Building The Cruzen2.0
Background:
My 2012 ECO MT has been named "Cruzen" so this is the build of "Cruzen2.0"
My ECO is worth too much to do all these modifications to it.
I WILL build the first(?) 2.0t 6MT CRUZE!
2014 Buick Verano Premium, 2.0T, 6MT, 17k miles, salvage- runs/drives, $3k (PURCHASED)
2012 Chevy Cruze LS, 1.8L, 6MT, 195k miles, bad clutch, $3k (PENDING AS OF 5/30/18)
The Buick was delivered today (5/30/18) and this it the first bit of prep so I could find out what replacement parts I needed to buy.
As Delivered
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After removal of front crash bar and upper rad support (and hood)
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Messed up rads. No leaks tho, AC still blows cold! Only part not usable or the same with the recipient Cruze is the main engine radiator
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As of now the wheels haven't fallen off the project, but they did have to come off the car
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JUNK!!!
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The wheels I will be using from now on (including the final look) will be 17x7 5x115 from a 2012 Equinox with 225/50/r16 tires to look stock and be the same size as the factory Cruze ones while fitting the Buick hubs and not saying "BUICK" on them.
Something like this
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Updates will come as I make progress
My 2012 ECO MT has been named "Cruzen" so this is the build of "Cruzen2.0"
My ECO is worth too much to do all these modifications to it.
I WILL build the first(?) 2.0t 6MT CRUZE!
2014 Buick Verano Premium, 2.0T, 6MT, 17k miles, salvage- runs/drives, $3k (PURCHASED)
2012 Chevy Cruze LS, 1.8L, 6MT, 195k miles, bad clutch, $3k (PENDING AS OF 5/30/18)
The Buick was delivered today (5/30/18) and this it the first bit of prep so I could find out what replacement parts I needed to buy.
As Delivered
After removal of front crash bar and upper rad support (and hood)
Messed up rads. No leaks tho, AC still blows cold! Only part not usable or the same with the recipient Cruze is the main engine radiator
As of now the wheels haven't fallen off the project, but they did have to come off the car
JUNK!!!
The wheels I will be using from now on (including the final look) will be 17x7 5x115 from a 2012 Equinox with 225/50/r16 tires to look stock and be the same size as the factory Cruze ones while fitting the Buick hubs and not saying "BUICK" on them.
Something like this
Updates will come as I make progress
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For those wondering about a auto to manual swap, the mounting, bosses, and even the port for the clutch fluid is there. Pedal support also has all the mountings for the pedal, just looks a pain to get to. Like its "take the dash out to get to it" hard to get to... Which I have to do anyways to swap wire harnesses. I'll get a pic of the pedal assembly later.
Swaping to a stick is so much nicer in these cars than my Grand am would have been (2001 w/ factory 5spd), on those GM didnt even bother to punch the hole for the clutch master. And to make it even more difficult, the manual had a different subframe and the trans mounted to it instead of the body.
Swaping to a stick is so much nicer in these cars than my Grand am would have been (2001 w/ factory 5spd), on those GM didnt even bother to punch the hole for the clutch master. And to make it even more difficult, the manual had a different subframe and the trans mounted to it instead of the body.
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So far I've got the heatshields, exhaust, fuel system, rear suspension, and shifter cables moved over. Not sure if I'm going to run the buick exhaust tips or use downturns to make it look like a stocker, not really sold on the look of the buick tips anyways. I'll probably make up my mind as soon as I get a bumper on the car to see where they end up.
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Cruzen, I happened to look at a newer Camaro today, and it's wheels had silver bowties on the centercaps.
They looked to be the same size as the Cruze centers, too.
Made me think of your post about it.
BTW, told you so about the bosses and such.
Those harnesses look fun. Ugh.
They looked to be the same size as the Cruze centers, too.
Made me think of your post about it.
BTW, told you so about the bosses and such.
Those harnesses look fun. Ugh.
It's done!
Kidding, just the engine bay is done. The interior is still all over the floor, and there's a lot of fiddly stuff to sort out such as wiring the lights and decklid as they are different between the 2 cars. Hope to pick up those parts today, then it will technically be legal to drive.... Once the title gets here that is. CANT WAIT TO HEAR THIS THING RUN AGAIN!
Kidding, just the engine bay is done. The interior is still all over the floor, and there's a lot of fiddly stuff to sort out such as wiring the lights and decklid as they are different between the 2 cars. Hope to pick up those parts today, then it will technically be legal to drive.... Once the title gets here that is. CANT WAIT TO HEAR THIS THING RUN AGAIN!
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