LS4 / F40 swap - fieroguru (Page 29/216)
BMTFIERO JUN 18, 06:24 PM
WOW!!!
blackrams JUN 18, 11:23 PM

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Originally posted by BMTFIERO:

WOW!!!



Think Paul's work looks good in pics? You should see it in person. The man is a wizard. I kid you not.

A little crazy maybe but, we're all guilty of that, we're here aren't we.

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Ron

mwhite JUN 23, 02:42 PM
fieroguru,
Looking forward to your next post, on this cool car.

PM sent,
fieroguru JUN 24, 05:16 PM
Started mocking up the coolant hoses and took a trip to Autozone and found a good candidate for the water pump inlet. The thermostat exit is a simple 90 and then it will go into a steel tube to cross over to the driver side coolant tube. I will need to replace the passenger tube - I need to cut it back about 6" and the one that is on there is unbent (so I do not want to cut it). I will grab one of the spares that is bent slightly and use it.


I have a customer's fiero coming here on Sunday for a SBC/Getrag swap, so I needed to prep the LS4/F40 swap and my 88 chassis for storage... so I have been busy getting everything ready to paint.




In the morning the blue and black paint will be spraying...
fieroguru JUN 25, 05:59 PM
Got some painting done today:
fieroguru JUN 26, 09:15 PM
This project is temporarily on hold while I work on a customer's car.

The Blue 88 is back in the line up:


The garage is also the cleanest it has been in quite some time (still a little cluttered... but what do you expect with all my tools in a 2 car garage).



[This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 06-26-2011).]

blackrams JUN 29, 10:41 PM
Hmm, so tell me, just how much of that cleanup did your daughter do?

When I was there last week, I clearly remember seeing her picking up stuff Dad had left on the floor.

Oh yeah, bump for a great thread.

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Ron

LEEEZARD JUN 30, 02:16 AM
nice shop setup guru
blackrams JUL 07, 10:25 PM
I was at Paul's last week, he is currently working on a rebody doing an engine swap for someone. Won't go into the details but, he's busy with this and has put his LS4 project on hold for a while. Paul is very detail oriented and produces a great product. There is no doubt in my mind he could quit is day job and successfully build cars for a living.

Bump to move this back up to the top.

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Ron

fieroguru JUL 24, 12:54 PM
While this project is on hold until I finish up a 383 SBC/Getrag swap for a PFF member, I did have an opportunity to compare a Fiero 2.8 Spec Stage 3+ clutch (9 1/8") to the 4.0 Ford Ranger Spec Stage 4+ clutch (10") that I am using for my LS4/F40 swap.
The 4.0L Ranger Spec Stage 4+ clutch is on the left and the Fiero 2.8 Spec Stage 3+ is on the right:



As you can see the 10" version I am using has a thicker pressure plate and the friction material is not only larger in overall diameter, it is also wider. Running the numbers, the 10" clutch has 25% more friction area and the centerline of the friction material is 1/2" larger in diameter. Both of these factors should help with drivability which is what I was going after.

From a weight standpoint:
Fiero 2.8 Spec Stage 3+ clutch/pressure plate: 15 lbs 5oz
4.0L Ranger Spec Stage 4+ clutch/pressure plate: 16 lbs 5 oz

[This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 07-24-2011).]