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wftb
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JUN 21, 02:02 PM
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Thanks for the reply , I was just catching up on your thread .Looking good! My hope for keeping water out is to use most of the inner fender liner .It looks like I can just cut an opening for the shock and arms to go through .After I get the shock mounting set up done , I can see what I have room for .There is going to be a lot of sheet metal boxing up to do so maybe I will be able to make some splash shields too . Everytime I work on this car I am amazed at how much dirt and gravel I pull out of the lower cradle .Wish there was a way to keep that stuff out .
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wftb
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SEP 18, 06:07 PM
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Built a new shed this summer : big enough (22' X 32' X 13 high ) to hold all the toys ...back at the fiero soon .
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wftb
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OCT 13, 11:18 PM
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Getting some work done again .Tonight I welded in the cross brace that will be the base for the upper coilover mounts .I am also going to weld a mount on the brace for the upper motor mount , as I do not have room for the old frame any more .Now I am at the stage where the cradle is going to have to go in and out multiple times so I can check clearances and decide on a new charge pipe and exhaust design .Time wasting but better in the long run . No pics , camera wont download to my computer right now .
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wftb
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OCT 17, 10:22 PM
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wftb
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OCT 17, 10:24 PM
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wftb
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OCT 17, 10:29 PM
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Back on its feet again .Still lots of stuff to do to the worlds first stock wheelbase rear SLA suspension Fiero .As far as I know anyway .
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wftb
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OCT 22, 10:39 PM
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New upper motor mount .I had to weld in more bracing at the bottom rail to stop it from swaying but it is really stiff now .Lighter than the old mount and takes up less room .Used a part of the old Held bumpsteer kit .
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wftb
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NOV 03, 10:58 PM
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Putting the cradle in again .I have cleaned up a lot of the plumbing rats nest and got rid of a lot of extra wiring .I have ordered all the pieces I need to make a new exhaust and intake and charge piping .Aluminum pipe will replace the stainless steel in the old intake and charge piping , and I am going with a smaller diameter in order to get quicker spool up and hopefully more torque in the lower revs .The exhaust is going to be smaller diameter as well , I know that will not be an improvement but it will be easier to install with less clearance issues . 
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wftb
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NOV 03, 11:02 PM
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This stuff is called Hushmat , I am hoping it works similar to Dynamat .
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wftb
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NOV 03, 11:05 PM
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Here is the bumpstop installed in the coilover . [This message has been edited by wftb (edited 11-03-2015).]
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