My 1988 LFX F40 build. (Page 34/68)
RandomTask MAY 14, 02:55 PM

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Originally posted by sourmash:


I look all the time at the local Pick a Part for these with a manual and never find them. The same goes for the G6. Never see one with a manual ever.



Keep an eye out on FB marketplace or CL. I found mine about two hours away with everything from axles to FW and all mounting stuff for $250; already pulled.
Daryl M MAY 14, 10:33 PM
If you are looking for an F40, try car-part.com
msweldon MAY 14, 11:27 PM

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Originally posted by RandomTask:


We'll see. My wife keeps tasking me as well haha. The biggest things I have left;

Finish wiring - I dove in last night. I figured out where I want to mount the ecu. Now its a matter of mounting it and re running all the wires cleanly.

Fab two engine mounts. I'm using mounts from a later c4 corvette simply because I have a bunch.

Send the MAF mount out to get 3d printed so I can attach it to the intake tube.

Then the ancillary stuff that should take me about a day. (Exhaust, fuel lines, shift cables. Etc).

I have everything, its just a matter of finding the time at this point. Hoping I'll fire it not this weekend but next. Then its rip all the body panels off so I can send to paint.



Let us know how you get it cranked.. After analyzing the wiring diagrams for the Cadillac ATS/ATSV, which uses the E36 and E92 ECUs respectively, the crank signal goes from the key/ignition to the BCM then to the ECU then to the Starter Relay. I assume you're not running the BCM. Theoretically you should be able to, with ECU power/ignition on, send the ignition signal to the starter relay like a stock fiero and the ECU should pick up the signals from the engine turning over and finish the cranking process, (PWM signals to FPCM, ignition, etc...).

If you've already figured this out, my apologies, and please share....
RandomTask MAY 16, 12:11 PM
Some things I found last night;

- The Camaro AC compressor is two wire with one of them being ground; should make that part of the swap that much easier.

The Cobalt half shafts are too large to fit through the 88's upright seals.

-Going to remove the front engine mount to make running the exhaust super simple.

-The camaro oil pressure sending unit is some god forsaken obscure thread; M16x2. The sending unit is also different than the impalas which is m14x1.5. Ordered some adapter fittings.
Daryl M MAY 29, 01:54 PM
Hi all,
I am trying to decide where to get vacuum for the brake booster. I am doing a test fit and took pictures of some possibilities. What does everyone think?

Daryl M MAY 29, 01:56 PM
Will MAY 29, 04:31 PM
Where does GM get it stock?
Or does the donor chassis not use a vacuum booster?
Daryl M MAY 29, 06:16 PM
I believe the donor has an electric vacuum pump. I imagine I could go with it instead of taking vacuum from the engine.
Daryl M MAY 30, 01:15 PM


Will,
This is the vacuum pump from the 2013 Impala.
La fiera MAY 30, 10:11 PM

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Originally posted by Daryl M:



Will,
This is the vacuum pump from the 2013 Impala.




That's the same pump I use in my Fiero. I have it wired to a pressure sensor that turns it on when vaccumm drops to 10 inches and stops at 15 inches.
The cam is so big it doesn't make vaccum that easy!