Rickady88GT V8 build thread (Page 2/42)
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 10:35 PM
This is how I got the drive train.








I wanted to use the aluminum cradel but found that the stock 88 cradle was a better choice for now.
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 10:39 PM
I used the West Coast Fiero LS4 mounts on the engine but made my own cradle mounts.
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 10:45 PM
after the seat rails got cut down, they are a better fit.




In the car they do take up some head room even after the most extreme seat rail mods..






With the seat forward and the back reclined, I do have some good room.
unboundmo JUN 10, 10:48 PM
WOW Rick... Had the smog legal 3.5 now you've one upped us again.... STOP!

[This message has been edited by unboundmo (edited 06-10-2009).]

Rickady88GT JUN 10, 10:51 PM
I had to use the SRT4 seat belts for the seat swap. The reciver is bolted to the seat on the SRT4 seats, not like the Fiero that are bolted to the space frame.






I had to take the belt out of the mechenisms and switch them left to right to get them to fit the Fiero.
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 10:55 PM

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Originally posted by unboundmo:

WOW Rick... Had the smog legal 3.5 now you've one upped us again.... STOP!




Ha Ha, this is NOT my "dream Fiero" and will not be the last. I plan to sell this Fiero and build a smog legal manual LS3 I will drive this one tell I get an offer that will pay for the next Fiero.
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 11:05 PM
The SRT4 seats move a few inches more than the Fiero seats.
I now can sit closer to the steering wheel or further away from it with the new seats.
I have at least two extra inches of foot room now.
I dont have the stock carpet on the rear fire wall. I used a thinner "system" so the seats could move a little further rearward than stock.
I also moved the pedals further forward than stock. The two moves get me A LOT of "extra" leg room

[This message has been edited by Rickady88GT (edited 06-10-2009).]

Rickady88GT JUN 10, 11:40 PM
I could not use the stock Malibu gauges because the incompatable electronics. But they sure are cool looking






So I need to get the Monte gauges to fit into the Malibu cluster. BUT the Monte gauges are larger than the Malibu.
So I had to "stretch out" the Malibu pods. I used a heat gun and a drinking glass. I heated up the plastic and the glass then slid the larger glass thru the smaller plastic to get the size I wanted.
Malibu

MonteCarlo
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 11:51 PM
Before I got the Malibu dash I thought I could just instal the MonteCarlo gauges into the Malibu pod. BUT I was wrong.
Rickady88GT JUN 10, 11:54 PM
The color of the Mote gauges are cool






I wont have any of the stock Fiero stuff, so the color will all be new.