LS4 / F40 swap - fieroguru (Page 27/216)
dobey MAY 21, 08:26 PM
That is a nifty looking bracket you have there!
fieroguru MAY 22, 10:36 AM

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Originally posted by dobey:

That is a nifty looking bracket you have there!




Thanks! I researched all the F40 install threads and settled on doing is similar to zac88gt but with my own spin.

It is hard to see in the above pics, but I found some cleaner looking clips to hold the cable ends in place for under $4 from Tractor Supply (2 in a package):

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blackrams MAY 25, 10:40 PM
Ah, excuse me but, I've gotten used to frequent updates and I'm finding this interuption of the information flow to be somewhat similar to withdrawl.

Not that I'd know what that is like but, I can imagine. How bout an update there Paul?

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Ron

fieroguru MAY 26, 06:37 AM

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Originally posted by blackrams:
Ah, excuse me but, I've gotten used to frequent updates and I'm finding this interuption of the information flow to be somewhat similar to withdrawl.

Not that I'd know what that is like but, I can imagine. How bout an update there Paul?



Been slacking this week... work and family commitments have kept me slammed. I am hoping to get back to it on Friday evening and through the weekend. The engine needs to come back out of the engine bay so I can start working on the decklid hinges and the new firewall panel.
fieroguru MAY 27, 06:30 PM
I was able to get an early start to the 3 day weekend by pulling the intermediate shaft back out of the car, shortening it 3/8" (final overall length will be 19 1/2"), beating in the first side 4" cold (and some slight heating once it was over 2" in) and then leaving 5" for the other side.


I used a propane torch to heat up the powdercoat material and scraped it all off. The female side is now in the oven at 500 degrees and the male end is in the freezer. After about 30 mintues in these conditions, I am hoping the other side will go together without much effort with the addition... brought a 2x12x24 piece of wood to put on the kitchen floor, my mini-sledge and a 2x4 for the top side... wife is pretty proud of me this evening!
fieroguru MAY 28, 07:17 PM
Started the work on the engine bay today. Welded in the relocated panel on the DS frame rail, removed the last remnants of the decklid hinge boxes and pulled the 6 1/2' x 4' sheet of 1/8" steel out to cut a 30" x 48" piece (easier to handle for future small pieces vs. always pulling out the large sheet) and from that piece I cut a 6" x 36" piece that I will bend into an somewhat open "L" for attaching to the firewall and rear glass tube.
fieroguru MAY 29, 01:17 PM
I put the decklid back on the car, weighted down the rear and then used some large washers to set the panel gap:


Here is an underside view of the factory hinge:


The plan is to cut the hinge off where it bends for the attachment to the stock hinge boxes. Then weld a piece of 1/4" steel to the hinge and have this plate bolted to the fiero chassis... something like this:



When my youngest gets up from nap, I will cut out the pieces from 1/4" steel and continue. A bar with nuts welded to the back side will be slid into place inside the rear window tube to help spread the load of the decklid across it. The 6x30x1/8" piece probably will not be needed, but it may be used to make a few brackets.

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fieroguru MAY 30, 07:51 PM
Decided to start another thread with the details of the hinge box mod...
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/085829.html

Here are the two modified hinges ready to be installed:
fieroguru MAY 31, 06:06 PM
Hinges are pretty much done, I may reduce the 1/4" spacer to 1/8" to better line up the body line at the decklid vents:




My 12 ton home made press didn't have enough push to slide the two ends of the intermediate shaft together, so I took it to work and got it done. There is about 4 1/2" of overlap on each side. I would have it welded already, but ran the welder out of wire... :
blackrams JUN 03, 10:49 PM

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Originally posted by fieroguru:

My 12 ton home made press didn't have enough push to slide the two ends of the intermediate shaft together, so I took it to work and got it done. There is about 4 1/2" of overlap on each side. I would have it welded already, but ran the welder out of wire... :





As my ole Pappy used to say, "You needed a bigger hammer!".

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Ron

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