it. The 93' is fully mobile. We have garage space. We don't have an engine crane, but we do have a come-along hook and chain that I'm sure could be jimmy rigged to hoist a motor. I was thinking about dropping the cradle, front suspension, and drivetrain in full but I don't know if its possible for us to get the rest of the car high enough to clear what we've taken. I also thought about pulling the motor, and then swapping out the strut/front suspension/cradle into the race car, and then dropping the drivetrain into it... the underpinnings of the race car are pretty well picked over and I just assume it'd be easier to just swap something complete into it (no hubs/spindles/rotors&calipers, misc hardware, etc.). In everyone's experiences what can you throw at me for recommendations/opinions?
And the race car in its prime for those curious:
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I'm more or less interested in just getting it up and running...
"Alright, the rundown. I was talking with Justin (d3ad1ysp0rk) this evening and we briefly touched on the subject of getting people together and what not and I got to thinking...
...at one point in time I was thoroughly motivated to revive "The Race Car", a deceased gold 97' (I think) SL2, formerly owned by our friend Bill who built, raced, and loved the car so much. It ended up in our hands after the former owner dropped all of the hard goods into a 2nd gen SC2, the new race car, with intentions of returning this thing to the street. After losing the time and means to do so it came to us. It has sat for well over a year in our driveway, slowly deprived of more and more parts. I, as well as my Dad, have had on and off intentions of putting her back together, but with a lack of time it has never came to.
It needs tons! There is no drivetrain, no brakelines, no interior, no front suspension, no wiring harness nothing. This car has been raped hard. Now here is the kicker! I got royally screwed on a 93' SL2 that was intended for a friend after the jackass that sold it to us decided not to cooperate with us on the title situation. This car is almost mechanically stellar, and lucky for us Saturns are interchangeable. Now this is till an idea, far-fetched maybe, and in order to pull it off I'd need some help. And I have absolutely no problem raping it for shit since I despise the car for all of the trouble it has caused.
Off the bat, I can see dropping the engine cradle/front suspension out of the 93' all in one shot (undo the four, I think, bolts holding in the cradle and the six at the strut towers) and stuffing it into the race car. Probably try and snag the brakelines and run those through the car before the engine bay is crowded. So on and so forth. If I step up I'll need the car done for Sept. 13th, the day I get my license back. From there car will become my winter car/daily driver till I get done with school come spring. What do you guys think?"
...at one point in time I was thoroughly motivated to revive "The Race Car", a deceased gold 97' (I think) SL2, formerly owned by our friend Bill who built, raced, and loved the car so much. It ended up in our hands after the former owner dropped all of the hard goods into a 2nd gen SC2, the new race car, with intentions of returning this thing to the street. After losing the time and means to do so it came to us. It has sat for well over a year in our driveway, slowly deprived of more and more parts. I, as well as my Dad, have had on and off intentions of putting her back together, but with a lack of time it has never came to.
It needs tons! There is no drivetrain, no brakelines, no interior, no front suspension, no wiring harness nothing. This car has been raped hard. Now here is the kicker! I got royally screwed on a 93' SL2 that was intended for a friend after the jackass that sold it to us decided not to cooperate with us on the title situation. This car is almost mechanically stellar, and lucky for us Saturns are interchangeable. Now this is till an idea, far-fetched maybe, and in order to pull it off I'd need some help. And I have absolutely no problem raping it for shit since I despise the car for all of the trouble it has caused.
Off the bat, I can see dropping the engine cradle/front suspension out of the 93' all in one shot (undo the four, I think, bolts holding in the cradle and the six at the strut towers) and stuffing it into the race car. Probably try and snag the brakelines and run those through the car before the engine bay is crowded. So on and so forth. If I step up I'll need the car done for Sept. 13th, the day I get my license back. From there car will become my winter car/daily driver till I get done with school come spring. What do you guys think?"
And the race car in its prime for those curious:
1.
2.
I'm more or less interested in just getting it up and running...
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