Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 5/102)
neverendingproject SEP 02, 07:14 AM
Thanks for all the updates and great pics. Do you have any more of the clutch arm area? Do you have anything worked out for that yet? Any idea if a 4 speed would clear?

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Alan Frazier
'86 GT-'92 3.4 TDC 5 speed(sold)
'84 2m4 project car

cptsnoopy SEP 02, 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by neverendingproject:

Thanks for all the updates and great pics. Do you have any more of the clutch arm area? Do you have anything worked out for that yet? Any idea if a 4 speed would clear?


the only pic that i have is the one showing the interference from the water manifold. I am thinking of three options.

modifing the arm lower and lowering the slave enough to match

cutting off the original arm extension and welding on an arm towards the front/drivers side of the car and using a "pull" slave.

taking out the arm altogether and trying a hydraulic T/O bearing.

I am waiting on the spec aluminum flywheel/clutch kit to get done before I start looking into the options...

I have not seen a 4 speed yet so I can't say if it will work with or wilthout mods...

KissMySSFiero SEP 02, 03:34 PM
nice. I have this one bookmarked. those mount pictures really help.
cptsnoopy SEP 07, 01:12 AM
So much for stock tranny mounts. I replaced the rubber on the forward and rear tranny mounts with the 1/2 ton dodge p/u mounts that darthfiero suggests in his swaps. A 1" chassis punch was used to make a hole in the cradle for the "new" rear tranny mount stud and nut to fit through. The one surprise that I found is that all of the dodge mounts are slightly different in thickness. Up to 1/4" difference from the thickest one to the thinnest one that I have bought. The nice thing about that is you can choose the right size for the job. The bad thing is when you want to replace one, you will have to pick through the ones at the store to find the right size... I would have used stock fiero tranny mounts if they were both available from the local parts store. The only one I could find listed was the forward one. Once the mounts were installed on the trans and the front of the engine I put the engine back into the car to verify that the clearances had not changed. This also allowed a chance to look at the pass. side axle to rear engine mount clearance. It is approx 1/4". The gusset will be ground a little bit to increase this to at least 3/8" and hopefully up to 1/2�. Just for grins a picture of the "trimmed" oil filler cap is thrown in to show how it can be set up to fit ok. I don't plan on using it when the car is done. I hope to have a new oil fill hole made in the rear rocker cover nearer the driver�s side of the engine.

hole in cradle for rear tranny mount stud and nut


axle to rear pass. side engine mount clearance


lower rear engine mount and axle (this welder needs some help! )


trimmed oil filler cap

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cptsnoopy SEP 11, 01:31 AM
thanks Rickady88GT, SH, neverendingproject and KissMySSFiero for your complements.

Tonight I tried welding on a front cross member that would help support the lower forward engine mount and still leave enough room to install a cat in the original location. I hope that it will be sturdy enough to prevent twisting. I found that I welded it just a wee bit close to the a/c compressor. I will know just how close once the compressor/alt. brackets are done. The plan is to weld a brace/end-cap on the original front cross member piece to the new cross member to help support the tranny.




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Rickady88GT SEP 11, 02:52 AM
Nice
do you think the front member is enough or are you going to add to it? That stock piece is much taller than the one you put in.
This is how I did mine.

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cptsnoopy SEP 11, 03:37 AM

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Originally posted by Rickady88GT:

Nice
do you think the front member is enough or are you going to add to it? That stock piece is much taller than the one you put in.
This is how I did mine.


I like the way yours looks. very clean on the front side.

I am going try and make the a/c compressor and alt brackets next to see if this crossmember is in the way. if it works were it is I will leave it alone until the rest of the exhaust and plumbing is routed. then I will see if I can beef up the cross member some more.

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Nashco SEP 12, 01:24 AM
Good documentation, keep up the good work!

Bryce
88 GT

GSXRBOBBY SEP 16, 12:37 AM
I have to say you have given me a few ideas on my Northstar mounts, good pictures with great deal. I would like to see the front cross memeber a little closer if you think about it next time you have the camera.

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Bobby from NW Indiana
86 Fiero GT, 93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
thespeedshop@sbcglobal.net
My build thread
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/048624.html

cptsnoopy SEP 16, 12:13 PM
thanks bobby,

i will get some more pics out today. the front crossmember has me concerned. I don't think it is enough to prevent twisting as well as the original front crossmember. So I am going to try and come up with a way to brace it better with gussets or add another piece all the way across and tie the two together. I still would like to have some room left over to have a cat under the front of the engine in the original location.