I bought it with the $1200 Stimulus Check!
It had rod knock, 200+ thousand miles on the clock. But otherwise the interior is spotless and there is one tiny pressure dent on driver's side quarter panel, that can be easily taken care of.
Some paint is peeling on the front bumper, again easy fix.
Typically rust free California car, can't complain.
B207 swap is underway, it was much cheaper to buy that than to purchase a LSJ. I ran into a problem tapping new holes on the intake side of the head since the studs that hold the supercharger and intercooler are larger than the ones to hold on the aluminum intake manifold. The B207 is the high output turbo engine from a Saab 9-3, it's the same exact Ecotec short block (block, rods, pistons, even compression ratio is the same). The heads are mostly the same, the exhaust ports are smaller on the turbo engine and the cams have less duration and lift.
So what I am going to do now is put the LSJ head on the B207 block. It's been done before, but I'm also upgrading the clutch since we're going to adding quite a bit of power.
I'll disclose what that is in the coming weeks.
It had rod knock, 200+ thousand miles on the clock. But otherwise the interior is spotless and there is one tiny pressure dent on driver's side quarter panel, that can be easily taken care of.
Some paint is peeling on the front bumper, again easy fix.
Typically rust free California car, can't complain.
B207 swap is underway, it was much cheaper to buy that than to purchase a LSJ. I ran into a problem tapping new holes on the intake side of the head since the studs that hold the supercharger and intercooler are larger than the ones to hold on the aluminum intake manifold. The B207 is the high output turbo engine from a Saab 9-3, it's the same exact Ecotec short block (block, rods, pistons, even compression ratio is the same). The heads are mostly the same, the exhaust ports are smaller on the turbo engine and the cams have less duration and lift.
So what I am going to do now is put the LSJ head on the B207 block. It's been done before, but I'm also upgrading the clutch since we're going to adding quite a bit of power.
I'll disclose what that is in the coming weeks.
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