I'm going to try to consolidate this a bit, as it was a rather long thread (about 9 pages) on the old boards... and a lot of it was "hurry up and wait" posts. So just the "key" posts will be put back here.
What I have:
1986 GT w/ LSD'd F23 5 speed!
Originally bought with the Archie v8 swap done housing a Vortec headed "Gen I" SBC putting out around 255 HP and 330 pounds of Torque at crank, mated up to the factory Muncie 4 speed. GM Gray interior, white exterior with a weird checker-fade-to-gray trim at the bottom.
What I'm planning:Finish POR-15 coating of the frame (the back half is done)
355 Ferrari interior (with the glove box!) and the really nice environmental controls.
355 nose (both by Amida, he does awesome work!)
New carpet
Something cool with the doors (the autolocs won't work. Thank you to WhoDeanie for confirming that for me)
IMSA style quater panels with functioning scoops
Modified HSR intake with MAP EFI (originally wanted to use F.I.R.S.T., but some things change)
Nitrous Oxide system (with a full range of safety components, progressive controller, and NANO).
Mr. Mikes seat upholstery replacement things. I wanted to keep it cloth, and I think he offers that now, but leather isn't out of the question. Only looking into it now that both seats have a tear in them. Oh well. Usage will do that, right?
Nifty 17" forged wheels, the lighter the better.
What I've got:the "C" brackets for a future brake upgrade
New steering wheel (on the fence about putting it in)
S-10 Master Brake cylinder -which turns out I might not need... misunderstood something I had read on the brake upgrade.
What's been completed:The hood has "flipped" GTA vents glassed in, to help air get out from the squeeze behind the radiator. Hood was painted.
A scoop for the decklid to help get more/cooler air to the engine and clear the air filter
Twin 90mm Hella headlights and buckets, and Synthesis' stage 2 wiring harness
3 core aluminum radiator
Permacool fan
LED tail and "PONTIAC" lights, brake lights, side markers, courtesy lights, trunk light (from SuperBrightLEDS.com and TLG)
New SBC packing AFR heads, forged internals, 4 bolt main, putting down 371 HP and 381 Torque (At the wheels!) has been installed with...
Clutchnet 6 puck sprung hub and 2x pressure plate
ARP bolts everywhere! (including awesome pressure/lock washer ones for the headers, no need to re-torque!)
Spring tension bars in decklid removed, replaced with a Rodney Dickman lifter
F23 swap with Quaife LSD (with Dakota Digital Speedometer converter)
Coated headers/exhaust (Everything but the mufflers). 7/8 primary tubing, 2.5" exhaust the rest of the way
New heat insulation material put up on the firewall, along the trunk (engine compartment side) and on the under-trunk heatshield, just for completeness.
Poly suspension all around (thank you Paul for installing all the front stuff)
Adjustable coilovers, Sensa-Trak and 250# linear rate springs
750 CFM Edlebrock Carb
Very powerful 142-tooth start from PowerMaster
Ignition timing has been dialed in (as much as possible with a vacuum gauge)
What NEEDS to be done ASAP:Get the A/C hoses fixed (high and low are crossed).
Get the A/C charged
Here's the photoalbum on all the stuff in/done to my car.
http://rides.webshots.com/album/5741716 ... ?start=120And here's a link to my engine going through one of the warmup runs on the dyno -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbSJ8JPnfkELKN Speed in Mooresville is who built my engine. Scott is a fantastic guy to work with, extremely dedicated and very much an enthusiast and perfectionist. You aren't likely to find better.
Also big props to Greg (CowsPatoot) for fixing/redoing about everything electrically, including fixing my charging issue and setting it up to use the CS style alternator' and Paul, who did my F23 swap (With fantastic documentation), as well as a myriad of other odds and ends.
Joe at Vixen Cycle (now closed?) did the hood and decklid painting, exhaust work, and a lot of the work involved in the engine swap.
Jeff, formerly of Vixen Cycle, did the new headliner (with 'amateur' results - that's really bad coming from me), replaced some door parts, and had pulled my old V8 as well as applying the POR 15 coating on cradle and most of the rear of the car.
1986 Pontiac Fiero GT, 355 cubic inch small block Chevy putting down 371 HP and 381 ft/lbs torque at the wheels, with more to come!