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longjonsilver
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OCT 25, 12:21 PM
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Projects for this coming winter.
Door projects
Repair door handle on passenger side
Install new dew wipes both sides
Fight rattles and squeeks both sides
New bushings on drivers side
Electrical
Rewire headlight harness to accomodate the Gen 2 motors
Install new condensers in tachometer
Install new condensers in intermtttant wiper board
Interior
Install new seat covers drivers side
Doable if i can get the soldering to flow right
jon
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Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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longjonsilver
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NOV 03, 03:36 PM
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Will a sealed lead acid battery leak? i moved my battery under the passenger headlight and my battery started to corrode my battery box and horn. i need something that absolutely won't leak acid and corrode. Do i have to spend extra for an AGM battery?
thanks
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Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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pmbrunelle
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NOV 03, 07:11 PM
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Yes, a poverty battery will be prone to having acid leaking out the top and running down the sides onto stuff.
AGM is the way to go to avoid that. They can even be installed sideways and electrolyte won't come out.
Otherwise, you can manage the acid situation, such as with a plastic battery tray with a drain pipe to the ground.
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longjonsilver
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NOV 03, 08:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by pmbrunelle:
AGM is the way to go to avoid that. They can even be installed sideways and electrolyte won't come out. |
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Are you done driving for the year, or are you going to continue to drive until winter tires are required? i'm gonna drive till they salt the roads. i have been using Charlie's (my 92 S10) battery in Freya but i gotta get Charlie on the road. The Surete de Quebec pulled me over just outside of montreal and gave me 48 hours to get off the road. Charlie is sitting in the driveway undergoing repairs and soon will be ready for a safety inspection here in NS. That is why i need to buy a new battery for Freya - and the fact that there is corrosion starting on my new battery box and Caddy horn.
BCI group 75 is what is specified for the 85 2m4 and it will fit fine in my battery box, but some places don't have an AGM. Costco has a good guarantee and ships to your door, but i am unable to find if they carry one. Wallmart doesn't carry a group 75 AGM, neither does Canadian Tire.
So i might have to reverse my leads so that the hot is on the right altho that puts it closer to the headlight door. Dunno what to do. So i'm looking for a vehicle that has a battery that will fit, left hand positive and AGM.
Other batteries that are 9 1/16 long to fit my battery box are 25, 35, 51, 72, 73, 85, 86 (some are 9 3/8). Gonna go to Walmart tomorrow and search thru their hardcopy BOOK and try to find a vehicle that has a battery that will work that has an AGM.
https://www.gglotus.org/ggt...battery-bci-size.htm
We had a great run this year, 6 cars, and some more are in the garage, and the owners promise that they will come out next year. NS has no Fiero club, and has not had a run in as long as anyone can remember. So this was a great success. Good talking to you there in my old hometown.
blessings
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Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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pmbrunelle
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NOV 04, 07:01 PM
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Optima has a 75/25 battery:
https://www.optimabatteries...top-starting-battery
I guess it's just a matter of finding an Optima retailer. It may be more of a "tuner shop" thing than something readily available at the big box stores.
As far as "car clubs" go, people initially come to the group because of an interest in a particular car, but after some time (at least for those who stick around), it becomes more about socializing with the other folks in a more general sense. In Club Fiero Montréal, we have one regular member who hasn't had a Fiero for years, but still shows up to meet with us.
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longjonsilver
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NOV 11, 07:59 AM
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Doing some diggin around here about a possible engine swap. Found a Pontiac with a 3800SC for a reasonable price. Problem - no tags and 200km away. Supposedly it runs good tho. Dunno. Anyway, back to engine weights. For whatever it is worth here is what Wikipedia says
3800 - 392 lbs - dry weight
Duke - 375lbs dry weight
Ecotec - 306 to 331 dry weight
2.6 V6 - no weight given
Thus the 3800 (without supercharger?) is only 17 lbs heavier than the Duke. The range of weights for the Ecotec are (i presume) are with or without turbocharger/supercharger.
Just in case anyone cares...
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Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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longjonsilver
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NOV 22, 01:03 PM
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i'm thinkin of this motor,
ive tried a bunch of different ways to post this screenshot, but i don't succeed.
 free anonymous image sharing
There we go, now that wasn't so hard was it?
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Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun![This message has been edited by longjonsilver (edited 11-24-2019).]
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longjonsilver
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DEC 10, 08:24 PM
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Thirty six years ago today, Dec 10th, 1983, i went to Peracchi Pontiac in Fresno California and i bought a Fiero, which we now know as Freya. The salesman was a freckle faced, red haired, black man by the name of Danny Green. The sales manager thought that Mr. Green was not doing a good job, so he came in and tried to pressure me. i thot that he was a cocky arse and wouldn't have bought a car from him for all the gasoline in Arabia. i walked out of the dealership and as i was heading for my car - a blue 85 El Camino - i saw Mr. Green, and he said "Where are you going?" i told him that i didn't like the sales manager and would never buy a car from him. He said "C'mon, i'll get a chit for some gas and we will go for another ride." i drove Freya so hard in some corners that i scared him. Remember this was with 85 series tourist tires on 13" wheels and rubber bushings everywhere. Well, anyway i bought the car, and as we were going in to the dealership to finish the deal he told me to be sure and keep the keys or someone else would buy her. i laughed. As we were coming out some people were in my car and the salesman was asking where the keys were. i said to get out of my car and here were the keys in my hand. Anyway, Freya came with the "handling package" which i now know means that she had the stiffest springs ever put in a Fiero, a leather wrapped steering wheel, a tighter steering box and alloy wheels. Everywhere i went people wondered what she was and many thot that she was a Porsche. Fiero owners got a LOT of attention in 1984, and i still get a lot of looks. Course, now she has poly bushings everywhere, 15" wheels with performance tires, my own performance alignment, front battery and a vented hood. In celebration of her 36th birthday, i drove her to Second Lake trail to take the dog for a walk, of course it rained hard last nite and i believe all the salt is off the roads, at least around here where the ditches are deep and well drained. Anyway, all the best to my fellow Fiero owners and Happy Birthday, Freya! ------------------
Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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pmbrunelle
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DEC 10, 10:33 PM
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How did you have an 85 El Camino in 1983?
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longjonsilver
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DEC 11, 10:00 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by pmbrunelle:
How did you have an 85 El Camino in 1983? |
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Typo. Should read 1965 El Camino. Had the 283 V8 (?) and three on the tree converted to four on the floor. i was in the process of making a hot rod out of it when i found that there was 2" of salty dirt in the bottom of the doors and they were almost rusted out. They say there is no rust in California - well this car had been out in the "west side" of the valley and there used to be a lot of dust storms and the dirt there is full of alkali from when they used to grow wheat there. The doors got full of dirt, the rains leaked thru the dew wipes into the door, and voila! there was rust. At that point i decided to sell the car.
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Astronomy says we will find a coded signal from outer space. Then we'll KNOW that life exists there, for coded signals aren't by chance.
Biology says there are coded genetic signals in every cell, but we KNOW that no intelligence created life.
I'm the original owner of a white ' 84 2M4 purchased Dec 10, 1983 from Pontiac. Always garaged, no rust, 4-wheel drifts are fun!
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