Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 57/102)
BMTFIERO APR 24, 10:06 AM
Any luck on the brake cable extension?
Edit: Because Page 15 is mine all mine (insert evil laugh here)

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cptsnoopy APR 27, 07:40 AM
Was out of town over the weekend but so far I have not found a place locally to make an extended cable.
Charlie
cptsnoopy MAY 01, 01:56 AM
I found a company locally that was able to come close to the same cable setup that is stock for the Fiero. I had them sell me a cable that was 7" longer than stock for the cable that runs from the ebrake handle to the splitter/adjuster. It seems to be ok for now. I will have to see how it works over time. I am new at doing the Fiero brakes so I spent extra time tonight learning about them and completing a brake pad R&R for the right rear brake. The caliper appears to be the pre-recall style with the plastic air-vent plug in the face of the piston. It seemed to be in good condition overall so I just cleaned it up a bit and lubricated the sliders. I used the "screw-in" method to compress the piston into the caliper and that seemed to work fine. Tomorrow I hope to get the other side done and then I will start looking at how to get cool and clean air to the ITB setup.
Fierofreak00 MAY 01, 11:30 AM
I really like the placement of the mufflers...it utlilizes space that was previously for nothing... I hope the fascia fits well. I wonder what those mufflers would sound like with a 3800? -Jason
cptsnoopy MAY 01, 02:51 PM
I imagine they would be ok. Not sure as each cylinder is bigger and that may make for more noise. I am hoping to get the bumper cover on soon to see how the tips look. They may stick out just a tad. The mufflers fit good without the tips but they needed some bling.
Charlie
Fierofreak00 MAY 01, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by cptsnoopy:

I imagine they would be ok. Not sure as each cylinder is bigger and that may make for more noise. I am hoping to get the bumper cover on soon to see how the tips look. They may stick out just a tad. The mufflers fit good without the tips but they needed some bling.
Charlie




I'm not a fan of the idle of the 3800 in a Fiero, I think the exhaust is too loud. I'd like to tone mine down to about what it sounds like in a Grand Prix......
and it sure beats the heck out of cutting up the trunk.. -Jason
Erik MAY 02, 03:23 AM
forgive the question, I am tired but, are those 12 inc corvette rotors?? They look like mine of which I am personally very pleased with on my car stopping power and anti fade wise
cptsnoopy MAY 02, 04:33 AM

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Originally posted by Erik:

forgive the question, I am tired but, are those 12 inc corvette rotors?? They look like mine of which I am personally very pleased with on my car stopping power and anti fade wise



Why yes, they are. These are from the batch that GSXRBOBBY put together and sold several years ago. Thank you for the input, I was hoping that they would be a nice improvement. I still have some work to do on the brakes. After getting the left side cleaned up, lubricated and new pads installed, the brake pedal feels mushy so there may be a bleeding to do or maybe something needs attention that I missed.

On another note, I had also purchased Rodney's 87/88 headlight actuator repair kits several years ago and I put them in tonight. The hardest part was finding were I had stashed the parts so long ago...

Charlie
RCR MAY 02, 11:59 AM
Looking great Charlie. You're making great progress. I'm mired in too many projects. Can't get anything finished, but it does start again as of a few hours ago.

Bob
cptsnoopy MAY 02, 09:35 PM

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Originally posted by RCR:

Looking great Charlie. You're making great progress. I'm mired in too many projects. Can't get anything finished, but it does start again as of a few hours ago.

Bob



I know just what you mean.

Glad to hear its running again, great incentive to fiddle with it some more.

Charlie

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