Trinten's SBC/F23 build - The work has begun! (Page 26/76)
fieroguru DEC 02, 07:32 PM

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Originally posted by Jims88:

WOW that's some serious wire brushing!
Turned out nice though!



This thing did most of the work, but for some reason my right arm was still numb after using it for several hours.
ericjon262 DEC 02, 08:46 PM
how many wires have you pulled out of your forearms today?

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fieroguru DEC 02, 09:01 PM

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Originally posted by ericjon262:
how many wires have you pulled out of your forearms today?



None. I wore leather gloves and heavy coat, but each time I took a break to rest my arm, I did pull a bunch of wires from everything I was wearing.
zkhennings DEC 03, 07:42 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:


None. I wore leather gloves and heavy coat, but each time I took a break to rest my arm, I did pull a bunch of wires from everything I was wearing.



The worst is pulling wires out of your stomach!
fieroguru DEC 03, 08:54 PM
The headers are done at the coaters and should be here later this week.

I was able to get all the primed parts painted this evening, but will take the pictures on Wednesday.
fieroguru DEC 04, 08:15 PM
Here are some painted pics:
fieroguru DEC 05, 09:36 PM
The headers came back today from the coaters:
fieroguru DEC 07, 02:34 PM
As I work to start putting everything back together, I needed to build the injector harness because it ends up sandwiched between the plenum and lower intake. So I started with the injector pigtails and put about 6" of shrink tube on them to protect the wires:


Then I started with a stock LS van harness (PCM mounted inside) that looked like this:


Removed all this stuff:


None of this is needed either (auto trans, post cat O2s, evap, abs, fuel tank stuff, oil pressure stuff, and other wires that I will use the fiero 203/500 harness for):


Here is what I need of the old stock harness to make the new one:


Now I will get started on the injector harness...
fieroguru DEC 07, 07:48 PM
Started building the harness at the injectors. All the injectors are spun around so the connector is hidden behind the fuel rail.


Taped down the harness into the grooves so the plenum won't pinch them.


Each bank was kept separate mainly so they could pass between the injectors and lower intake to keep them as hidden as possible. I will loom them together after the injectors:


View from the front side with the injector harness complete... no visible wires!:


Installed the brake booster line and added some heat shrink to it so it doesn't wear the paint off the coil bracket:


Installed the distributor hold down:


Sealed the base plate on the throttle body and installed the IAC housing:


Installed the cable pull on the throttle body, the throttle body itself, the throttle cable bracket and the rear PCV line:
fieroguru DEC 08, 03:15 PM
Did a little more harness work. This engine/intake/ecm combo means a mixture of sensors and connector ends.

The Crank & Cam Sensors and pigtails come from the L31 (96-2002 Vortec 350).
The TPS and IAC Sensors and pigtails come from the 85-91 TPI applications (fiero V6 pigtails can be used as well).
The Knock Sensors come from a 95-96 LT1, pigtails come from any GM single wire knock sensor.
The 3 wire coolant switch allows only 1 coolant sensor, there was a left over pigtail post harness disassemble that will work for this (ECM oil pressure sender).
The MAP sensor and pigtail are LS1 (pigtail came with harness)
The MAF is LS7, but the 06 harness I am using had the right MAF connector.

Loomed up the TPS, IAC, MAF and ECT wires (I still need to clean some of the connectors):




Then I put the VSS bracket back on the transmission:


Installed the shifter levers and cable bracket:



Cleaned all the paint off the adapter plate. I want to sand/smooth it so it looks good again.


I am traveling for work this next week, so don't expect any significant updates until next weekend. The pressure plate should arrive while I am gone, so when I get back I can put the engine/transmission together and back on the cradle.

[This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 12-08-2013).]