I'm at the stage in my MGB GT LS1 alphabet soup project where I need a drivetrain. No worries, I bought a Camaro a bit over a year ago. And today I drove it into the garage and started pulling parts off.
I'll be taking the engine, transmission, differential (but not the rear axle assembly), engine computer, probably the gauges and a few other bits and pieces from the car.
I'm thinking the remnants might make a good drag race candidate for someone. Drop in a big block and a 12-bolt rear and go drive in straight lines for ten seconds or less.
The car has a welded-in roll bar complete with door bars that go from the floor at the front of the seat to about half up the opening. Basically, just a hoop with rear support and those bars. I have no idea if it's a legal cage for any sort of racing. The hood is a big male enhancement piece with (I'm guessing) about a 3-4" rise. The body is a good 20 footer, with 1/4" of bondo flaking off one rear quarter, a non-original nose, the usual collection of missing fasteners from a body shop and a cracked windshield. The car has bad shocks and feels to have the structural integrity of cooked pasta. I have a clear title for the car.
But here's my dilemma. I don't live in a major metropolitan area, so I'm not sure how easy it will be to get rid of the roller - if I can at all. The car's probably worth more to me in parts. Headlights, clear corners, fogs, tails, T-tops, wheels, brakes, AC parts, ABS, etc, etc. The interior is nothing to write home about, probably nothing salvageable there.
To remove the engine from this thing, I apparently have to pull the intake manifold and get at all the bellhousing bolts to disconnect the transmission. It's a huge car, but the packaging is really tight around the engine. A couple of quick sawzall cuts to the radiator support and I could probably pull the engine, transmission and front subframe straight forward and save me a whole bunch of work. Huge amount of work.
So, does the world need another rough 4th-gen, or should it give its life to keep others on the road and in good shape? If you answer the former, are you interested in buying it?