2004 XLR engine R&R help needed

[BOPC_Fan]

ugh, that was what i was afraid of.

are those carts absolutely necessary??

No they are not necessary but they help out a lot for re-aligning the drivetrain back into the car

 

[bikrboy128]

ugh, that was what i was afraid of.

are those carts absolutely necessary??

that was a google image i found

they will help with getting everything lined up properly on reassembly. not absolutely necessary though

 

[bikrboy128]

damn. tree'd

 

[daturbosix]

GOOD. because i dont have those.

 

[RICH17]

I'd almost make something out of wood to drop it onto. Maybe something on top of some car dollies for cheap

 

[bikrboy128]

personally i'd light the trash heap on fire and collect the insurance.

 

[BOPC_Fan]

Also, DO NOT use an impact on the cradle bolts. Chances are you can pull the threads out of the body

 

[daturbosix]

Also, DO NOT use an impact on the cradle bolts. Chances are you can pull the threads out of the body

Good that you said that. Not that im ready for that, but i usually impact gun anything i can get the guns on

 

[syP]

XLRs are straight junk. I hate when those things come in! The owners are weirder than the actual car itself.

 

[Euro]

They have to be, because who would choose a more complicated, slower, uglier version of a Corvette

 

[Primalzer]

They have to be, because who would choose a more complicated, slower, uglier version of a Corvette

You forgot more expensive and less reliable...

An '04 Z06 MSRP'd for $52K whereas an '04 XLR MSRP's for $75K in 2009 the XLR-V was the only version offered and MSRP'd for OVER $100K insanity

 

[Euro]

2 very important points I forgot to mention

 

[RICH17]

Sounds exactly like the Volt/ELR twins

 

[Primalzer]

It seems like GM hasn't learned that they can just slap the Cadillac badge on any car, and be able to double the price...Cimarron, Allante, Catera, XLR, ELR...that track record isn't great

 

[Yaj Yak]

It seems like GM hasn't learned that they can just slap the Cadillac badge on any car, and be able to double the price...Cimarron, Allante, Catera, XLR, ELR...that track record isn't great

Escalade.

 

[Primalzer]

Escalade.

They hit on that one...but the Escalade/Avalanche mashup?

 

[Euro]

I forgot they did an Escalade of that, what the EXT?

 

[bikrboy128]

yeah, the ext was the caddy avalanche thing except with the 6.2l/6spd auto/all time awd standard.

 

[Primalzer]

There are a few that Cadillac hit on...the Fleetwood is fucking awesome...but Cadillac seems to be at their best when they are designing and building their own chassis/cars. Although the new global platform is a whole new ballgame...the ATS is apparently the tits.

 

[RICH17]

These should be in production

 

[Primalzer]

I wish Ford would learn from GM's lesson with the Alpha platform and base new Lincoln products off of a shared RWD platform from the Mustang or vice versa.

 

[RICH17]

The new continental was suppose to be that. but nope

 

[Primalzer]

Ugh, so disappointing...it's supposedly getting the torque vectoring AWD a la Focus RS, but still, it's FWD based

 

[jason05gt]

I wish Ford would learn from GM's lesson with the Alpha platform and base new Lincoln products off of a shared RWD platform from the Mustang or vice versa.

Lincoln is going to have a dedicated RWD platform in the next 3-5 years. They've invested a lot of money into separating from Ford.

 

[Primalzer]

Lincoln is going to have a dedicated RWD platform in the next 3-5 years. They've invested a lot of money into separating from Ford.

I'm really hoping so...they really flopped with the LS platform, so I'm sure they've been hesitant