Quad 4 swap (lot of pics) (Page 20/31)
Quad Raider DEC 10, 02:24 PM
Didn't mean to hijack the thread. Now back to Sardonyx's build.
sardonyx247 DEC 10, 04:08 PM
On the throttle body adapter I found alot of corrosion that had to be taken care of.
Looks like even the air from back east will even eat aluminum. I'm glad I live in the rust free part of America.




After alot of sanding, I used the disk part of my belt/disk sander, I got it smooth again.
I finished it all the way up to 320 grit, should be leak free.






There are lots of little details I am finishing up, just about ready to go.

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Fierobsessed DEC 13, 04:18 AM
oooh pretty! I see you even managed to smooth out the marks from all the manual milling.
sardonyx247 DEC 13, 03:22 PM
I wondered if you would notice that.
sardonyx247 DEC 28, 04:30 PM
Now that the holidaze are over, time to get back to this.
ericjon262 DEC 28, 06:36 PM

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Originally posted by sardonyx247:

Now that the holidaze are over, time to get back to this.



I didn't say you could have the holidaze off... YOU'RE FIRED!
sardonyx247 DEC 29, 07:18 AM

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Originally posted by ericjon262:


I didn't say you could have the holidaze off... YOU'RE FIRED!



So, if I'm fired, does that mean I don't have to post any more pics .?.?
sardonyx247 DEC 31, 03:02 AM
Well I am going to post more anyway.

Here is the 3.4L DOHC throttle body taken apart for paint and cleaning.




You can see here the throttle body has bearings for the shaft, what a nice TB.




Here it is all clean and painted.




The rest of the parts I had to paint.






On to the exhaust, still in progress.
I used a magnet under the cat to help hold it in place and to space it away from the cradle.
Then blocks of wood to hold it up and steady.






I used thick paper to get the angle just right, I got the paper from the gasket kit, usally used to seperate the head gasket and the rest of the gaskets.




The rubber band is to get the angle right and then I used a pencil to trace around the rubber band.




The piece cut and fitted.




The piece welded up and the bottom angle too.




I needed a piece to act as a slip joint so I can adjust the tip up , down, side to side, after it is in the Fiero.
I tried getting a coupler at Autozone but it was a bit too big, so I got a piece of pipe and used a tail pipe expander, bought at Harbor Freight for $15, to open it up so the other pipe can slip in and slide around.
Here one side is welded to the bend.




I still have to get the length right for the tip, I might wait untill it is in the Fiero, this exhaust is so easy to take off and drop out it should be no big deal.
Quad Raider DEC 31, 09:39 AM
Very nice work. Are you concerned that it might be too loud?
ericjon262 DEC 31, 10:33 AM

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Originally posted by sardonyx247:


So, if I'm fired, does that mean I don't have to post any more pics .?.?



I guess I'll let it slide this time...

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