Another Katatak Fiero Adventure! (Page 58/72) Bloozberry FEB 14, 03:52 PM Fire in the hole! Ok... well, all eight holes! Such a nice feeling to get to that stage eh? I'll bet your neighbors love you even more now! Carver1 FEB 15, 10:45 AM Sounds awesome Pat! Now......how much you want for it? Tony Kania FEB 15, 11:55 AM You deserve this car Pat. A lot of hard work, patience, and more hard work went into her by you. :d Good stuff man. Tony katatak FEB 15, 08:45 PM Blooz, - My neighbors really love me now! Phil, Let me get it done - then we'll talk! Tony, The ard part is I have to spend this week out of town - I could get so much done if I could tinker an hour or 2 each night. Hope to drive it over to the muffler shop on Saturday! If I can sneak over there with it uncorked! katatak FEB 16, 10:19 PM Wish I could post some updates but I am stuck in Marfa Texas tonight. I'd rather be tinkering on my Coupe. Pat katatak FEB 19, 09:46 PM Got up early to get a good start on the Coupe. My plan was to get the suspension tightened up and the brakes, etc. installed. As I was getting the calipers ready to go back on, I noticed that the slider pins were siezed up. I spent some time getting them out of the calipers. I figured that I would have to order some caliper rebuild kits and was feeling "dissapointed" thinking I was going to have to wait another week to get anything done. As I was cleaning up the suspension parts and tightening down all the bolts, I remembered that I had some left over brake parts in the shed from the first Bus rehab. I made a mad dash to the shed. Rummaged around a bit and bingo - found a box with 8 new slider o rings and 4 slider bolt boots. Plus 2 new inner pad clips (the Coupe had none when I took it apart). Alos had 2 ebrake actuator seal kits! The only thing I was missing were the piston seals. I spent a couple hours cleaning and rehabing the calipers and then got it all together. I was unable to finish the ebrake cables as I can not find the cable clip that ties the passenger side cable to the main cable! I'll go to the Mega Pull in the am and pick one up! The Bus and it's new owner stopped by around 3 - we worked on a head light motor - I made it worse - and adjusted the shifter but it will need some more work. Found these in the shed! Back in the early days of the Bus, I ordered some caliper rebuild kits. After tearing them apart, I found that I needed new pisonts for the rears so I bought a set from the Fiero Store. These also cames with rebuild parts so I saved them. SOmetimes it pays to hang on to parts! Removed the ebrake arm so I could compress the piston and install the new seals: Sliders cleaned and lubed, new orings and a new pad clip installed: Pad clipped in: Driver side done: And the reasons why I did not get anything done all week! Tomorrow I am going to get the starter aligned and pick up a new battery. After that I need to clean up the wiring and finish up the inner wheel wells. More later! Pat josef644 FEB 19, 10:29 PM I hate it when work gets in teh way! -joe katatak FEB 24, 06:29 PM Work has been keeping me busy but I managed to carve out a little time this afternoon to work on the starter. The PO had set the starter up and then drilled a small hole for a "pin" to make it easier for alignment. Problem is, it was set in the wrong place. The gear on the starter was not sitting "deep" enough in the ring gear. In addition, the adapter block that bolts to the starter was cocked and was not allowing the bendix gear to line up square with the ring gear. I pulled the starter off the motor and squared up the adapter block. I also had to replace the rubber gromet/seal that goes between the solenoid and the stater motor - that was a treat to find but I got lucky and a friend of mine that does a lot of racing had one that we trimmed to fit. I got the starter installed and adjusted. Now I get full gear contact both in mesh and depth. No binding of the bendix. Now when I carnk it, it spins nice and does not sound like the starter is eating the ring gear. One more little issue to clear off the list. The plan is to build the exhaust this weekend but while I was under the car working on the starter, I turned/twisted the wrong way and now I can hardly stand up! Guess I'll have to go get a "Massage" this evening!!!!!! More later - maybe! Pat Rick 88 FEB 24, 06:55 PM Careful Pat. We are not as young as we used to be. Glad you got the starter fixed. Hope you back feels better. This is my long weekend. Let me know if you are up to doing anything. Frizlefrak FEB 25, 12:23 AM quote Originally posted by Rick 88: Careful Pat. We are not as young as we used to be. Glad you got the starter fixed. Hope you back feels better. This is my long weekend. Let me know if you are up to doing anything. TIMBERON!!!!!!!