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shemdogg
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MAY 01, 10:30 PM
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Had a yuuge job saturday, was wiped out yesterday, back at it today. Flywheel bolts were coming today, so before work i installed the 88 harness on the motor. Working my way down from one end and plugging in the newer harness as I went, I found lotsa differences. Oil pressure sender, alternator, Ac compressor, and a few other things.
laid down some primer and paint on the trans and the upper intake
Pos jetski cart took a poop, added some 2x4s and moved the caster outwards, It still broke. The casters are junk, wound up using the floor jack for support on one side and pulled it thru w a rope.
And its in w the cradle and suspension bolted up
Gonna rain tonite and the next few days. Moved some work around to free time at the end of the week.
shem
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shemdogg
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MAY 02, 10:47 PM
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So much for the thunderstorms, rained a lil overnight and some drizzle in the mornin. Was semi dry when I got home from work so- fiero time! Started out wrapping up the electrical end, put in the battery and plugged in the c500 and 203. Ran the wires into the cabin for the ecm and obd port. Installed my old ecm and noticed the turbo ecm has a custom prom and a knock sensor module
Turned on the key and the car lit up. It was nice to see, started to see what works n what doesnt. Everything works but the turn signals dont light up on the dash, radio isnt connected, no fuel pump, and the starter wont work. Remembered its the purple wire, hit the key and saw no power on the meter. Then I remembered the clutch has to be pushed in lol. Starter works but wont engage the motor. Checked the fuses and found this lol
Bled the clutch about 6 times to get the crud out. Fluid was black, jacked it up and tried to loosen the brake bleeders on the rear calipers. Rusted up, got one free but the other needs more soak time. Hit the fronts w oil. Hot wired the fuel pump, nothing coming out the lines. Had about a half gallon of gas so I put it in. Ran the pump and it primed and started pissing out some nasty stinky rancid ass old gas. Let it pump out. Pulled the started shim, same thing no engagement from the bendix. Hit it one more time for shits n giggles and it caught. Sounded terrible but it turned over and continues too. Prolly stuck from sitting unused gonna put the shim back in next round. No tach movement during cranking, so I have no spork. Installed the shift cables, theyre kinda ruff. Hopefully I can get it running and the brakes bled next round
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shemdogg
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MAY 03, 09:12 PM
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Got the brakes bled and installed new bleeders. Old ones were rusted shut, had to break out the torch. Brakes are solid. Dropped the back end of the cradle to get the dogbone bolt out, had it in the wrong way lol. Reinstalled the starter shim and that motor/tranny divider plate I always forget. Starter sounds smooth and cranks the motor great. Installed the fuel lines and put in a few gallons of gas. Swapped the icm and the car fired right up. Not running good yet, no vacuum lines hooked up. Finish the vaccum lines and the cooling system and all done w the motor end.
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zkhennings
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MAY 04, 08:40 AM
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Nice progress, you are cranking this out
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shemdogg
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MAY 04, 06:46 PM
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Thanks man I am tryin. Shemdizzle workin in the drizzle. Its off n on lol, should have some good weather this weekend to paint. Got the vacuum lines connected and that big ol coolant tube that runs behind the motor gave me lotsa grief. Good vocabulary builder though lol. Made a mounting plate for the icm, tach filter, and coil. Pulled out the ol kit car exhaust, didnt fit. Made a 2/3 cut by the muff and bent it back. Ripped off the other side of the exhaust then jacked up the muff while I bolted the downpipe, then rigged the ends to the cradle. Started it up and it purrs like a kitten, no bouncy idle, no noises, just perfect. Sounds nice and quiet too. But it only runs for a few seconds then sputters out. Im thinkin fuel but a code 42 popped up. After I took the dash apart cuz the cel worked intermittently. Reseated the bulbs and bent the tabs back on the sockets, most of em came back to life. Tried to start the car w clutch in and in 1st gear, car crept forward. Gonna bleed the clutch again tomorrow, there is a brand new clutch master thats in the trunk. Looks like its been in there awhile too.
Black and tan brake fluid
Ratty exhaust marking its spot
Rats nests under the headlights
Headlights work!
Driver side one gonna need some gearssssssssss soon
Need a rad cap, a coolant hose, and a heater hose connection and thats ready for fillin. Gonna do an oil change, looks like a lil water got in while it was sitting. Figure out the clutch and running issue and this things off to the smog station
And tires, fronts are new(still have the stripes), rears are dry rotted crazy bad
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shemdogg
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MAY 06, 10:37 PM
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shemdogg
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MAY 08, 11:47 PM
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Weather is just not coperating, keep finding more n more chips n spider cracks. Saw mosta the cracks go into the black bumper, added cyanoacrilate glue and smeared it into the cracks w a bondo spreader.
Buffed n scuffed
Heres the kit im using, w a special note from samuel jackson
Drizzle till about 2pm, then a bit of sun so I went for it. Fortune favors the bold, just not today
Bumpers showed a buncha cracks I missed, oxidation on the hood n decklid were showing thru the paint. More wet sanding and primer ensued.
By the time I was ready to shoot more red, the wind picked up bigtime so I held off.
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shemdogg
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MAY 09, 07:16 PM
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Today was a great day for painting, not a cloud in the sky. Windy af though. Spent half the day sanding and filling and finding more chipped areas. Lots more primer but lotsa tree debris was falling on the car. Went n grabbed my camping ez up and started shooting red with only a few oz remaining
Used it all up and it showed a few scratches in the hood, no turning back now
Loaded up some clear and went for it
Came out pretty damn good ill say, only one mini sag not noticeable by anyone else but me. I thought the clearcoat would amplify the scratches, it completely hid pretty much all of em! Lotsa folks amazed, getting a lot of wow is that a fiero lol. Its just another car until is all shiny and purdy like, then folks take notice and comment. Give it a cupla days to dry good, then hit it w some 3k n buff. Fiero is not an easy car to paint, but I think it got it down pretty good.
My trusty jankomaster 500 painting rig lol
Does good, gotta let it recharge a wee bit every 10 mins. Only running 1 compressor it maintains about 80lbs in both tanks. Both compressors pop the breaker
Got a yuge box of parts today, was excited till I opened it
Onto the motor bug n cooling system!
shem[This message has been edited by shemdogg (edited 05-09-2023).]
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zkhennings
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MAY 10, 03:44 PM
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Damn that looks incredible. What gun do you use? I gotta get me a bigger compressor or get an old tank and T it into my 6 gal compressor. I have a harbor freight 10x10' tent shed thing I plan to use to paint the panels off the car. Except the roof panel, I will leave that on the car and shoot it outside.
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shemdogg
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MAY 10, 05:52 PM
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Thanks man yeah it came out really really good. Was takin the garbage out this morning and walked by the car and a big ol smile broke out lol. I got some $99 devilbiss 2 gun kit from eastwood years ago. Has a medium size gun and a touch up gun and it came w a case. The one nail gun compressor cant keep the volume and pressure high enough for me to get too much paint out, pretty sure thats why I dont get drips. Also I do a very light coat first, then a heavier fill coat second and third if needed. Got 2 coats of clear on the car.
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