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RCR
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DEC 16, 07:17 AM
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Kind of a long story, but I traded with my Dad. I get the 4.0 and an 86 GT and he gets my completed 3800SC. The 4.0 is going in my 84.
I've got some crazy ideas on what I want to do. I'm eager to get started, but I have a couple little projects in front of it. There will be a build thread.
Bob
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RCR
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DEC 17, 08:19 AM
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I've gone through your thread several times...Did I miss why you switched from solid mounts to rubber?
Bob
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cptsnoopy
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DEC 17, 03:43 PM
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When I started I wanted to leave the trans in its stock location on stock mounts. The idea being that the soft mounts could help absorb the sharp shocks and improve the life of the trans. If I hard mounted the engine then I would have to hard mount the trans so I decided to try something new and put the engine on soft mounts. When I found that the replacement trans mounts were rather expensive and hard to find, I used (I think darthfiero's idea) the same dodge rubber mounts for the trans. The sad part was after fabbing most of the mounts, a report came back that the dodge mounts pull apart quite easily and they are not such a good idea to use. Instead of starting over, I fabbed up the front and rear dogbone mounts to limit the amount of movement and hopefully keep the dodge mounts from seperating. This was a bandaid fix though. I have never been a fan of solid mounting an engine but enough reports of smooth running and no problems with the solid mounted N* engines have led me to believe it is not a bad idea after all.
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cptsnoopy
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DEC 17, 11:41 PM
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I dug the 88 out of its place under tons of junk in the garage. I did not get much done other than some general cleanup. After looking in the engine compartment I decided to ditch the stock firewall insulating material even though it was in pretty good shape. That way I could get to the battery tray where it is spot welded to the firewall and trim it off. That, followed by a little flat black and it looks ok. Cox.net stopped supporting MS frontpage so I need to learn how to use pip. after that I can start posting pics again... 
ok, that was not so bad...
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RCR
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DEC 18, 07:30 AM
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Looks black  .... Thanx for the info. I'm sure I'm going to use rubber mounts, I'm just not sure how I'm going to go about it yet. I'm thinking 3 trany mounts (4L80) one on either side and one on the end, and two engine mounts. I also really want to use the Aurora suspension and cradle, but it's not going to be easy to connect to the Fiero mounts (but what is??).
Bob
edit: I just noticed you boxed your hinge...Good idea. I was thinking of moving it but I like this idea better.[This message has been edited by RCR (edited 12-18-2006).]
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m0sh_man
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FEB 01, 02:58 PM
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since i just got a 4.0L motor and its going to be hooked to a isuzu, im curious to see how your's is coming along with the isuzu 5 speed.
matthew
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Icelander
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FEB 01, 05:23 PM
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You could always do what I used to do onmy Chevelle...
A couple links of chain from the bottom plate of the mount to the top plate. If it tears the mount, the chain will restrict it's movement.
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Kendall (Icelander) Whitlatch
'85 Fiero 2M4 - 5spd Isuzu
'67 LeMans/GTO clone 6.5 litre TH400
All the rest aren't Pontiacs, so what does it matter?
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cptsnoopy
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MAR 07, 06:24 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by m0sh_man:
since i just got a 4.0L motor and its going to be hooked to a isuzu, im curious to see how your's is coming along with the isuzu 5 speed.
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It's still in slow mode. The landscaping and general house repair became top priority. If nothing else gets on the list I will get to work on it again.
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cptsnoopy
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APR 13, 01:47 AM
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bump to keep out of the archives...
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vortecfiero
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APR 15, 10:23 AM
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wow nice build up and doccumentation ! ------------------
87 Fiero GT 5sp with Vortec L35 4300 Turbocharged V6
Bully Stage 2 clutch
Syclone intake manifold and engine management with Moates adapter and chip burner
Air/water intercooler and Devil's Own progressive water/alky injection
50lb injectors, 3 bar map sensor, Walboro fuel pump and Jabasco Intercooler pump
LM1 wideband on custom manifolds and 3" stainless exhaust system
T31/T04B S4 turbo with a Super T61 in the box
S10 caliper conversion.
Murphy's Constant Matter will be damaged in direct proportion to its value
Murphy's Law of Thermodynamics Things get worse under pressure.
Arthur C. Clarke "Any significantly advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
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