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FastIndyFiero
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APR 04, 05:40 PM
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Thanks for the compliments, and sorry about the lack of updates for the past while. Been staying VERY busy. Sooooo...Updates. I'm getting a TIG welder soon  Picked up a couple of odds and ends, like a CM remote oil filter. Very nice piece. No more unfiltered oil at WOT for me. I started making a rough fiberglass intake adapter to go from the manifold straight rearward, and pointing up at about a 45* angle to clear the frame. That means I'll have to put a small "teardrop" hump in the deck, but it'll look cool  . I won't hurt your eyes with pictures of that in its current state  . The final version will be made from several plies of carbon fiber sleeve inserted into a female mold and expanded with an inner tube. This will provide a glossy surface on the outside for cosmetics, and a somewhat smooth surface on the inside for proper air flow, as well as removing any excess resin or air pockets. (Thanks to Kohburn for suggesting the inner tube, after much frustration wondering what I could use for this purpose.)
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FastIndyFiero
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APR 06, 07:48 PM
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An update:
The components for my turbo tach have been ordered. Upon reception I will be assembling and testing. After rigorous testing, I will be providing these to the public as a finished no-hassle product. The hardest part will be drilling a hole or two into your compressor housing.Good times
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FastIndyFiero
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JUN 27, 01:08 PM
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StuGood
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JUN 28, 12:48 PM
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"Teardrop bump on hood..." sounds like a big improvement over the "hole in decklid for air cleaner" you had to start with, Nate!
Thanks for the updates !
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FastIndyFiero
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AUG 17, 02:24 PM
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Just a bump to keep this thread from going into archives. Very little progress right now, the daily driver '96 Mercury Sable 24V decided
that the road needed its oil more than the engine did.
Road: 1
Engine: 0
And, of course, I started back on my fall semester. Always planning though, and this thread is far from over...
Nate
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Erik
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AUG 17, 07:34 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by FastIndyFiero:
Just a bump to keep this thread from going into archives. Very little progress right now, the daily driver '96 Mercury Sable 24V decided
that the road needed its oil more than the engine did.
Road: 1
Engine: 0
And, of course, I started back on my fall semester. Always planning though, and this thread is far from over...
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you sure your foot didn't help it decide?
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RWDPLZ
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AUG 17, 07:46 PM
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I had one of those for two years, sell it now, it's a bigger money pit than the SD4  ------------------
1984 Fiero SE
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FastIndyFiero
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AUG 17, 09:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Erik:
you sure your foot didn't help it decide?
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All-aluminum DOHC 3.0L V6's with indivdual TB secondaries are SUPPOSED to hit redline daily
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TrotFox
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DEC 10, 01:34 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by FastIndyFiero:
All-aluminum DOHC 3.0L V6's with indivdual TB secondaries are SUPPOSED to hit redline daily |
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I completely agree. Which is why it'll be scary if I ever get a high-reving 3.4 into my car. } ; ]
Any updates?
BUMP!
Red 5spd Formula (still stock but burning oil above 3K WOT)
Trot, the zippy, fox... } ; ]
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FastIndyFiero
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DEC 11, 06:49 PM
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No updates right now. I just recovered the pieces of the conn rod from my Sable engine however. Ooops ------------------
My Web page | The Turbo Super Duty Build.
You know that little voice that says it can't be done? I duct-taped mine's mouth shut and pushed it down a flight of stairs.
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