Build Thread: Addicted to L67's~updated 4/6/2013

[wa04compg]

Awsome!

[88formula]

Very nice man! I wish I was mechanically inclined to be able to do something like this.
I also have to tell ya, very nice welds!!

-Jo

Hey thanks man. I have been welding since I was 15, and now have 100's of hours of training at it, half the time I am at work I am welding, so that helps lol. Also anybody with enough will power can pull of the swap. It just takes a decent mechanical set up and TONS of time.

[88formula]

how hard was the swap? did you have to do custom anything?

Basically everything you need can be rather easily purchased from a Fiero vendor, or made yourself. You will have to splice the harness ( I have no gauges and it is just to the point of running the motor), custom motor mounts, adapt fittings for all your fluids (fuel lines, coolant lines, etc., and the passenger side axle has to custom made, there are tons of good guides for everything that has to be done. It only takes a TON of time and motivation, and a little bit of mechanical experience and tools.

[MoarkatsINmuhtrailer]

You may wanna get a new shift kit.
... Soon.

Nice ride though

[88formula]

You may wanna get a new shift kit.
... Soon.

Nice ride though

Why, whats wrong with the ZZP shift kit? I hear they are all the same? Except that one comes with springs too or something like that? Not a trans guy.

[REDCRAPGP]

Tends to be made of cheap quality and the spacers they send in the kit tend to mushroom very easily.

[Speedy1973]

This thread is full of AWESOME!!
Love the Fiero bro, looks good

[MoarkatsINmuhtrailer]

Exactly what Red said...


The spacers mushroom...bad..

My buddy did one in his gp....3k later when we had to tear the tranny apart..it wasn't even a shift kit anymore..more like a sh1t kit

[88formula]

This thread is full of AWESOME!!Love the Fiero bro, looks good

Hey thanks! There will be plenty more awesome to come! I cannot wait to get this thing finished and dyno tuned!

[88formula]

Havent had much time to work on porting the second head yet, but I did have some more ZZP goodies waiting for me on the door step when I got home today!

Stainless exhaust valves

new 3" flex joint for when I fabricate my full custom exhaust!

New flex plate

[DanPrixGTP]

Cant go wrong with goodies at the front door.

[88formula]

A big package on the porch today, wonder what it could be?!

[TLSheff]

I solemnly swear to stop ordering parts at 3am and to open my packages before I get the car up on jackstands and remove the wheels.

am I supposed to do with only one rear and one front rotor?

^ His rotors for the OTHER side of the car???

[DirtDog]

A big package on the porch today, wonder what it could be?!

OK OK you've got me...what is it

Sent from my pager using Morse code. ... .. ... ....

[REDCRAPGP]

Headers!

[dsmuts]

It's headers mine looked the same.

[REDCRAPGP]

^ yup mine to actually still have the box sitting in my garage. So 88formula what did I win?

[88formula]

Headers! Sorry it took me a while to get back on here. Tons of stuff to do around the house, I dont know how I will ever get this car done!




1 9/16" primary's unlike the described 1.5, and also unlike what everyone on here says 1 3/4...


crossover on the 'inside' part of the slip joints is only 2 1/8"ish


The main collector and downpipe are all just shy of 3", and the flange for connection to your exhaust is only 2.5"


Overall, coming from a welder, I am pretty impressed with the quality. I dont even think I will need to touch up anything (although I havent fully inspected them yet) Definetly a major improvement from stock cast manifolds that measure barely 1"x1.5" ish at the primary's and barely over 1.5" at the necked up part of the crossover.

EDIT: I am wondering how well the headers finish will fair to the heat. I live in Georgia, so road grime/salt etc is not a problem. I original planned on painting them flat black... but wow that mirrored stainless finish sure would compliment my polished aluminum valve covers... Really been contemplating looking into getting my blowers exterior polished, but not sure how much that would cost, and know for a fact I dont want to tackle it myself!

[dsmuts]

Mine are holding up decent and have been on for about a year and half.

[REDCRAPGP]

On my previous set never had a issue w/ heat here In Florida. Love the stainless color but of course they'll turn all rainbowish after a few starts up. Quality is good for $200 headers I just picked another set up a few months back still waiting to install. Only issue I'm having is finding a ship to modify the dip area without charging me a butt load of money.