Europeen style 3800 turbo swap - what do you think ? (Page 7/14)
FieroWannaBe NOV 21, 02:34 PM
Spec Clutches Part Number # SC94AC is an aluminum Flywheel for Fiero swaps.
FFIEROFRED NOV 22, 01:09 PM
The oil drain back holes are like that so they put the oil on the cam lobes. This was very important for flat tappets, not so much for rollers.
the 3800 will have more than enough TQ at low rpm to put a smile on your face. No matter what the compression is!
USE the light flywheel! you will need it to play with the porch's
Englishrafe NOV 22, 01:24 PM

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Originally posted by FFIEROFRED:

The oil drain back holes are like that so they put the oil on the cam lobes. This was very important for flat tappets, not so much for rollers.
the 3800 will have more than enough TQ at low rpm to put a smile on your face. No matter what the compression is!
USE the light flywheel! you will need it to play with the porch's




Yeah, I did the block modif just because I can - even if it doesn't add much to the overall performance or reliability. I like doing things myself!.

Playing with the Porsches, yes, that's why I'm doing all this!
And yes, it'll probably be the Spec alu flywheel and 3+ clutch.

As for the static comp ratio, I finally bought the 8.5:1 pistons, and the H-beam con rods as well !!
We'll see all of that once I start putting it all back together.....
Englishrafe NOV 29, 02:28 PM
I finished le windscreen cowl:


I'm quite pleased with the result now it's back on the car:
Reallybig NOV 30, 12:43 AM
Excellent work so far...keep it up!
Englishrafe DEC 04, 12:07 PM
Been meaning to repair the corner of my dash ever since I bought the car.
After buying a dash cap and a can of paint from TFS, here goes:

Sorry, I forgot to take a photo of the damage before starting.
(Will try to find an old photo of the interior that shows the cracked corner - I guess most Fiero owners know what the average dash end cap looks like after 25 years of abuse!)

Here is the new corner grafted onto the broken cap. I simply layed the new cap over damaged area, then trimed it down "drastically" just until it covered only the damaged zone.



After which, it's just a question of cutting with a sharp knife around the new part, as a template, to cut out the old damage. Then just fix with superglue all the way round the new piece that should fit fairly well in the place of the damaged part (just cut out). Some filling with a fine mastic may be necessary to fill up any little holes.


I then made a "spay booth" to protect the rest of the dash and installed my 500W lamp to aide the drying process. (My garage is not heated and the ambient temperature in winter was well below the temp required for the paint!)



The overall result is very pleasing, and the Fiero Store paint is an exact match for the original dash colour!




I now just need to clean my carpets in order for all the interior to look good!!

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Englishrafe DEC 18, 11:31 AM
Things are starting to get together with the motor.

Cam bearing installation:



Cam going back in:


Shell bearings (mains) in place:


And the crank placed back where it should be!



Mains caps torqued up and the double roller timing chain in place:
Englishrafe DEC 18, 11:37 AM
I started to put together my new pistons and connecting rods.
"Yum yum", new forged pistons and h-beam rods - drooling like Homer Simpson. "Arghhhhhh!


After fighting with the spiro-locs for 10 minutes, here is the first piston/rod assembly:
Englishrafe DEC 18, 12:02 PM
I got round to fitting two pistons into the motor:




.....and I finally fitted the dark smoked quarter window panels:



(They look better in natural light - my camera phone is rubbish!)

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Englishrafe DEC 22, 06:18 PM
I have a question concerning the insulating materiel thats glued to all the inside of the engine bay:
Should I keep it ? Or is it too much of a potentiel fire hazard ?

Looking at most build threads, you guys seem to no longer have this materiel in your engine bays ?
Thanks for any advice on the subject.