Blooze Own: An F355 Six Speed N* Build Thread (Page 101/126)
kennn MAR 22, 10:22 AM
Sorry for the confusion, re: spline count on the Cobalt axle. Below is the text where I got the number of splines for the Cobalt axle as "24." If you didn't edit the text, then, somehow I read it incorrectly.

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"I'll expand on the significance of this later on as I summarize all of the possible ways to modify the Cobalt parts to fit any Fiero with an F40 transmission. In the meantime, here is quick comparison between the Cobalt and Fiero tripot joints. Notice how the Fiero joint is lobed and the Cobalt's is cylindrical. Also note how much larger the splines are on the Cobalt's stub shaft. The Cobalt's tripot stub shaft has 27 splines compared to the Fiero's 34. Bear in mind that the Cobalt SS uses the F35 five speed transmission, but it has the same tripots as the G6 F40 six speed transmission".

Quite clear now.

Ken

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'88 Formula V6
'88 GT TPI V8

Bloozberry MAR 22, 11:17 AM
I did have a typo in that post and I corrected it.
Bloozberry MAR 25, 09:45 PM
While I'm waiting for my axle rods to be re-splined, here's a quick summary of the parts that I'll be using to make up my axle assemblies:

The entire 2005-2007 Chevy Cobalt SS 2.0L (supercharged) inner tripot joint including the housing, rollers, spider, and boot for both axles:



The entire 2005-2007 Chevy Cobalt SS 2.0L (supercharged) outer CV joint housing except for the inner race (spider) which will be an '85-'88 Fiero CV joint spider from a manual transmission car (26mm X 32 spline). The reason I'm using the Fiero spider is because it mates with the Fiero axle rod:



Finally, the axle rods are 85-88 Fiero manual transmission, passenger side axles cut to custom lengths retaining the stock outer end (26mm X 32 spline) and re-splining the inboard end to match the Cobalt tripot spider (26mm x 25 splines).

While waiting for the machine shop, I decided to get the car back on all four wheels. It's been up in the air for waaaay too long! The first thing was to make sure my rear bearings wouldn't fall apart since the CV joint and axle nut are what normally keep the two halves together. I temporarily used my old automatic transmission CV joint housings and a pair of used axle nuts that I cut the locking ring off to make spinning the nuts on and off easier:



Next I focussed on stripping the front compartment of all the HVAC, brake hardware, wiring harness, etc to be able to remove the old paint and get rid of all the OEM seam sealer in case the nooks and crannies were hiding rust in them:



I especially wanted to get the lower frame rails where the front cross member bolts to the chassis, but I got carried away and did a bunch more and primed all the hard to get spots while the front suspension was still not installed:



Once the primer dried, I was ready to install the cross member and all of the front suspension along with it:



Here's a pic with it fully in place showing the nice clean frame job too. I was lucky to get a frame that wasn't too bad in the rust department:



And here it is finally sitting back on all four wheels for the first time in several years!



I finished up priming the rest of the front compartment to seal off the bare sheet metal... it's amazing how different the frame looks when it's not in black.



And another view:



Here's the rear view with weight on wheels... it's crazy-wide compared to the stock chassis:



And lastly, a side view showing how this thing is starting to look more and more like a dune buggy:
TXOPIE MAR 26, 12:19 AM
GOD...your work is amazing...can't wait to see the finished product!
RCR MAR 26, 05:59 AM

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Originally posted by TXOPIE:

GOD...your work is amazing...can't wait to see the finished product!



I'll second that.



Bob

[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 03-26-2014).]

cptsnoopy MAR 26, 07:49 AM
I love wondering what's next? (Plumbing, exhaust, wiring...)

Looks Great Dave!

Charlie
exoticse MAR 26, 09:53 AM


Some awesome talent on this forum.

Looks great.
Sage MAR 26, 09:53 AM
Love it-love it-love it!

Front end looks fantastic, as does the entire project. Can't offer any more praise than I've already given, but damn....you're good! Is your middle name perchance Job? (As in "the patience of Job") A combination of qualities I don't encounter very often, (course I don't get out much! ) Skill-talent-AND patience! Hard to beat.

I'm only sorry I can't contribute to the technical aspect of your thread, but I'm sure enjoying (and learning!) from just being an observer.

I do appreciate all the people who post the detailed explanations of their projects. Allot of talented folks here' bouts!

Keep up the outstanding work!

HAGO!

355Fiero MAR 26, 03:57 PM
Looking awesome Blooz;

Looking forward to see the frame all painted up as well.

Again, looking great and I am enjoying the detail you are providing.

Cheers
Don
troyboy MAR 26, 05:18 PM
looking good!