With the 2005 Cadillac STS still on the hoist the engine and front suspension is removed in preparation for the permanent parts to go into the 41. The hood and front clip was removed then all the cooling, brake , A/C lines disconnected and cable harnesses , where necessary disconnected.  I put my body dolly, that I had built, to fit the front subframe, engine and transmission of the 05 then lowered the car so the subframe sat on the dolly, took the 6 bolts out of the subframe and the 10 bolt's from the top of the struts and lifted the body up using the hoist.  As you can see the engine / suspension assembly comes out as a complete package including all the wiring harness and lines. Although it was very heavy it moved very easily on the large wheels of the dolly across the shop to under the chain hoist where the engine / transmission was separated from the subframe / suspension.  The large components were moved outside, sprayed with degreaser and Simple Green,...

The last post I tackled the doors of the 41 and inaugurated the 07 door interiors into them. The 07 door latches were to big to fit into the thinner 41 door as they interfered with the windows, the 07 outside door handles are too big and look out of place on the 41. I will look for a semi flush door handle that will work on the car. Moving on I decided to try to finish the back of the car; other than the body, with the gas tank and rear end out of the second parts car a 2005 Cadillac STS. The 05 has a salvage title as it was rear ended while parked in the street and the owner decided to sell the car himself and put it on Craig's List where I found it and made an offer of $2500.00 that was accepted. Went to Sedona AZ, test drove the car and brought it home. The cost of the parts to fix the 07 burned up rear end assembly and a gas tank was $3000.00 + let alone the burned up wiring and electronics out or the rear of the 07. This car has 108,000 where the 07 has 198,00 miles on it...