Fiero No.2 - 88formula 3800/F23 swap (Page 7/15)
ignorant prodigy APR 09, 07:33 PM

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Originally posted by FIEROFLYER:

looks good in there



Thanks Dan!
ignorant prodigy APR 15, 04:24 PM
Did some misc things today
Cut my fuel lines with the dremel

Fuel ends on nice and cleanly

Then just tighten



this looks like a splash guard.. but i'm re-purposing it



My new bulk-head for the coolant fill point. it'll connect to the tensioner bracket hose and sit inside the opening near the strut tower

here's where the other side of the hose will connect.. I put in new o-rings
ignorant prodigy APR 20, 09:24 PM
back at it in case anyone's reading?

So the coolant nipples from the bonneville tensioner were not working out. They'd sit in the port but there was no way to bolt them down. I just wasnt comfortable with it.
So I made a trip to the junk yard and picked up some from a 04' monte carlo


I felt much more comfortable with these guys in


next i drilled a small hole for a bolt and positioned the fill point towards the engine


Then just bolted it in. I just need some new hose now


Also took the opportunity to check the coilpacks before bolting them in. I never did hear this engine run so freshening up the injectors and checking these sorts of things have been done along the way

Good news is they all checked out!
wgpierce APR 21, 07:14 AM
Great work
ignorant prodigy APR 21, 08:17 AM
Thanks man!
ignorant prodigy APR 27, 08:07 PM
installed the coilpacks.. not crazy about the routing I had to do for the wires. I wound up clamping them to the wiring harness and the fuel line to keep it from hitting the belt.. but i may re-do this after i wrap up everything else.
fieroguru APR 27, 08:45 PM
You might want to reconsider the fuel line routing. If you break or throw one of the belts, it could damage or rip off the fuel line.

Clamping the spark plug wires to the fuel line could also cause a spark source, especially if the metal hose clamp cuts into the plug wire insulation. If the plug wires arcs to the stainless braided hose, it will get hot enough to melt the hose inside it and add fuel to the spark.
ignorant prodigy APR 27, 11:40 PM
well.. that sounds like a terrible scenario

i'll probably heed your advice. like I said I wasn't really happy with it to begin with.

[This message has been edited by ignorant prodigy (edited 04-28-2017).]

ignorant prodigy MAY 11, 10:45 PM
cleaned up the spark plug wires and fuel lines. they now go under the snout and along the back.
Going to be tricky getting the IC lines through there.. but I'll worry about that when I get there.

Wasn't able to use my 'bulkhead' because there was no way to route the heatercore lines back that direction.
Long term I think I'll tap where the bottom nipple is and use a 90* elbow. but for now I'll just leave it straight up.


List of what's left before trying to start it is getting pretty small.

ignorant prodigy MAY 19, 06:28 PM
Chopped up the Throttle bracket.


also installed the BV F23 shifter adapter.
Looks like I'm going to have an issue getting the lines to fit with my wheel well