3800 Swap..something will catch fire. (Page 6/10)
Chris Hodson FEB 06, 03:08 PM
This is me disliking the snow.





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ANYWAYS....I finally got a belt that fit.



New standard plugs - I plan to run the bottle. 50hp wet shot and i think me, and the engine will be happy. Im working on getting the parts.


AS IT SITS as of now...Im waiting on 2 o-rings for the a/c, then ill stick it up into the bay where it belongs.



Here is some wiring with cheap electrial tape. I found some blue zip ties ill go over it with.



I found this laying around, may come in handy somewhere...


I dont have a use for this,,, make an offer? Im guessing $8.10 for shipping.


I have a friend who had this laying around too!! Now i have another Fiero to work on when its -10 in the garage.

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Chris Hodson FEB 09, 01:54 AM
THE MOTOR is in the car!!! FInally! I feel like ive been working on this forever.

To do list..

-Connect vacc,coolant, & tranny lines
-Connect shift cable "throttle was easy"
-Find oil filter adapter
-Find a wheel bearing for rear passenger side
-Hook up suspension
-Relocate coil pack
-Hook up the rest of the electrical
-get a pontiac 6000 w/light duty beaks - drive axle - for drivers side of Fiero.

I say a week of decent weather and its running!
Chris Hodson FEB 13, 03:48 PM
Hmmm, its good to at least see the engine in the car. I got my gas lines made, not attached. i cant really do much beings im snowed in my house and lack the motivation to freeze ballz. But HEY heres some pics!
darkhorizon FEB 13, 04:15 PM
Thats nice, too bad your not quite "close" to done yet.
Chris Hodson FEB 13, 07:53 PM
Ah HA! ill surprise you my friend, i take back the week thing though, its a blizzard out here- im snowed in big time. The only thing really slowing me down though is the drivers side drive axle now.
Chris Hodson MAR 05, 06:35 AM
I got the Thing all put together. mechanically its ready to go aside from a few small things. But the electrical is about 90% done. Ive just got to get out there and get on it. The weather is getting a bit better. We had some wicked storms this past week and my main focus has been keeping water out of the garage and staying warm. I have a question, is there a trick to getting the rear wheels to align right?Mine are pretty far off. But yea, here are some pics.
Chris Hodson MAR 09, 01:41 AM
The weather has been getting better around here. The lake in my garage is finally evaporating. Im just finishing up the wiring. I have a ton of diamond plate aluminum, ill be cutting most of my trunk out and making a mini trunk with the diamond plate. I made something to hold my coil pack and amp fuse. Its not all the way bolted down though...I dropped my wrench down the side panel.... Ill be tearing my 2.8 harness up later today and wiring up the interior junk. Maybe the transmission and starter.

I finally found a decent turbo. Im not going all out with this due to the fact my engine is nothing to special. I just want there to be 0 vacuum in the intake manifold. Maybe just a little pressure but nothing excessive. Not at the moment anyway.

Its getting warm out and im getting anxious! So far this swap had taken i think around 144 days to get to this point. Of course i haven't worked on it every single day but that may give someone with a lack of funds, a social life and school a good idea of how long it may take. But then again I will never be done with this car lol. I expect at least 4 more paint jobs in the next 5 years.

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Things to do when i get old...And have a ridiculous amount of spare time.
1. Choptop
2. Clamshell hood
3. c5 headlamps
4. Air ride system
6. Bonneville Taillights
7. Turbocharged 5.7 liter vett engine
8. Grand am dash swap
9. Lambo doors
10. Archie rockers
11. "GTR fiero guys" front bumper cover
12. Flux capacitor
darkhorizon MAR 09, 03:05 PM
If you want that turbo to do anything more than just take up space in your trunk, dont even bother starting the project for less than $2000.
Chris Hodson MAR 10, 02:03 AM
I dont have a trunk lol
Jncomutt MAR 10, 02:26 AM
is that a smooth idler pulley?