2003 engine swap
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2003 engine swap
I'm not familiar with the reliability of the 03 Cavalier so I seek advice on pursuing an engine/tranny swap.
I bought an '03 with 47000 miles on the engine/tranny from my friend's daughter who was original owner with all service records.
My son had it 2 months and got T-boned so the body on the right side is shot. I hate to junk it with such low careful miles if these cars are reliable.
Is it worth my while to find a good chasis/body car with bad engine/tranny and swapping my low miles motor into it?
Obviously cost will factor and it might be necessary to find a body with the motor/tranny already pulled to alleviate the cost of pulling the bad motor/tranny.
What might be a reasonable cost to pull my motor/tranny and place it into a donor body?
Thanks for any advice.
Pete
I bought an '03 with 47000 miles on the engine/tranny from my friend's daughter who was original owner with all service records.
My son had it 2 months and got T-boned so the body on the right side is shot. I hate to junk it with such low careful miles if these cars are reliable.
Is it worth my while to find a good chasis/body car with bad engine/tranny and swapping my low miles motor into it?
Obviously cost will factor and it might be necessary to find a body with the motor/tranny already pulled to alleviate the cost of pulling the bad motor/tranny.
What might be a reasonable cost to pull my motor/tranny and place it into a donor body?
Thanks for any advice.
Pete
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