I talked to Greg at Detroit Speedworks last night while I was dropping off my car for clutch replacement.
They will do a live axle/exhaust/driveshaft swap for $250 per car as long as it is "whole units". Meaning catback for catback and axle for IRS, no fancy stuff or disassembly. That is with you supplying all parts or having the donor car driven there.
This post is purely for discussion, not recommending anything, just relaying information.
There several unsavory factors that he mentioned;
1)According to him the driveshafts do need to be switched. Out with the aluminum one, in with the steel GT one. Or buy a new FRPP aluminum one?
2)Also it is a $major$ pain to keep the Cobra brakes calipers. Swapping them is not included in the $250.
3)You need a new catback (up and over type)
4)I forgot to ask if the gears were the same. Don't want a 3.27 rear gear after the swap, neither does my GT friend want my 3.55's. Are they switchable from 8.8 to IRS? I know it is easy but trying to keep this as cheap as possible.
Only thing I am sure of is the catback. The rest I need to investigate.
Also, Bushings, shocks, drag radials, stiffer springs are all a total waste, nothing stops the hop except rolling out slow and then slowly applying power (IRS= I Race Slow):fm:
They will do a live axle/exhaust/driveshaft swap for $250 per car as long as it is "whole units". Meaning catback for catback and axle for IRS, no fancy stuff or disassembly. That is with you supplying all parts or having the donor car driven there.
This post is purely for discussion, not recommending anything, just relaying information.
There several unsavory factors that he mentioned;
1)According to him the driveshafts do need to be switched. Out with the aluminum one, in with the steel GT one. Or buy a new FRPP aluminum one?
2)Also it is a $major$ pain to keep the Cobra brakes calipers. Swapping them is not included in the $250.
3)You need a new catback (up and over type)
4)I forgot to ask if the gears were the same. Don't want a 3.27 rear gear after the swap, neither does my GT friend want my 3.55's. Are they switchable from 8.8 to IRS? I know it is easy but trying to keep this as cheap as possible.
Only thing I am sure of is the catback. The rest I need to investigate.
Also, Bushings, shocks, drag radials, stiffer springs are all a total waste, nothing stops the hop except rolling out slow and then slowly applying power (IRS= I Race Slow):fm:
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