1987 gt rebuild (Page 3/6) Yellow-88 JUL 06, 03:49 PM quote Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado: the cables on the side is referring to how it was described on this website on the FAQ for the transmissions. the electric issues are described in full detail at least twice in this thread. and yeah because I can't afford a nice fiero. so I get the cheap ones with untraceable issues Yellow-88 JUL 06, 04:06 PM The "nice" Fiero's are the ones that don't get to do what Fiero's are supposed to do. Your the rescuer. That's important. Fiero's are kit cars, that's why stuff gets screwed up. That's how I grew up as a poor car guy. In technical communication, one needs to be clearly understood. cartercarbaficionado JUL 07, 02:27 AM ok 3 days later of 100 degree days with high humidity and I got the little bugger out. as it turns out my engine wasn't stuck and actually spins very well and has some decent compression. I did fix my original select cable by using brasso to break down the rust and then using motorcycle cable lube and it moves easier than the other cable so should be fine. did discover a neat little crack on my shifter which is why it was so vague. thinking about getting it welded since I doubt my 84 shifter fits properly. also still dealing with power issues but it's slowly coming back to life and should be done in a week or so. no idea where my headlight box is though but I'm sure my motors are messed up Yellow-88 JUL 09, 03:54 PM An Isuzu gearbox has it's shifter cables running in parallel. On a 2.8 the air filter can and the rubber air horn must be rotated to clear the cables. The Getrag cables come from 2 different angles. One from below and one from above. It's a simpler mechanism on the Getrag. cartercarbaficionado JUL 09, 05:47 PM quote Originally posted by Yellow-88: An Isuzu gearbox has it's shifter cables running in parallel. On a 2.8 the air filter can and the rubber air horn must be rotated to clear the cables. The Getrag cables come from 2 different angles. One from below and one from above. It's a simpler mechanism on the Getrag. that shouldn't matter in my case since my air can and rubber air horn have basically disintegrated and somehow is the only rust on the whole car.. just my luck I guess lol. also it is a getrag it just had someone's custom work done to the cables and mounts that I undid 82-T/A [At Work] JUL 09, 06:24 PM Nice, it's getting there. The 4-Speed shiffter SHOULD work... from what I understand, a lot of people swap them into the later years because they're shorter? Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Man, that spark plug looks crazy though. 1985 Fiero GT JUL 09, 06:28 PM quote Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]: Nice, it's getting there. The 4-Speed shiffter SHOULD work... from what I understand, a lot of people swap them into the later years because they're shorter? Someone correct me if I'm wrong. Man, that spark plug looks crazy though. only the shift handle part, not the whole shifter assembly, and only the 84 model year is shorter, all others are roughly the same cartercarbaficionado JUL 15, 11:43 PM quote Originally posted by 1985 Fiero GT: only the shift handle part, not the whole shifter assembly, and only the 84 model year is shorter, all others are roughly the same seems like the whole thing fits actually. not sure why cartercarbaficionado JUL 15, 11:45 PM finally got a small break from high Temps and high humidity to go back to repairing this harness and the door and so far I'm almost done not sure if the window motor wires are supposed to be Sautered but they are now. 1985 Fiero GT JUL 16, 05:22 AM quote Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado: seems like the whole thing fits actually. not sure why Well yeah, the whole assembly "fits" they aren't going to change the mounting points on the space frame for the different shifters, it won't feel right though, or even work at all well, as the reverse lockout will now apply for 1st/2nd gear, as that is built into the shifter on the 4 speed, definitely not what you want. The reverse lights will also be on in 1st/2nd, and not in reverse.