Europeen style 3800 turbo swap - what do you think ? (Page 9/14)
Englishrafe MAR 17, 07:31 AM
Me working hard on my new engine:


"Copperslip" coating on the mating surfaces:



Gaskets and studs:


Heads and valve train now in place:



The nose back on the car:



That's all for now!

The winter is just about over here so inspiration is coming back to get this project finished and back on the road!!
Justinbart MAR 17, 09:11 AM
You need to do several layers of Copper spray in between each metal layer of the head gasket or it may leak.

------------------
Turbo 3800 E85 F23 5spd spec5
11.17@132.6

NoMoreRicers APR 20, 04:16 PM
Bump, get this thing running!
Englishrafe APR 20, 04:59 PM
Yeah, you're right!
I'll get back on it very soon!
Regards,
Rafe
Englishrafe APR 23, 09:53 AM
OK I fitted the ECM and the new harness (through the bulkhead):


I needed to make an aluminium support to hold the upper part of the central consol. It also stops the ECM from ratteling around (with a bit of foam padding) - not that it really needed it as the ECM only just fits Inside the enclosure!

With the central consol now back in place, pretty much all the interior is back together.


As for the engine, new oïl pump fitted:


And the whole thing bolted back up. I used 2 gaskets and a machined down oïl pump cover in order to get at least 0.8mm clearance for the timing chain - what clearance are your 3800 double roller chains set too?

And here is the engine (minus the sump, flywheel and the upper inlet):



That's all for now!
Rafe

[This message has been edited by Englishrafe (edited 04-24-2013).]

BV MotorSports APR 23, 09:58 AM
Whats the info on the splitter you have installed?
Englishrafe APR 23, 06:31 PM
The front spoiler was bought on eBay Germany:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/Opel...&hash=item1c2b287130

It's a kind of universal fit that needed just a little heat from a hot air gun to make it bend round for the Fiero front bumper.
I haven't put the car back down on its wheels, so I don't really know what it is going to look like - I hope it gets rid of a bit of the "upwards pointiness" that GT front has!
BV MotorSports APR 23, 07:21 PM
It looks great. Good job thinking outside the box.
neverendingproject AUG 31, 03:23 AM
Any updates on this project?
Englishrafe JAN 31, 04:27 AM
Hi everybody,
It's been a while since I added something to this topic....
...but that doesn't mean that things were left unfinished:

The Fiero is finished and has been running for about 1 year now.
The car is awsome but will need brake upgrades one day!
Here I am using it at a trackday:


Best regards to the Fiero world!!
Rafe