Europeen style 3800 turbo swap - what do you think ? (Page 6/14)
Englishrafe JUL 24, 07:04 AM
I also have started to put all the panels back on the car:




I'm on holiday next week, so I should have enough time to put the wings (fenders), bonnet and windscreen surround on (maybe not in that order!!)
I need the windscreen surround in place to fit the new windscreen (windshield).

I've ordered a set of S/S sunroof tracks from "silver 85 sc" as well.

I'll maybe have the body pretty much back together for september.......maybe!!
Englishrafe JUL 29, 03:19 PM
Got my new stainless steel sunroof rails this week - thanks Richard !!

Here's the fitting on the windscreen surround/roof panel:



Job finished, and the the panel back on the car:



Also manged to mount one lower quarter panel last night as well:



Next job, the windscreen (windshield for you!)
NoMoreRicers AUG 18, 08:06 PM
Bump for a good build!
Englishrafe AUG 20, 01:31 PM
Yeah, thanks for the bump!

New wndscreen now in:



The front cross member is a bit "crusty":


Cut the rust out and replace....
.....kind of a long term battle with old cars, no?!





Probably finish this job tomorrow....I hope!
BV MotorSports AUG 20, 08:14 PM
Good build. I like your attention to detail. I may suggest you find some US service personnel and befriend them. They could help you source bits from the states. We lived in the UK for 4yrs and I hope we get to go back soon. The Fiero guys there in the UK are some really good guys too! I fixed alot of Fiero's while I was there as well. I am proud to have saved a white 88GT that had been from shop to shop and always ended up worse than before it went in! I think when I finished my part, it was the 1st time the owner was able to drive it in 5yrs.

Anyway, good luck with your build. Oh, and definitely stick with w2a chargecooling.

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Whodeanie built 1988 Fiero GT, loaded, 14k original miles, F23, built L67 swap, ST2 cam and matching valvetrain, PT67 bb turbo, w2a charge-cooled ----400-500whp?????? More mods when I get it back (interior, suspension, lighting etc). Stay tuned!
1987 Fiero GT Road Racer. 1st documented 3.4TDC swap- built in 1994. 5MT Isuzu, Quaife prototype LSD, HT Tubular A-arms, Fully poly & Heim jointed suspension, Custom 3 way adjustible sway bars, HT Bump Steer kit, Koin's, 320# springs, GA brakes, ZEX N20 and more! Under full restoration.
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Englishrafe AUG 22, 05:07 PM
I've finished repairing the front cross member:



Now ready to refit the nose:
gtxbullet AUG 23, 12:28 AM
great job!!! I am completely inspired!!!!
Englishrafe NOV 06, 02:48 AM
A little update:
I havn't had much time these last few months to do very much with the Fiero.
I did manage to glue bin bag plastic to the doors:



I also started to refit the interior back together, starting with the headlining:




I also droped the flywheel off to have it machined down to 21.3mm.
I hope to start assembly of the engine this week as I have virtually everything I need - H-beam rods, coated pistons, cam etc...
Englishrafe NOV 19, 02:15 PM
Got round to working 5 minutes on the engine block.
Time to take out the old cam bearings:


Ghetto style! (Using the old balance shaft as a drift.)


One can see that the bearing surface was worn:

(The new one to the left is so shinny!)
Don't worry, I'll be installing the new bearings with the proper tool, once it arrives with my next order of parts.

In the meantime, I started to repair the front cowling (below the windscreen).
This part was in bad shape as the grill materiel was totally rusted out and looked awfull.
After grinding out the rusted stuff and cleaning up the reverse side of the cowling I got some a new piece of grill from the local DIY store and started to cut it to shape:


Next, I fixed the new piece of grill with polyurethane mastic - this is quite a tricky job and takes a bit of time:


I'll finish the cowling next weekend.

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Englishrafe NOV 21, 01:54 PM
I got the flywheel back from the machine shop today:


As you can see, the machined surface is riddled with tiny holes:




I'm not at all happy with the quality of this flywheel!
As has been stated on this forum more than a few times, the quality of various replacement parts is not up to much when they come from China!

I didn't choose to buy a chinese made part, and this part came from a reputable supplier as well, but as we can see it's utter cr*p!

So who sells good flywheels allready machined down for the 3800?