Sorry Christ, been busy. We started raising pastured pigs. I have messed with the sunfire a little, but not like I want to. I still don't have the motor in it. I have been refining my plan and trying to figure out what to do. I was sorely tempted to make it a mid engine, but I would have lost the back seat. Having a family makes the back seat sort of important. It would have been awesome as a mid engine.
I have been working with the geometry on the sub frame and will most likely be splicing the 2 together so I have the trans mount pocket, steering rack, and front member from the olds. The rest will be from the sunfire. This will allow a bolt in fit while giving full support to the front end. Yeah, it'll be a bit of work, but it will make everything easier later. The steering on the olds has a better ratio for manual steering.
I have 2 brand new axles from a grand am or something, I just know they fit. They were cheaper than the rebuilt ones. I sold the seats from the olds, so now I have a ton of room to work on wires. The radio dropped right into the sunfire, so I will have some good quality audio. I drilled a hole for the peg and viola.
I will be putting the olds fuel pump in the sunfire tank or possibly making a new tank and getting a universal pump. I would have to cut/solder the tubes on the olds pump to make it fit, but that is small beans.
The heater lines have to go in the a/c line spot, or the exhaust will hit/melt them. I don't need a/c in it. The truck does not have a/c and the sunfire has a sunroof, so the air movement is generous.
I might upgrade the brakes if I can find something that will bolt in. Either way, they need to get replaced. I will be installing some sort of sway control for sure.
Sorry for the delays.
