Real Fiero Tech

so, I've made a significant change to what I was going to do with the house, I decided not rebuild the "patio" space, as it would just cost too much money to properly enclose. probably won't be a ton of pictures, as most of the work is kinda hard to capture in a picture right now, when it'...

I'll have to look into the element analysis, I'm not sure how well it would work with the way I design my parts, but that's a great reason to change the way I design parts. I'm on design 3 of the alternator mount, I'm onto a design that I believe to be viable, but I would like to integrate a dog bon...

Fwiw, I did a tape measure alignment on my car. I set camber with an angle finder, then measured to the wheel faces for toe. Tire wear has been acceptable, and the car drove great.

I've been working towards a new design alternator mount, which should allow for the use of intermediate shafts, and hopefully, automatic transmissions. My old design used the bosses on the side of the block that both of those bolted to, this one, while possibly looking simpler, is a bit more complic...

welcome to the board! always nice to see a new name around.

what are you looking at for engine choices? as I understand it, CARB legal swaps can be quite difficult.

still learning to refine the scans to something slightly more useful, it looks like mixed modeling may be an option, but I need to get my scan process cleaned up first.

https://youtu.be/qOQqbb9KHj8?si=EfFYKTDMLoIpVGFL

for now, the main objective was to use it as an aid, so that I can attempt to digitally prototype parts faster. I think as I get the scanner setup better, the results of the scan will be improved. here is a scan of an LZx engine block corner, which could be helpful for determining interference point...

That's awesome! I didn't realize you were adding ABS, it's neat that the BMW unit can work in standalone. Anymore details on that?

I found this noteworthy while working on a "gen 2" alternator bracket, the bolt pattern on the end of the head is the same on an LZ as it it on the earlier engines, while this isn't massively significant, it is potentially useful depending on how a mount is developed. https://i.imgur.com/l...

have you had a chance to test fit the engine to the cradle with that mount?

I've been working on a bunch of projects, this model, is a LZ9 belt tensioner, with the ribbed pulley swapped for a smooth pulley. https://i.imgur.com/17i3CWp.png I also picked up a 3d Scanner, it's not exactly reverse engineering grade, but hopefully I can use it to model parts of the LZx engine in...

so since I'm now a moderator, you all should know I rule with an iron fist and will ban anyone who posts anything I don't like. not really though, as a overall thing, I don't care what you post here, as long as the discussion doesn't melt down to name calling, it's legal, and not porn or hate speech...

I swapped my 85 from auto to manual, but as others have said, it's all about what you want from the car.

I'll do it, just let me know what needs done.

Some shots below. Couple thoughts: 1. Nice welds. 2. Real clean cuts. 3. Paint looks pretty nice not even considering how fast you made it. 4. We were thinking it might be helpful to incorporate one more bolt hole from below. 5. A gusset would be reassuring. 6. A thicker gauge would be nice Would b...

Shaun41178(2) wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 5:08 pm Trimming of hinge bracket necessary for the Lucerne mount? Isn't that the water manifold already employed by a member here?

not 100% sure, I know someone on Facebook is running one, but I haven't seen pictures.

on the subject of alternator mounting, it's worth mentioning that 3.9's installed in buick Lucernes have a different alternator and water manifold, GM parts Giant list this manifold as available, however, if you order they cancel and say it's not available. this mount fits LS truck alternators, whic...

Thanks for keeping the site up, I have no idea how much of a PITA it is, but I imagine it's not always a cake walk.

Most people just modify one of the stock 2.8 brackets, however, I did test fit parts on a LX9 oil pan, and they do fit the same as they do on the LZ4 pan I have, with the exception of the taller vertical part, the LZx version is too short for the older engines. Would a dual use version be as simple...

I'm fairly certain the LS4 uses a different style alternator than most other LS engines, but I could be wrong. Either way, I have one here, and used it to validate the model shown in one of the above pictures. I cut prototypes yesterday morning when I got off work, the parts fitup looked good initia...