Started extraction of the old mill this weekend. This is the gantry lift I built. Its made from an old set of commercial warehouse shelves. Works pretty slick. I also used a 1500lb. motorcycle lift to support the cradle/engine from underneath. Pulling the old engine out with this system was a cinch. Now the real fun begins.
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Picked these up today. The exhaust is going to be one of the last couple hurdles. The other is going to be the wiring. Otherwise I have got almost everything else figured out.
Check it out. Scored some nice seats at the junkyard today! They were in an '88 4Runner of all things. I'm almost positive that that isn't what the are from originally though. They do look like a Toyota seat judging from the controls and symbols. They are almost the exact same dimensions as the Fiero seats too. Anyone guess what they are from?
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Got the engine in last weekend. I'm going to try to get it started for the first time this weekend. The 3400 looks right at home in there. Gives the car a nicce modern look.
Check it out. Scored some nice seats at the junkyard today! They were in an '88 4Runner of all things. I'm almost positive that that isn't what the are from originally though. They do look like a Toyota seat judging from the controls and symbols. They are almost the exact same dimensions as the Fiero seats too. Anyone guess what they are from?
had those in a Fiero i got a while back they fit well and looked like they belonged ...sunfire?
I have been sorting out some wiring issues on the car for the past few weeks so there isn't much to show for progress. I did get to the rear brake lines today though. Now that I have the engine running somewhat descent I need to get it road worthy so I can do some real world testing on the engine. Here is what I came up with to solve the issue of '88 brakes in an '86 car. Still need to add some hold downs and a male-male adapter. Should work good and clears the coilovers fine.
Fitted the rear coilovers and fieraddiction.com adapters for the '88 cradle swap. I'm not too excited about how much meat I had to take out. I am probably going reinforce the strut towers later.
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Put the front lowering springs on this weekend and adjusted the rear coilovers to match. I am hoping the front will settle a bit more. Here's a comparison of the old ride height. Before After Before After Before After
Had some of the local hardware stop by for some cruising last night. My Brother-in-law's 325i My best friend's GSXR-1000 My Brother's Z06 Actually ended up meeting some fellow PFFers as well. It was a fun night, but it really made me want to get my car on the road.
Thanks, any issues installing? Reason I ask is because I have WCF's velocity tube and worried about adaptation.
I don't know how far out the WCF velocity tube protrudes, but I can tell you that I was originally able to keep the OEM intake water separator / muffler in place by just trimming about 1/4 off it after removing the original side panel. That was only to keep it from touching the inside lip of the open part of the side scoop, (Green arrow in photo). I've since removed the water separator / muffler and it looks like there is plenty of room in there to me. YMMV The only very tiny thing required was to Dremel off about 1/8" of fiberglass where the panel meets the wheel well / upper quarter to get a perfect fit,. (Marked by red arrow in photo). That area gets covered by the side trim molding, but I had it sealed, primed and painted before we put the moldings back on the car. Total time to get the old stock panels off and the new ones on was maybe 4 hours...and I'm SLOW.
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I don't know how far out the WCF velocity tube protrudes, but I can tell you that I was originally able to keep the OEM intake water separator / muffler in place by just trimming about 1/4 off it after removing the original side panel. That was only to keep it from touching the inside lip of the open part of the side scoop, (Green arrow in photo). I've since removed the water separator / muffler and it looks like there is plenty of room in there to me. YMMV The only very tiny thing required was to Dremel off about 1/8" of fiberglass where the panel meets the wheel well / upper quarter to get a perfect fit,. (Marked by red arrow in photo). That area gets covered by the side trim molding, but I had it sealed, primed and painted before we put the moldings back on the car. Total time to get the old stock panels off and the new ones on was maybe 4 hours...and I'm SLOW.
Found another set of rims that I like. They are X-Line by OZ. The wheels are called Energy. I pshoped them onto a rendition of my car. What do you guys think?
Finally got the car out for the first drive since the new engine. Runs pretty good. Still got a few bugs to work out. All in all, I am pretty happy so far. Now comes all those little annoying tasks! I snapped some pics of her while she was out of the cave.
Yes I am going to be making a custom lip on the back similar to the C6 Vette but spanning the length of the trunk panel. I have a photoshop of it on page 2. Rear bumper, I'm not sure about. I think Pontiac did a pretty darn good job on it, dificult to improve on it. I am interested to see what Fierofiberglass.com comes up with for their F360 style rear bumper. On the hood, again, not too sure. I like the Aston Martin Vantage hood, but again that would need to be custom. And I have very little fiberglass experience.
I say go for it. 
