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josef644 FEB 14, 06:56 PM
Ordered two new front cradle bolts, and a battery tray from The Fiero store $50.00 shipped.

Purchased a ta GT seat skin for oner seat upright, about $50.00 shipped
josef644 FEB 19, 10:39 AM
I got my mandrel bends, seat skin, cradle bolts, battery tray and my exhaust hangers in the mail and on the UPS truck yesterday.

Happy days are here again. I should be able to start getting some things done on this again. Money has been tight here, as it is at your homes too I would imagine. Money has bit us all on the butt

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josef644 FEB 28, 08:15 PM
Anybody have the measurement between these two points? I tried to put a 79.5" belt from AutoZone on today. It was to small. I will replace it with a 80.2" belt tomorrow and see what happens with it. AutoZone offers a 79.8" belt also


I built my bracket leg just like this one OldBob built and used:


I was able to get some little things done in the garage today. I am debating on wheather or not to get some Dynamat to do the firewall with. Thats expensive stuff!!!!!

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josef644 MAR 01, 09:00 PM
Ordered the 80 1/8" belt today. It'll be here at 7am tomorrow. Took the 79 1/2" belt back to A Zone
josef644 MAR 02, 04:43 PM
80 1/8" belt was to large. I exchanged it for a 798K6 from AutoZone. This belt is between 79 1/2" and 80 1/8", or the neighborhood of 79 3/4". It is the perfect size.

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arte444 MAR 02, 05:59 PM
I went to both autozone and advance auto parts to find the right size belt. Each store carried different sizes.
josef644 MAR 02, 06:42 PM

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Originally posted by arte444:

I went to both autozone and advance auto parts to find the right size belt. Each store carried different sizes.



I was using NAPA and A Zone. The belts run around $16.99 at A Zone, They were much more expensive at NAPA. I had ordered the 80 1/8" form NAPA, when I picked it up this afternoon they wanted $48.00 fo it. I think the gal ringing me up did something wrong. I told her no thanks, and drove 15 miles' to A Zoneand ended up using the 798K6 belt.

I left the tenisioner brace with my welder friend so he can weld it up tomorrow. After I paint it and install it, I'll pake a picture of it installed and give the measurement so it becomes easier to duplicate.

Joe Crawford
katatak MAR 03, 12:27 AM
Hey Joe,

Perfect timing on the belt fitment. I'll be working on the belt and pulley's this weekend. Thanks for sharing the part numbers.

Pat
jmbishop MAR 03, 12:32 AM

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Originally posted by josef644:

I was able to get some little things done in the garage today. I am debating on wheather or not to get some Dynamat to do the firewall with. Thats expensive stuff!!!!!




You can do it with stuff that's almost identical for under $30
josef644 MAR 04, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by josef644:

Anybody have the measurement between these two points? I tried to put a 79.5" belt from AutoZone on today. It was to small. I will replace it with a 80.2" belt tomorrow and see what happens with it. AutoZone offers a 79.8" belt also


I built my bracket leg just like this one OldBob built and used:


I was able to get some little things done in the garage today. I am debating on whether or not to get some Dynamat to do the firewall with. Thats expensive stuff!!!!!




Pat,
On the home made bracket the longer leg was 4 1/2" long X 1 1'2" wide, the short piece was 2 1/2 long X 1 1/2" wide. Both pieces were 3/16" thick.
The measurement from the tenisoner to the water pump bolt was 3 1/2". There was an upright metal bracket that goes between the intake and the altenator mount. I kept it in the mix. I figured if it wasn't needed, GM would not have put it there in the first place.

My Homemade bracket , copied from OldBob:

I used a brass bushing that I had modified to 15/16" and put between the bracket and the intake manifold:

Shot from underneath

Everything tightened down and the belt mounted


EDITED TO ADD:
Some one was asking about how to mount the idler pulley for the belt. I sent him these instructions on how I did this, and have cut and pasted it here from his thread.
I removed the mount for the idler pulley from the Cadillac belt tensioner with a hack saw.
The stub is the correct dimension for the new idler pulley mounting hole.
I drilled out the stub so a 10mm bolt would go threw the center.

This was just short of 1/2". Some one here posted the space behind the pulley was about 1/2". Measuring the base of the stub, I added two flat washers behind it to make up 1/2".


This bolt threads into the upright brace behind the water pump housing etc, while the lower end of the brace mounted to the AC compressor. Notice that I had to remove a bit off of one water pump bolt

Jam nut on the back so the bolt doesn't back out and get loose


I had noticed that the off set wasn't the same on both sides of the pulley, one way was just a bit different. You might need to try both ways to see which way is best for your set up.

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