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Capt Fiero
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MAY 30, 10:21 AM
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Well the schedule is as planned, Wednesday Finish it up and fire it off. If she fires she gets loaded onto a truck for
Thursday Morning to the exhaust shop hand then car and credit car and tell them to call me when the car is done.
Friday Drive car all day and test everything. Take it out Friday night to Port Kells and Java Hut and show off the new ride. If all goes well, and there are no major problems.
Saturday make a run for the boarder. Drive to Arlington Washington for the Huge event. For those of you keeping score, I have less than 72hrs to get this car running and ready for exhaust shop and my chip is not even here yet.
No coolant hoses are hooked up
Wiring still looks like a rats nest on steroids.
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85GT 5spd MSD Everything,4.9 With Nitrous. Comming Soon! www.captfiero.com
  
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blakeinspace
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MAY 30, 12:11 PM
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Got your email update on the 4.9 list. Congratulations! Those valve covers are amazing. I don't know how much of a PITA they were to make, but you could probably sell dozens of set to current 4.9 owners or the Ed Parks. OTOH, there is something to be said when you have the only pair in existence! Good job, and I hope you enjoy it and it lasts longer than your tricked up 2.8L.
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Capt Fiero
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MAY 30, 12:29 PM
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It would have to be on an exchange basis because getting those valve covers could be a real pain. It took John about 4-6hrs to do them totally. So unless people wanted to spend a lot of money it would not be worth it for all the parities involved. ------------------
85GT 5spd MSD Everything,4.9 With Nitrous. Comming Soon! www.captfiero.com
[This message has been edited by Capt Fiero (edited 05-30-2005).]
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watts
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MAY 30, 12:46 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Capt Fiero:
It took John about 4-6hrs to {do} them totally. |
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If I had a bunch of them, I could assembly line them quicker - I'd also go rent some time with a commercial blast cabinet instead of my small one I have in the shop here. Painting in batches goes MUCH faster! Could probably knock it down to 3hrs for a pair. I'd need a WHACK (10-12?) of cores to be able to do it though.
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NotAFieroAnyLonger
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MAY 31, 03:55 AM
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I know where there are about 15-20 Caddys sitting in a yard in town... How much should I offer them for a set..?? Maybe I could get a BUNCH and send them yor way... Lets see what happens when I talk to tyhem this week sometime!
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Capt Fiero
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MAY 31, 08:02 PM
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Updated Pics. Hoses are routed in a temp location just to get me on the road to Arlington and back. Oil Cooler will have a more firm mount, but for the run that is where it is going to be. From what I have been told, with 4.9 in the Fiero you can get away without one. I put it on there just because it cant hurt and john really felt it would be best to have it there. I have really high pressure line so I am not worried about failer and the cooler I am using has a 1000lb burst rating. John should be here soon to help me sort out the last of the wiring. The chip however is still not here, but I really did not expect it until tomorrow. I do have the bin file if worst comes to worst and we have to "make" our own. John has the ability to make chips. But did not have the program for the Caddy ECM's. It was just easier for me to buy an entire chip and install it plug and play. Please ignore the rust on the brakes, it is a very very thin layer of flash rust. If I had more time there are a lot of other things I would have done to make it all look nice. I have 10 cans of Black and red paint just waiting to be used, and 30ft of Red Wire loom that probably wont make it onto the car. I cant wait to get this thing done and on the road.
All the cables and Nice MSD Wires.
Note the 4 banger filler neck
 Belt Tensioner from Camaro. And you can see there is still lots of room from pulleys to frame rails.
 Was even able to use the Fiero PCV and connector.
Nice shinny trans peaking out from dirty frame rails.
 I know this is a crappy location for the oil cooler, but that is where she is going to sit for the next couple of days. It will be turned around 45 degree's to straighten the line out and attach the return line for the oil.
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Capt Fiero
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JUN 01, 03:26 AM
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By the late night light of my trouble light, I rubbed my eyes and kept at it outside under a tarp till quarter till 11pm tonight. But it was all worth it. All Rad and Heater Lines are done
All Oil Cooler Lines are Done
All Linkage is done.
All Vacuum lines are now done.
All Mounts are done
All Cables and Linkage are hooked up. The only stuff still needing to be done is Exhaust Shop Y-Pipe
Wiring and Testing of wiring John
Chip should be here tomorrow or Thursday. I don't have all the lines tied off yet because I want to wait till John is done with the wiring and I start to loom it all up and tuck it away. Well here are the night shots. It is 12:30 and I just got done updating my excel spread sheet. Spent close to $3000 to get the motor and car to where it is in the past 2 weeks. 
[This message has been edited by Capt Fiero (edited 06-01-2005).]
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Capt Fiero
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JUN 01, 03:47 AM
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What I was trying to show with the funky pipe above. Was that if you use the funky Caddy heater pipe, and a short piece of hose, you can make that damn Caddy heater outlet line from the block make a U-Turn and instead of going to the drivers side and hitting the exhaust, you can make it head for the big open passenger side and then hook into the stock rubber hose that the Fiero used. Well here are a few more pics. It is now almost 1am and I have to be up in 5hrs. So good night all and talk to ya in the AM. 
[This message has been edited by Capt Fiero (edited 06-01-2005).]
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Capt Fiero
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JUN 01, 04:13 PM
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I have a CHIP It Came, I was terrified it would not make it here in time. 
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Fiero Chick
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JUN 01, 07:22 PM
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