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Danyel
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JAN 08, 12:18 PM
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Syn
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JAN 13, 09:56 AM
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So I have a question for you, are you going to do anything with the radiator? does it need to be upsized to accommodate for the v8 or is it going to be sufficient? I had the company truck the other day and it had low coolant and made me think about that.
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fieroguru
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JAN 13, 10:46 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Syn:
So I have a question for you, are you going to do anything with the radiator? does it need to be upsized to accommodate for the v8 or is it going to be sufficient? I had the company truck the other day and it had low coolant and made me think about that. |
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My car already has a 26x19x3" aluminum radiator up front from the SBC swap - stock is 24x16x1.5... it has plenty of excess cooling capacity.
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dobey
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JAN 13, 12:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Syn:
So I have a question for you, are you going to do anything with the radiator? does it need to be upsized to accommodate for the v8 or is it going to be sufficient? I had the company truck the other day and it had low coolant and made me think about that. |
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Aluminum 3-core from Champion is what's going in mine.
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fieroguru
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JAN 13, 06:42 PM
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Yet another LS4 water pump showed up today (thanks ZombiePenguin!).
Been busy stripping down an 88 parts car to get back under my allowable # of personal fieros (2).
Started with this:
Ended with this:
Kept this for a fuel tank project:
The rear frame rails were too good to scrap, so they were given to another PFFer:
I also gave away the 4.3/F40 engine/tranny/tubular cradle to get more shop space and 1 less distraction.
After this weekend, I should be done with all the fabrication getting the hardware for first 25 brake kits done, which has been a significant time drain for the past several weeks.
I am hoping to spend a little time on the LS4 swap this weekend and identify and order the needed wiring pigtails for some of my sensor changes.
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mattwa
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JAN 13, 07:49 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by fieroguru:
Been busy stripping down an 88 parts car to get back under my allowable # of personal fieros (2).
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There is your blue 88 obviously, but what's the 2nd one? Is it that black 86 GT I saw or is that gone too?
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fieroguru
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JAN 13, 10:10 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by mattwa:
There is your blue 88 obviously, but what's the 2nd one? Is it that black 86 GT I saw or is that gone too? |
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I have a black/yellow 88 notchie, that is also sitting engine less.
I might retire the blue car and continue to the LS4 build and all my suspension/brake upgrades with the black notchie (not a fan of the yellow).
The 86 GT was sold over the summer.[This message has been edited by fieroguru (edited 01-14-2012).]
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KissMySSFiero
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JAN 18, 11:39 AM
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when are we getting another update? 
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fieroguru
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JAN 18, 12:44 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by KissMySSFiero:
when are we getting another update? |
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I ordered the appropriate wiring pigtail for the 3-wire temp sensor (with analog temp output for factory guages) and the LS1/LS2 map sensor. Once these get here, then I will be back working on the harness... I hate wiring...
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fieroguru
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JAN 22, 06:56 PM
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