Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 80/102)
IXSLR8 JAN 27, 12:01 AM
Nice. I have always wanted a white fastback. That will be a beautiful ride when your finished.
RCR JAN 27, 10:53 AM
Looks and sounds good. Must be nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Can't imagine what you will do when it's done.

Bob
cptsnoopy JAN 27, 11:18 PM
Thanks guys, I chose white because of the summer heat but I think I will like it. I am not sure what I will do when its done Bob. I hope it is reasonably reliable... lol

Charlie

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Will JAN 28, 10:33 AM
What mufflers are those?

Edit: Found info:

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...L/000017-4.html#p146
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../000017-12.html#p475

Do you have flex couplings between the pipes hung from the powertrain and the mufflers mounted to the body?

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cptsnoopy JAN 29, 07:38 AM

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Originally posted by Will:

What mufflers are those?

Edit: Found info:

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...L/000017-4.html#p146
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../000017-12.html#p475

Do you have flex couplings between the pipes hung from the powertrain and the mufflers mounted to the body?


Hi Will,
i was advised against using the traditional flex coupling because they apparently fatigue rather quickly. (What I was told by a reputable exhaust and performance car builder). It was suggested that I use the ball and socket system so I had an exhaust shop swedge some pieces of pipe with ball ends and then I custom made the rest. The flex joints I made for each side are shown in the pictures below.

Charlie




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Will JAN 29, 10:13 AM
Knew you had to have something. Interesting that he thinks they fatigue quickly. My G/F's 2002 Audi A6 has flex couplings in the exhaust from the factory. I suspect they're fine when used within their limits.

I have one on my Northstar's X-pipe exhaust, but the only motion it sees is differential expansion between the exhaust pipes and the engine block. I'll see how long it lasts.
cptsnoopy JAN 30, 12:47 AM

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Originally posted by Will:

Knew you had to have something. Interesting that he thinks they fatigue quickly. My G/F's 2002 Audi A6 has flex couplings in the exhaust from the factory. I suspect they're fine when used within their limits.

I have one on my Northstar's X-pipe exhaust, but the only motion it sees is differential expansion between the exhaust pipes and the engine block. I'll see how long it lasts.



My guess is that I probably mentioned that I expect the possibility of pretty large deviations considering the position of the pipes, their distance from center line and the limited amount of space available to install any sort of flexible joint. In normal applications I assume the conventional flex joint with braided steel around it is more than enough.

Charlie

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cptsnoopy FEB 06, 01:44 PM
I'm finding that the hard part is figuring out where all the parts go after having this thing apart so long. I got the rear clip bolted down finally and I am waiting on one part before I can "glue" the roof panel down with butyl rope. I managed to push the rear clip back about 1/8" inch which allows me to do the same with the door panels. This was required because of the way the door hinges work. I was able to mock up the body parts and for the most part it looks pretty good for a Fiero. I found that I need to lower the left muffler about 1/4" to match the right. That way they should look pretty even from the rear. I need to fix the normal crack in the door skin just above the mirror cutout, sand the hood and a couple other little odds and ends and then it should be nearly done. The A/C will likely wait until I am sure it is drivable and I don't think I'll need to drop the cradle for anything else. I bought new door glass and if they look good, I'll install those too before putting the skins on for good. Here she sits, almost looking like a car...

Charlie
cptsnoopy APR 02, 12:05 PM
Since the yearly training for work is finally over I can get back to work on my Fiero. The passenger door had the common crack at the mirror cutout and I decided it was worth a try to fix it. I think it came out ok, I used some prepreg carbon rod on the back side to support the area front and rear of the crack and I used the evercoat 994 SMC panel adhesive to glue it together. I hope with the carbon it will hold.
Next up I will be installing fieroguru's Lateral Link Relocation Kit and replacing the door glass on both sides.

Charlie
cptsnoopy APR 08, 03:42 AM
I finished installing fieroguru's Lateral Link Relocation Kit yesterday evening. It does a fine job of putting the lateral links and trailing links back to where they would be before lowering the car by 1.5".
Below are before and after pictures. This is after the rear was lowered approximately 1.5" inches with a coil-over setup.
Charlie