Real Fiero Tech

I think my plan is going to be to support the roof with temporary structures, take down the walls, bust the perimeter of the slab, dig and pack a reasonable footer, then lay block on top to support the walls, and the roof. unless I can come up with a reasonable way to to get some concrete under the...

From an erosion standpoint, shouldn't grass help keep that from happening? Do you really need the square footage of the patio area? What about just demolishing it completely and making the house how it was with its old exterior walls? It may help, but I still don't like that the slab doesn't extend...

Made another sample, this one was almost spot on, except for the vertical member going to the block was still too long, I forgot to correct it when I made the other changes yesterday. https://i.imgur.com/5N65H4y.jpg Can you tighten up the slots? Do you have enough clearance in the hole for the bolt...

Made another sample, this one was almost spot on, except for the vertical member going to the block was still too long, I forgot to correct it when I made the other changes yesterday. https://i.imgur.com/5N65H4y.jpg while examining this prototype, I decided the two vertical members did not need to b...

I removed the fuel filter and charge pipe, core support, and put a hole in the floor (to later be covered by the high hump floor) So far, things are beginning to look very promising for the fit up. with the firewall in position relative to the front axle centerline, I have ample clearance to the fir...

I cut a prototype today, found a simple error in my drawing, and a spot where I needed a little more clearance. I had made some revisions to reduce material, and ease installation, however, I needed to remove a little more near the oil pan rail to clear the oil pan flange. https://i.imgur.com/9g0v6D...

the pine trees, they're leaning enough, and have enough branches on the one side that they are leaning, that I don't think they will go the way I want even with a well cut notch. The patio, well, it's been washed out to some degree since I bought the place, but I also assume whoever did the patio di...

I'm making an attempt to organize my life better, so that hopefully I can accomplish more things, faster, and I was hoping that some of you would share the things that you do. Life or car projects? Organizing your life better may mean getting rid of car projects. For a project in general, I try to ...

Hi, Are you able to share drawings so we can print them out and do some mock-ups? Also, how are you planning to have these manufactured? Waterjet, steel sheets and welding? Something else? Happy to have a chat offline if it's easier. Thanks. There have been several small revisions, I'm almost ready...

I've been pretty busy lately, I've been trying to make some stuff happen with the house, and I think I'm starting to make actual progress.. I decided I wanted to install an electric, tankless hot water heater, mainly because they take up significantly less space. when hot water isn't needed, they us...

I like that idea for bigger projects, once my shop is a little more in order, I may try and implement that idea.

That looks great! I take it the ATS rotors worked out, or at least so far they do?

There have been several small revisions, I'm almost ready to make a formal prototype.

The unsuspecting victim rests... https://i.imgur.com/LAQKIF6.jpg Chomp... https://i.imgur.com/GBRqQgK.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Dh8fUKQ.jpg https://i.imgur.com/QFivooH.jpg I traded the shell of the Gran Damn for that firewall and floor section, I was able to get the floor to the second cab mount which...

I misread Eric's post as "earlier LZ9 blocks" rather than "earlier v6/60 blocks". Yes, 4mm is well within the limits of the factory brackets to accept a slotted bolt hole. Are you deleting VVT in order to install a distributor and run it on the Fiero ECM? I edited my previous po...

my project complexity is high, but thankfully it doesn't yet surpass good old pen(cil) and paper.

but why delete the VVt? it's not like DOD where it's completely unreliable (which might be an overstatement, but not the debate) megasquirt is able to control it, and it's not like you're putting in a hot cam or something, it's still just a plain old cam. The VVt does broaden the torque curve, and o...

this point on the LZ9 block is about 13mm off the pan rail, and about 130mm from the crank centerline. https://i.imgur.com/QJKGfW7.jpg however, on the LX9 (and presumably earlier blocks), the same bolt location is about 126mm from the crank centerline. both are about the same height though, at 13mm ...

This is still a work in progress, if you want to be the trial tester, let me know. This is based on an L shaped mount I picked up earlier, and an LZ4 block/oil pan that's been in my garage.

Dry erase boards and spreadsheets. Also a cork board. For entire car build projects, giant sheets of paper taped to the wall were used to make a list of everything. That's better for a team of people to stay organized. I'm typically working alone, so the team aspect is less important, but a whitebo...