swapping cars and engines....

[Pandagonier]

I have a 90 tsi awd with a really strong motor that buschurs just got done fixing.....Anyways after the guy told me one price and it was actually another, I wasnt happy. He went over my entire car and told me to basically buy a new one. Apparently my cv shafts are shot, all suspension bushings are shot, I have 2 bent rims, 2 tires down to the belts (opps!), my diagnostic port is melted, hatch struts are shot, one of the blinker wires is melted completely, and he said the @$$ end of the car has been hit.

So I figured it would just be easier to buy this 93 gsx. Now, what I wanted to know was will the will my 91 ecu with a chip swap into the 93? And Would I have any promlems just droppig my engine into it? I know a few things are going to be a pain like moving all my gauges over and rewiring them, putting my battery into its new trunk, and other misc things like that.

Do you guys think its a good idea I still owe buschur $1300 so I can get my car back. The 93 gsx is $900 it has a few engine problems but I could care less. On my car I know I need new tires, the gsx has newer tires and the body is excellent so is the interior.

 

[shaunman1979]

Wow dejavu, That was the same story I had with my car. Seemed like everything was falling apart. Then I blew my hg. I found a real cheap donor car 1990 rs n/t for $300 well taken care of but the guy couldnt get it to pass emissions. I took everything out of my turbo r/s and put it into this new body. I am waiting on the tranny to get out of the shop to see if it really is going to pay off. My car of course had a salvaged title and was in really bad shape. So for me doing the swap is really going to pay off. Shocks on the rear hatch are only $30 with suspension, new tires, and some used rims it may be cheaper just to fix your car. Rather than spending $1300 to get it out of the shop then another $900 for the doner car. Your already up to $2200.00. For me I was out $300 bucks for the car. and I had to tear down the motor anyway. Just somthing to think about.

 

[Pandagonier]

its kinda wrong to say this. But, its nice to see someone in the same boat as me.... could I make my money back plus some off this 93 if I just kept my car and swapped out cv shafts and the wheels/tires and parted the car out? The head, block, panels, and other things.... I know I bought a lot of parts off ebay for my car and form mitsu graveyard.

 

[BOBS90TURBO]

Swapping everything from a 91 into a 93 is no problem at all, but doing any kind of a 90 into a 91-93 swap is a pain, its a bunch of little things that wear you out.