Aurora 4.0l / Izuzu 5 speed swap into 88 coupe (Page 9/102)
cptsnoopy OCT 02, 08:03 AM
the front cross member was beefed up a little more and the ends of the tubing capped. it should hold ok...




there has been a little progress on the upper mounts. had to put the swaybar and right suspension with axle on to check for clearances. on the forward one the engine will be supported by both the head and the block. on the rear one the engine will be supported by the head only.



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Will OCT 02, 10:39 AM
Completely fabbing your own brackets?
cptsnoopy OCT 02, 03:22 PM

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Originally posted by Will:

Completely fabbing your own brackets?


so far i am. it is not the greatest idea because they weigh a ton. i should have weighed the cradle before i started, it feels much heavier now. I will weigh it when I am done and compare it with a weight that someone can post for me. i will be very suprised if the engine ever pulls out of the mounts. going for overkill...

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GSXRBOBBY OCT 02, 05:21 PM
Well, when I am building my mounts I am sure I will also go a little over what is needed. But then again I do that with everything I do "I HATE redoing stuff"!!!!!

By the way what rubber mount is that again, is that a Dodge truck mount?
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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
thespeedshop@sbcglobal.net
My build thread

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GSXRBOBBY OCT 05, 12:15 AM
I pulled the front of my motor apart to see just what I wanted to do tonight as far as running the belt and I think I am going to run it close to what you did. However, I was thinking of just mounting the idler pulley on the head?

Do you know what the part number is for the grooved Idler pulley you used Snoopy or what auto and motor its from?
Also, I was wondering what the stock size belt is?

This is the way I was looking at running the belt, I was thinking I may be able to just use the stock bent?

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
thespeedshop@sbcglobal.net
My build thread

cptsnoopy OCT 05, 01:05 AM
Bobby,

I wanted to be sure of your routing. I have mine routed like this. I am pretty sure that is the stock routing with the exception of the idler pulley instead of the pwr strng pump pulley.



this pic shows why I did not bolt the pulley to the head. it would have interference from the tensioner and the bolt that holds the alt bracket.


I don't remember the stock size belt, the auto store guy told me about a month ago and I think it was around 83" or so. but you can call and ask your parts guy. the belt that is working for me is 74" long. the fiero v5 a/c compressor has a slightly smaller pulley than the caddy HR-6 compressor. also my a/c compressor is moved out about 3/8" or so further away from the crank than stock. because the a/c compressor is out further, the alt may be out further also but i did not have the stock brackets to compare it with. the idler pulley is a DAYCO brand # 89014 109mm 6 grove pulley. it took four trips to the store to get the idler and belt size correct...

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GSXRBOBBY OCT 05, 01:41 AM
I see what your saying and I was looking at that but without a pulley on there wasn't sure.

Also I sent you a P.M.

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
thespeedshop@sbcglobal.net
My build thread

pavo_roddy OCT 17, 09:32 PM
HI all,

Any more updates on this..???

GSXRBOBBY OCT 17, 10:41 PM
pavo_roddy, he has been sick so I don't think he has been up to much lately. I am sure he will be jumping on it again soon though.

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Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
thespeedshop@sbcglobal.net
My build thread

cptsnoopy OCT 17, 11:11 PM
the cold is mostly gone. i had the fun of cleaning the outside of the trans. then cutting the starter notch. I got started on this because the spec flywheel and clutch came in last week. the flywheel had to go back for another one but they really look sharp! so this time the trans should be ready to go on when the flywheel shows up.

starter notch. this was not too hard to cut and shape with the trusty dremel.


one pretty clean trans. no paint for this thing. it will match the engine this way.

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