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americasfuture2k
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SEP 04, 01:25 PM
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wow, that rotor looks outstanding!
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1987 Fiero GT built by my brother, merlot566jka, 3500 LX9 from 06 Malibu, WOT-TECH.com 1280 grind stage 3 cam, LS6 valve springs, 1227730 ECM conversion, Darrel Morse solid aluminum cradle mounts, Truleo headers modified to fit the 3500, 36# inectors, 70mm 4.3 throttle body adapted to 3500 intake, ported heads, upper and lower intakes, lightly polished, tcemotorsports.com crank trigger wheel, CenterForce dual friction clutch, Flowtech Afterburner muffler, 2.5" piping, cat deleted, EGR deleted, SinisterPerformance tuning, C6 Corvette exhaust tips. projected to be 35 MPG with a guesstimate of 250 hp to the wheels
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FieroGeneral
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SEP 04, 01:40 PM
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A + from me...Good writeup!
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Austrian Import
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SEP 04, 01:54 PM
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MulletproofMonk, thank you. I really appreciate threads with step-by-step pics. 
Too many threads just have before and after, or are very stingy on pics. 
Thanks for being detailed. 
-Max
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MulletproofMonk
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SEP 04, 02:02 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by NW-Fiero:
Did I miss the install of the Trans , Engine and Cradle Mounts......Red is good! |
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We are also doing the Grand Am brake upgrade and I blew my little 5 gallon compressor up shaving the caliper brackets from 21mm to 18mm. I just got a 60 gallon compressor so I hope to cut those bolts out holding the cradle bushings in the front... When I do it I will post some pictures. Doing the cradle bushings seems a lot more straight forward to me. I didn't buy any trans, engine or cradle mounts so I don't have any pics...
-Brian
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crab daddy
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SEP 04, 04:31 PM
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Excellet write up! ------------------
86 Fiero GT, 99 GTP (L67 swap will begin soon)
12.466 @ 114.15 INTENSE S1X/ZZP IC/TOG Headers
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Steven Snyder
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SEP 04, 08:13 PM
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The things you are calling "ball joint bushings" are dust boots. They are designed to keep the grease in and the dust out. The polyurethane ones don't really perform either function very well, and you shouldn't use them. Even if the rubber boot has a small tear it works better than the polyurethane covers.
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MulletproofMonk
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SEP 04, 08:45 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Steven Snyder:
The things you are calling "ball joint bushings" are dust boots. |
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People have told me different things in their writeups, that is why I like pictures to see what people did. You could call it a tea cup and I can match the picture to the item on my (garage) floor.
| quote | Originally posted by Steven Snyder:
The polyurethane ones don't really perform either function very well, and you shouldn't use them. Even if the rubber boot has a small tear it works better than the polyurethane covers. |
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My build thread is not what you should do, what you should use, it is simply what I did and how we did it. I happened to buy everything there on eBay for $100.00 (minus the dogbone and cradle bushings).
-Brian[This message has been edited by MulletproofMonk (edited 09-05-2008).]
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MulletproofMonk
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SEP 05, 06:36 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by americasfuture2k:
wow, that rotor looks outstanding!
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Now that I had time to think about it, maybe I should post those in the mall...
I know that if it's cheap enough someone will buy it... =)
I'll probably have them turned down for the next brake upgrade.
-Brian
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Back On Holiday
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SEP 05, 07:21 AM
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Good writeup, skimmed through it but gave you a + !
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USFiero
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SEP 05, 08:50 AM
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I agree on the covers for the ball joints, they don't seal well. All the trouble you went through, and you didn't replace your ball joints? Especially the lower fronts? You reall, really, really want to replace those. ------------------
John DuRette
Custom 85 SE/86 GT
"Kinda makes you nostalgic for a Members Only jacket"
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