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paulsobj JUL 01, 10:39 PM
I finally have a few updates to post about. I found that paint.NET will compress the quality of my pics so i can post. I will have to go back a bit.

I pulled the trans out of my other Fiero to get the input shaft bearing fix done. This car was out for almost two years because of that.


Here are my lateral link relocation brackets, I told my dad what the goal was and he designed them a little different than Fieroguru's.




We are taking some scrap sway bars and making the forward link? not sure on the name. But it interferes with the rim. You can see in the pic that it will bump in toward the car and then turn and go forward.



For part number reference. this is the belt that I ended using.


I started making a bracket for the shift and select cables. Here is the relocation of the select ball.


And the shift ball


In the car.


Napa rotors are 880717
tires
HTR Z III 285/30ZR18
245/40ZR17

I will try to update more but I took a new job that is more demanding, started taking night classes to get a degree and had my second kid last November.
motoracer838 JUL 23, 08:23 PM
Good to see your project moving forward, the move from hell has me stalled out at the moment hoping to get back to it by winter.

Joe
paulsobj JAN 13, 08:30 AM
I got it running last night. Still working on the trans bracket. I will try to get a good update on here later this month.
coolink13 JAN 23, 03:41 PM
That is awesome build. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing. look forward to hearing the about the the it performs. I love your set up. I wish I had that space!!!!
ericjon262 JAN 26, 02:26 PM
Nice work! you must have easy access to a laser cutter?

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paulsobj APR 07, 10:19 PM
I wish I kept close records like I was in the past. With two kids and moonlighting I have a hard time finishing this project and taking detailed notes. I will just post some pictures and desctiptions.

First, I bought this fomula with no title. I know someone dumped $15k into it with NOS and new interior and SS fuel/brake lines and more. Then was neglected, broken into, and sat on a farm with no title for years. I should be able to get the title, as i found the registered owner after some research.


My tensioner/ dog bone mount. I might make some more to sell, but i would need to know what brackets they used for the engine, as mine were of my own design. I could sell it with the top part not welded and you could fit it and plug weld it.




Powder coated



Installed




I used FieroGuru's tube idea to bring in the rear wheels. I found that the and links were for rock crawlers and not very durable. I went with some heavy duty ones from QA1. I can get the part numbers if anyone needs them.


CV Axle fun. I think i am going to try to weld them and if it brakes i will order custom axles. The splines for the fireo inner and the S10 outer dont work.


I had to bring in the strut tower mount 1"






The rear wheels were too wide to clear the rear suspension bar (i cant remember the name...) So my dad grabbed a few scrap sway bars from the dumpster and i made new ones that will clear.





Yea i know the strut is on backwards....

thats better




And the ISP is bringing in fiber this summer and hit my 600 amp service with a shovel last fall. When the spring melt came, the aluminum disintegrated.



paulsobj JAN 15, 09:19 PM
It has been awhile since I have posted. I have made progress on axles and brakes.

I took the inner cups and shaft from a 88 manual fiero and the outers from a early 90's S10. I tried to get them so they are in the cups deep, but not to bottom out.




I had a machine shop turn down the axles and center the inside of the tube. The tube is actually from a scrap sway bar at QA1.


I am not sure it helped, but I threw it in the oven after welding to let it cool slowly.


Drivers side


Passenger side


Brakes
I found a few extras from the parts are I bought awhile ago.


I decided to do my stock 88 fiero brakes too.


I found that the rear inner seal was bad in 3 of 5 rear calipers. I found a guy in FL that had a few extra kits. I also have the formula fiero that probably has bad seals.