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

[orphancars]

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

[MoeBawlz]

I live in Palatine, no more than 10 minutes from Barrington and 15 from his shop. His shop isnt all that big, but its JAMMED with Fieros... Almost NO room to move in there. They have some interesting body kits out now. And do you know where they are moving to? I didnt know that they were even planning to do so. I havnt been there in a while.

[Restomod]

I think the new Pontiac Gran Prix square aluminum tips would be cool and they are centered over the pipe I think.
YEP! just found these...cant beat the price!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33633

[bnoon]

I think the new Pontiac Gran Prix square aluminum tips would be cool and they are centered over the pipe I think.
YEP! just found these...cant beat the price!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=33633

He needs the offset inlets, as he mentioned here:

You also hit on something with the exhaust tips! Want to change them, and I'd also like to get the rectangular Camaro tips out back. Only thing is that the off the shelf ones have the outlet centered in the tip, and I had to move the tailpipes to the outer edge of the openings in the fascia to get the flowmasters and the cats all packaged in there. Yet more fabrication! BTW -- it is a true dual exhaust out back -- dual cats/dual mufflers!

The stock rectangle Camaro tips are offset, but both sides are offset to the left so can't be used. The ones restomod posted can't be used... Here's a set with left/right though... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...sPageName=WDVW I just can't find the L/R versions of the Camaro Lt1/LS1 rectangle tips though...

[Restomod]

My bad read it wrong...

[Steve1968LS2]

NICE CAR!! Must be a blast.. what does that thing weigh???

The best part is all the weight is right over the back wheels.. nice job!

Oh, and welcome to the site

[orphancars]

Steve1969LS1 -- Thanks for the welcome Haven't had the chance to get the car over to my friend's house where the scales live, but I think/hope that the car should be between 2500 (wish!) to 2700 (probably) pounds. Really want to see what the weight distribution is...

Know a friend of mine that did a LT1 swap on his 88 Fiero -- his weight gain was only 10 pounds going from the factory 2.8 V6 to the V8.

-jeff d