The Silver Freak Project (Page 3/59)
majesticpools SEP 12, 11:03 PM
Very interesting. I just pulled a 5 speed getrag today to go into my 86 se. Keep up the good work, I'm learning here. How did you do your peddles? Do I need to look for other items from my donor car before I haul it back to the junk yard?
Blacktree SEP 13, 12:08 PM
I talked about the pedals in your auto-to-manual thread. If you don't mind, let's continue the discussion in that thread.
Blacktree SEP 19, 01:51 PM
Another piece of the puzzle arrived yesterday. Along with the transmission, I will also be be swapping out the ECM. I pulled the ECM from a Chevy Beretta, and had it reprogrammed by Ryan (aka DarthFiero) at Sinister Performance. See this thread for details. Hopefully, it will fix some driveability issues I've been having with the stock ECM. Plus, it's compatible with the magnetic speedo sensor in the FWD Getrag. This will also allow me to recalibrate the speedo via the ECM, should the need arise.



NOTE: In the fall of 2017, I replaced the 7730 ECM with a MegaSquirt. You can read about that on Page 13 of this build thread.

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Blacktree OCT 03, 02:36 PM
The transmission has been re-assembled and painted. Here are some photos:







Unfortunately, I ran into a problem. The Fiero's front tranny mount bracket doesn't fit the FWD transmission. The hole in the bracket is supposed to match up with the bolt to the left.





BAH! So now I need to either find a compatible bracket, or make one. Maybe now is the time to buy that welder I've been looking at...

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Blacktree OCT 11, 12:16 PM
Finding a Grand Prix with a Muncie-Getrag 282 transmission in a salvage yard was an exercise in futility. So I bought a welder, and learned how to use it. Then I made an L-shaped piece of metal to be welded on to the bracket. Here's the end result:





Now that this little snag has been overcome, I can get on with the project.

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Fierofreak00 OCT 11, 08:07 PM

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Originally posted by Blacktree:

Finding a Grand Prix with a Muncie-Getrag 282 transmission in a salvage yard was an exercise in futility. So I bought a welder, and learned how to use it. Then I made an L-shaped piece of metal to be welded on to the bracket. Here's the end result:





Now that this little snag has been overcome, I can get on with the project.



Too bad you had to make that bracket, I need one for a Fiero Getrag, and I have one for a FWD sitting right here. (shoulda seen me try and make that fit the Fiero trans ). That would have been a easy trade! -Jason
Blacktree OCT 14, 12:42 PM

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Fierofreak00 said: Too bad you had to make that bracket, I need one for a Fiero Getrag, and I have one for a FWD sitting right here. (shoulda seen me try and make that fit the Fiero trans ). That would have been a easy trade!



DOH!

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Chris Hodson OCT 19, 05:08 AM
Lets see more of those tail lights!
Blacktree OCT 19, 05:27 PM
It looks like I finally have all the details sorted out for the tranny / ECM swap. I had to hit the salvage yard to find some electrical connectors for the transmission and the new ECM. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find an exact match for the magnetic VSS. So I rigged up something temporary.

I'm also building a gantry to lift the car. During the engine swap last year, I used a shop crane to lift the car. But that made me really nervous, because at full lift (which was necessary for clearance), the crane was up on 2 wheels. As soon as the gantry is done (hopefully by the end of the week), the swap starts.

After the tranny / ECM swap, I'll get back to work on the rear body mods. I promise.
Blacktree OCT 23, 01:35 PM
The gantry is finished.

It's time to start the swap.

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