Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 33/102)
cptsnoopy AUG 16, 01:52 AM
there is a yellow fiero driving around with red doors.. ? ok, the 86 passed emissions today, still needs more work but it is close.

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GSXRBOBBY AUG 24, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by cptsnoopy:

ok bobby, it is a race to see if you or I will get one of these running first!



Game on after I get parts!
cptsnoopy AUG 30, 10:02 PM
I checked on gmpartsdirect.com and the aurora stainless fuel inj. rail is $86 and the regulator is $35. They are much lower than when I first checked on them last year so along with 2 sets of inner and outer dew wipes, I ordered the fuel rail and regulator...

I spent all day yesterday changing the door skins on the 86 to the yellow 88 doors. I cleaned off the window tracks and regreased everything. The power windows seem a little smoother and the door locks actually work on the first push of the button. Now I just need to order the trim and molding fastners from the Fiero store and this will actually look like a fiero on the outside. The interior still needs to be finished but now that it is drivable and out of the garage, I can get back to work on the real project. I suppose the title should be changed to aurora 4.0L in a 88 GT...
cptsnoopy SEP 12, 03:14 PM
Updates:
The exterior on the 86 is done, whew! I did not spend any time lining up the panels so it could be better but overall it looks great! I used modified plastic door retainers for the sail panel frames. They are not as secure as I would prefer but they are holding on ok and no glue was used. I bought all new dew wipes for the two cars inside and out, it is amazing how different the "fresh" rubber feels compared to what was left on the old ones. The last pic is the new Aurora stainless fuel rail. I bought enough stuff to redo the headliner on the 86 (no sunroof) and after the interior parts are installed along with the dew wipes, it is essentially done and the real project can be finished. (I don't know if anyone sells the windshield cowl but until I get a nice one for the 86, I am saving the only decent one for the 88) I did not remember how much fun it is to zip around in a Fiero until I got back into one! I was going to sell the 86 but now I will have to keep it until the 88 is driving...






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ryan.hess SEP 12, 07:14 PM
->Nomination for the longest swap ever
GSXRBOBBY SEP 29, 11:14 PM

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Originally posted by ryan.hess:

->Nomination for the longest swap ever



I think I may have him beat?

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
NEW e-mail address 219customs@sbcglobal.net
My 86 GT build thread
MY 88 Northstar build thread

ryan.hess OCT 15, 05:49 PM

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Originally posted by cptsnoopy:

... the idler pulley is a DAYCO brand # 89014 109mm 6 grove pulley.



Mr. Chuck Morris...

I just picked up one of these idler pulleys so I can reroute the belt for AC, and to use the stock tensioner location (so I need a new one anyways). Do you have any more pics of your idler bracketry? The mounting hole on this tensioner is huge! (1/2"?) What did you use for centering? I'll have to go through your long thread, because you might have mentioned this stuff already... but 9 pages! gah!...

cptsnoopy OCT 16, 11:39 AM
Hi Ryan,

I will have to see what I did. IIRC, for temporary fitting I just used an extra couple of nuts, the outside diameter was close enough. I will need to get a bushing turned to fit inside the bearing correctly for actuall use.
ryan.hess OCT 16, 12:24 PM
You just used one mounting bolt, right? Isn't there another threaded hole in the head to attach to?
cptsnoopy OCT 16, 04:11 PM
I just need to verify that your talkiing about the uppermost idler that is in place of the power steering pump pulley? If so, I made a bracket to position the pulley so the belt would clear the body of the tensioner and also the alternator mounting/dogbone bracket. There is a bolt hole near the pulley in the forward head but it would cause the belt to rub on the belt tensioner body. I used only one bolt to hold the bracket on along with a retainer plate that slides under a boss on the engine block. It seems like it will work ok but I won't know for sure until I try it out. I also tried to keep the bracket on one part of the engine just in case expansion could be a problem so it is only attached to the block. There are pictures about 1/3rd the way down page two and then a couple more after the bigger pulley and an additional gusset were added to finish it up further down the page.