Firstpost! New guy and new car.....

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Thanks guys!!

MoeBawlz -- Yup -- talked to Archie before attempting the conversion -- he's an interesting character! Heard he's moving his shop -- are you in the Barrington area? I used to live near there (Cary/FRG) about 10 years ago....

Zefhix -- That's it!!!!! Thanks for the link. Just have to go out in the garage to check if that will fit........not sure if I have 11" of space back there, but the pipe diameter is right! Want to make sure that they fit just inside the notch in the rear bumper cover and aren't sticking out way past the backend of the car. Nice not r!ce.....

Just got back in from outside. Done for the weekend. Just started setting up the Fiero and the garage to do an alignment. Got ready to start adjusting the toe out back and had my small jack finally blow a seal :( It's either replace the seals or just get a new one......Probably just get a new one after work tomorrow..



Also spent a bunch of time working on the next project car. It's a '73 TVR 2500M. Think classic British engineering with a twist. Tube frame, fiberglass body, 1 pc tilt front end, but mechanicals from MG, Triumph, and other British marques unknown! I think I settled on a design for the front suspension that will be acceptable -- still working on a replacement for the factory IRS (thinking about Vette C3 IRS), and I think it'll be powered by a Ford smallblock with a Quality Roadsters EFI system. Shooting for a 1900 pound car with 350 HP.

At least no Lucas electrics anymore -- I cut out and threw away the wiring when I was taking the car down to the frame. I'll give away the gauges to someone more sentimental about British electronics than I am

Pics for the TVR coming next weekend in a separate post. That is significantly more in disarray than the Fiero -- it really just looks like a bunch of parts liberally distributed about my shop.

More later -- time for a little relaxation and an adult beverage or two....


-jeff "what is this Super Bowl thing? d