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JUN 28, 08:24 AM
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hi Paul
just asking in case: in your LS explorations did you ever look at any other water pump; ie LS2 or LS3 etc, to adapt onto the LS4 engine? I am assuming/hoping I will have more space than in the stock fiero and might be able to consider a different water pump.... IF it will bolt up. Thought I would go to the 'source'!
Thanks in advance
GP
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dobey
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JUN 28, 12:52 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 85-308:
hi Paul
just asking in case: in your LS explorations did you ever look at any other water pump; ie LS2 or LS3 etc, to adapt onto the LS4 engine? I am assuming/hoping I will have more space than in the stock fiero and might be able to consider a different water pump.... IF it will bolt up. Thought I would go to the 'source'!
Thanks in advance
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I have looked at many of the other water pumps. The other LSx car water pumps all have their ports on the wrong side (into the strut tower), and also protrude further from the engine, requiring a longer snout and crank pulley. Many truck pumps would be usable, if it weren't for the fact that they protrude even further from the block than most of the car pumps.
The Gen V LT-1 pump out of the Corvette would be a nice option, but would still require the longer crank and pulley, but unfortunately the Gen V block has slightly different water port alignment that isn't compatible with the Gen III/IV LSx blocks.
An electric pump from Meziere might be usable, if you aren't running a bunch of accessories, and have the clearance on the strut tower side. Tubes could be routed to fit a couple of their block mounted pump options. It's also possible to use a remote mounted water pump, as is done with the LSx swaps using Archie's kit.
Or you could make your own custom water manifold to fit the LS4 and be a better match for the Fiero engine bay.
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fieroguru
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JUL 23, 06:42 PM
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Here is a pic of the townhouse we are renting for the next year... 1500 sq-ft, 3 br, 2.5 ba, 2 car garage (small), and unfinished basement for storage.
Garage is 26% smaller in sq-ft so I won't be setting everything up, but I have started moving my tools, parts, and manuals. I think there are 34 of those black bins full of stuff. I will be going through them to see what bins will just go down into the basement for longer term storage vs. being put to use in the garage.
I will probably spend the next couple of weeks putting up 2 of my work benches, setting up the equipment layout, and installing a 220V outlet in the garage, but many things will not leave storage until we buy/build our house (like my spare LS4 engines, transmissions, cradle fixture, steal table, fiero body parts, etc).
I did order a head liner for the LS4/F40 car and will likely be swapping the interior out with better stock stuff. Also purchased a cruise unit to install (crosses fingers it works, or it will be $350 paperweight!). I have been driving the Fiero 95+ miles daily with most of it on the interstate, so cruise would be very nice.[This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 07-23-2015).]
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hiwil88formula
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JUL 24, 11:17 AM
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awesome! Please tell me if you are going to start selling your f23 trans adapters and the decklid hinges. I need them.
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TXOPIE
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JUL 24, 11:52 AM
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Well you are definitely one step closer 
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fieroguru
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JUL 24, 02:25 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by hiwil88formula:
Please tell me if you are going to start selling your f23 trans adapters and the decklid hinges. I need them. |
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I have zero intentions of selling parts for the balance of 2015 and probably most of 2016 (2016 really depends on if we have to build a house/garage).
All I am doing at this point is working towards getting the garage setup so I can do some work on my personal Fiero projects when I have time.
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fieroguru
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AUG 01, 07:33 PM
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The wife and girls went to Chicago, so for the first time in months I had an opportunity to do something productive in the garage. Sure its just busy work getting things setup, but I actually feel like I have accomplished something!
Like I previously mentioned, the shop is too small for all my benches and machines, but I was able to find room for both lathes, the drill press, band saw, belt sander, my main tool box, and two wooden work benches, and started putting up shelves. I spent most of the afternoon working on the new bench extension so the lathe doesn't take up too much room on the bench, and so I still have room on that side to get around the Fiero. Garage is still a total disaster...
The back wall over this bench will have my tool peg board (when I get it rebuilt):
Equipment central, but they are narrow enough for the wife to have plenty of room to park and walk around the Murano.
This side of the garage has about 4 feet between the wall and the edge of the door, so there is room for another bench (more shelving will be above it) and the air compressor.
 [This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 08-01-2015).]
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CTFieroGT87
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AUG 03, 11:06 AM
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fieroguru
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AUG 09, 05:12 PM
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The garage is starting to take shape with most things where they need to be (at least the things that are going to be "in" the garage). I still need to add some more lights, a 220V outlet for the air compressor, and probably take the cherry picker back to storage until it is needed again.
One of the boxes along the left wall is a Fiero Store headliner that will be one of my first projects with the Fiero. Along with adding cruise, swapping to power windows, and replacing some of the interior with nicer stock stuff... nothing real major.
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Trinten
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AUG 09, 06:13 PM
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lol
It's amusing that your skills and experience in working on Fieros is so profound that adding cruise (to an engine swapped platform, I assume?) isn't anything major.
Have you thought about going that extra-step and doing the adaptive cruise control?
Things are looking pretty nice! I wish my garage was that organized!
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