The Silver Freak Project (Page 11/59)
Gwain APR 04, 01:31 PM
OK, I gotta ask o2usa. If you're in Mims why aren't you hanging with us?

I drive from Titusville over once a month. We met at Louis' barbecue for breakfast last Saturday and drove to the Daytona meet.

We're going to Bithlo next Friday and run some cars, want to drive over with me?

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Marc in sunny Titusville, FL


  • 84 SE son's car, loaded
  • 85 Coup w/V6 transplant
  • 85 GT newly on the road
  • 86 SE/GT "The Chameleon" - big plans!
uhlanstan APR 04, 11:53 PM
FOR tail light ideas go to Mustangs and fast fords..5.0 mustangs or sport compact cars these magazines are full of tail light modifications.. like vtech auto specialties paintable tail lights,, wheels,, mufflers you have not concidered walk around the salvage yard you can adapt the rear end lights of a nissan 300zx to your fiero.. Magazines?? just check out at grocery store magazine rack.. you will be surprizzzzed at the ideas available

What was the price paid for mantran transmissions and keep us informed (apprised for the learned crowd) about reliability and if shift is better than stock (good) transmission.how does it compare to good stock tranny one of my first post on forum was recommending mantran..
o2usa APR 05, 01:34 AM
hey, i am new to the fiero world got mine last oct. swapped the the auto for the getrag (out of a 86 gt paid 1300.00 for it) over the summer. the duke is getting replaced with a 3.4 this summer.
I went to daytona on sat and saw blacktree's car (the man as got mad skills ). The duke is not running to well but i would like to go to Bithlo and check it out. PM me later with a time.
Blacktree APR 10, 08:29 PM

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Originally posted by uhlanstan: What was the price paid for mantran transmissions and keep us informed (apprised for the learned crowd) about reliability and if shift is better than stock (good) transmission.how does it compare to good stock tranny one of my first post on forum was recommending mantran..


I paid $960 (including shipping) for the transmission. Since I had the messed-up one to use as a core, I was able to avoid the $350 core charge. If you can get the core back to ManTrans within 30 days, they won't charge you a core charge.

As for the quality of the rebuilt transmission, I can only say that it's better than the beat-up one it replaced. I have no prior experience with the Getrag 5-speed transmission. So I have no idea how this one compares to stock. However, it seems to be in very good condition. Now that the synchros are breaking in, the shifts are getting smoother. I guess it helps to have synchromesh oil.

Now, to change the subject...

Things might get a little confusing for awhile. I'm going to be switching back and forth between multiple projects. I have a new nose to work on, and new carpet. Plus, I have some other parts on the way. And I'll be building a new console soon. Things should get pretty interesting.

I've already started work on the new nose. For those who don't know yet, I bought a Scarab nose from PISA. I don't plan on using the Z-car lights that the Scarab nose uses, so the light pods will be deleted. I may also end up modifying the holes in the bottom corners.

Here's what the Scarab nose looks like:



Below, I have the nose and lights mocked up on my car. The nose is just hanging there. The lights are just sitting in there. I used some duct tape to cover up the light pods. This is just to get an idea of what the final product will look like.



I was satisfied with that. So I started working on the nose. Below, you see the nose with the light pods cut out.



The next step (after grinding and sanding on the nose to prepare it for new fiberglass) was to cover up those holes. I used aluminum flashing. You can buy it in rolls at the hardware store. It's flexible enough to follow the curve of the nose, but stiff enough to hold the fiberglass in place. Below, you see the aluminum flashing taped onto the nose.



After I finished that, I started laying on the fiberglass.



Stay tuned for more updates.

[This message has been edited by Blacktree (edited 10-02-2017).]

Jake_Dragon APR 10, 08:52 PM
I have really enjoyed watching your build thread. I have to come over and see your car one of these days. You can give me some glass pointers.
Neolithic Shadow APR 12, 04:01 AM
I WANT YOUR DECKLID!! hell, i want your car you have an amazing build goin..put the thread in my favs ^_^
CoryFiero APR 12, 05:04 AM
I really like that nose. Even better then Norms IMHO. You car is going to be nice.
o2usa APR 12, 10:13 AM
WOW ! That looks killer. Man when you get a coat of shinny paint on there that will be one hot car.
Can't wait for more updates.
doublec4 APR 16, 07:32 PM
Any more updates/pictures!?
Blacktree APR 16, 09:01 PM
Right now, the nose project is in a holding pattern. I bought some goodies on eBay, and am waiting for them to arrive.

[This message has been edited by Blacktree (edited 08-24-2017).]