Project Genisis Lo Budget 3800SC (Page 8/42)
hercimer01 JUN 29, 08:39 PM
I FINALLY GOT MY LOWER CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS TODAY!!!!
hercimer01 JUL 02, 07:56 PM
Ok. Ive researched the cooling system. Ive come up with two alternatives. #1 with a modified T-stat housing = more money. Or #2 3800 stock T-stat housing. I will probably go with the stock housing for now. Later, after i get her up and running and more money, Ill start modding. Here's some diagrams i came up with help from darkhorizons drawings and bmwgurus help.

#1 with modded housing


#2 w/o modded housing
JamesCurtis JUL 02, 08:56 PM

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Thanks Guys. I think I will try to keep it in the same location, Trying to keep it "Lo Budget" here.



Relocating the ECM is a simple matter of extending wires, unless you're worried about more expensive spark plug cables, it doesn't affect your budget much at all. If you do try to keep it in the stock location and rotate it 90*, I'd like to see how it turns out! Keep up the good work!
hercimer01 JUL 04, 07:29 PM
It looks like i was right after all. Here are the fittings, the plug was 5.50 and the hose fitting was from a friends junk box. I will have to add a filler tee at the 3800 stock thermostat cover and and tee somewhere on the passenger side for a return of the heater system.

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darkhorizon JUL 04, 10:03 PM

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Originally posted by 1fatcat:

Those are the best pictures I've seen of 3800 mounts. Thanks! I never knew the front mount was only attached to the right side of the block.



yea, and its crap. I would always suggest another style mount than that... at least something that offered some rotational resistance... that mount is doing nothing more than holding the motor off the ground...
hercimer01 JUL 05, 01:05 AM

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Originally posted by darkhorizon:


yea, and its crap. I would always suggest another style mount than that... at least something that offered some rotational resistance... that mount is doing nothing more than holding the motor off the ground...



Is that not what the dogbone is for? These are a far cry better than west coast fieros in the gauge thickness of the steel and bolt grades.
darkhorizon JUL 05, 05:50 PM

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Originally posted by hercimer01:


Is that not what the dogbone is for? These are a far cry better than west coast fieros in the gauge thickness of the steel and bolt grades.



The BEST dogbones I see are complicated... and get in the way of quite a few things. It is very hard to get a hold of any type of steel when making a dogbone in the factory fiero location.... When making lower mounts you have many options to go to factory holes using very limited amounts of fabrication and material..
hercimer01 JUL 07, 03:29 AM


This is what I ended up going with.


The idler mount and and brace are off to get welded. Now its time for the harness. I unwrapped all the loom and tape from it today. I plugged all the connectors into the motor first and labeled them.

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phonedawgz JUL 07, 04:37 PM
Move the MAP and EVAP purge solenoid to a location on the transmission.

No need to leave those warts on the top of the engine.
hercimer01 JUL 08, 08:02 AM
The harness was just laying on there so i could strip it, thanks any way. I still have to plug the top vacuum hole. The vacuum fitting there is for the Brake Booster and EVAP, How is the Evap supposed to be plumed in? I know The code will be deleted from the ECM but I want it to operate. I plumbed the boost line on the LIM to the fuel regulator to the MAP and the BBV. Is the fuel regulator supposed to be in the Vac or Boost line?


Its hard to believe that the harness will fit into a little box when you are done.


EDIT to add this diagram of Mike Gonzales that I used to wire the car with.




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