So I have been asked to post the build process up by a few people. Wasn't going to post because it is not a cobalt. Here it is. It will be a slow going project mainly due to the fact that I have a full time job two kids a side business and only a couple hours a day to work on it. Questions comments flamming welcome.

Here is the donor car a 2006 SS that was rolled


Got her in my shop to start gutting


Starting to pull motor


Engines out getting ready for swapping some cavalier items over to it.


Harness 80% ran in cavalier some minor things to figure out


Cobalt switches adapted to cavalier column


Cobalt Throttle modified to fit in the cavalier


Anyone know what injectors these are Yellow is Accel 32 Are they 32 lbs/hr? Green is Siemens and has a number on it of 12790B27 but cant find anything on them.


Still have a few things that need to be figured out. I have to figure out what to do about starting the car. What things in the harness can be eliminated, I need to find a intake manifold to use the stock lsj throttle body. and Im sure some other things I haven't thought of yet. The car is not a daily driver it will see little road and a lot of track time.

 

green is stock

 

I am using the whole wiring from the cobalt, but there are things from the cobalt that will not work in the cavalier. The steering column being one of them will not fit without a ton of modification it was much easier to modify a couple other things to fit the j.

Here are a couple parts that have shown up the last couple days







Just waiting on the BSD bushings to show up they just shipped today, once they are in the motor will get buttoned up and dropped in. After that start hooking everything up and get the trans in place. Still have some parts I know I need to purchase, I need to do something for an intake manifold, injectors, and also have to figure out MAF sensor location and get the tubing for it.

And here is the cobalt fans modified to fit the cavs griffen radiator

 

Looks like it's going to be a cool project!

 

Nice! Pics of cavi?

 

sweet build keep us updated i doubt rhere will be much flaming here its a cool ecotec project

 

very cool man. post pics of cavi

 

Don't forget about the importance of weight reduction!

 

Very nice! Great to see the J-bodies still getting love! For those members to know "J-Bodies" are the cavalier/sunfires.

 

dont forget sunbirds, the buick skyhawk, olds firenza and cadilac cimmeron. but you gotta be an early j-body guy to know that

 

This makes me want another z24

 

Cool build. The injectors in question are the stock LSJ injectors (as Mrbelvedere mentioned).

34 lb/hr

 

Very nice. Wanted to do something similar to my jbody. If I find a decent donor I may just do it.

 

Finally got my lzm bushings in balance shaft delete is done and new timing chain is installed. Motor is almost ready to drop in.



My oil cooler block off we made at work have an extra if anyone would like one



and does anyone know what these to wires and connector are for it was destroyed in the wreck

 

I don't believe you can just block off the oil cooler. Mr. B or someone who knows for sure should chime in

 

I pulled out the sleeve in the rear hole. I thought that was all that needed to be done if someone could chime in for sure that would be great

 

I think Mr b made that adapter plate to run a aftermarket oil cooler elsewhere like behind the grill

 

Got this in thr mail today

 

Another cool lsj tvs cavalier thread
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/pict...aveblu-307412/

 

He does, I've installed one. But it doesnt block it off, it becomes a larger flow through

 

Quick update got the engine in just waiting on my flywheel and clutch to get built so I can get the trans in and and start laying everything out looks like the brake fluid resivour may be in the way will have to wait and see

 

Looking great.

 

Finally have had a chance to get some work done on the car. I have been so busy lately with customer cars and life in general. Progress on the car will be slowing down a littlw just watching my cash flow with just having purchased my wife a new car. (2015 ford fusion ecoboost) which will be modded when the warrenty is up. But in the meantime here is a shot of the progress in the past couple days. My only thing im not sure of is what to do in place of the vents. There is no heating or cooling in the car anyone have some good ideas?




Yes its twisted a little moved when bonding but will correct it when im done.

 

this is great on so many levels. Glad to see people still being innovative for one. Second I have love for cavaliers that no one but my friends who have owned one seems to understand. Three combining the motor with the lsj body = sex!

cant wait to see this thing when done!

 

saw a classy cavi this morning made me think of this haha