LikeabossTM
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So two ish years ago I picked up a wrecked 2014 GT vert (see here - http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2266476) from a salvage seller for a song. Between then and now I've pulled the drive train and stored other incidentals that would need to be out of the way, while I reviewed and planned my repair options, keeping my eyes peeled for a cheap full front end donor of the most correct vintage (11-14) - easier said than found up here in the great white north.
Fast-forward to today (through those efforts along with the many other priorities that vied for my attention) and I recently found myself in a position to buy a near-perfect donor match that my neighbor spied on a local buy-and-sell. So I bought it (see here - http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2400738).
The donor is a 2011 vandalized write-off, that a fella bought just for the engine, trans, shifter, rad, and exhaust, leaving everything else for the next buyer (he's going with a FRPP controls pack in his Galaxy). Roof and interior were trashed, and the rear bumper cover was smashed, along with very slight RR frame damage. There's also some paint keying on all four sides and a cracked windshield. The rest of the glass, body and unibody is straight, intact, and complete.
Needless to say, THIS clean-titled GT 'vert has now become the project, while the 2014 has been relegated to donor status.
I'm not much of a documenter, but I'll use this thread to share progress, trials, and tribulations. There are a bunch of key details, along with decisions to make, that I hope to chat out with whoever is interested in tagging along. I value all input/suggestions...
Fast-forward to today (through those efforts along with the many other priorities that vied for my attention) and I recently found myself in a position to buy a near-perfect donor match that my neighbor spied on a local buy-and-sell. So I bought it (see here - http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2400738).
The donor is a 2011 vandalized write-off, that a fella bought just for the engine, trans, shifter, rad, and exhaust, leaving everything else for the next buyer (he's going with a FRPP controls pack in his Galaxy). Roof and interior were trashed, and the rear bumper cover was smashed, along with very slight RR frame damage. There's also some paint keying on all four sides and a cracked windshield. The rest of the glass, body and unibody is straight, intact, and complete.
Needless to say, THIS clean-titled GT 'vert has now become the project, while the 2014 has been relegated to donor status.
I'm not much of a documenter, but I'll use this thread to share progress, trials, and tribulations. There are a bunch of key details, along with decisions to make, that I hope to chat out with whoever is interested in tagging along. I value all input/suggestions...