Just thought I'd say hi. A few years back when my son was only 11 he used the money he'd been saving (not a lot) to buy himself a rock solid 2 door 1971 Vauxhall Firenza. It's a very rare car here in Canada, since GM imported very few here. Rare is pretty cool, but it has made this a difficult project.
The plan originally was to swap in a SBC, but since fuel prices shot up, and the insurance company said theres no way they'd insure it, he decided to go another route. He recently purchased (again, with his own money) a Merkur XR4Ti with a new turbo and engine, as a donor.
Some health issues sidelined the project for a few years, but I'm still alive, so it's time to try again :).
So far he's collected.
-Professionally rebuilt Ford 2.3T with rebuilt turbo
-spare complete engine for parts
-few used turbos for spares
-T-bird intercooler
-adjustable boost regulator
-C4 tranny from a Pinto (correct bellhousing)
-Pinto flexplate & good convertor
-wiring harness & computer
-Pinto driveshaft
-B&M shifter (missing cover and cable)
-Grant steering wheel
-nice welded aluminum racing seat (expired) and cover
-nice Simpson camlock 5 point harness (expired)
-quality gauges (volt, mech oil pressure, mechanical water temp, boost)
-nice 5" sun tach with shift light
-extinguisher and bracket
-custom stainless turbo exhaust manifold
-5 point cage to adapt (out of XR4Ti)
-4' of .065" - 3" t304 stainless to build a turbo down tube
-enough 2 1/2" stainless to finish exhaust
-new "ricer" style stainless muffler (2 1/2" inlet)
- good rad (if it'll fit ?)
-big aftermarket electric fan
-and some other bits I can't remember right now
Next we need to find a posi rear end with a descent gear out of a 2wd S10 (perfect length). And a front crossmember/steering/brakes from a Fiero. We're going to look at an 85 Fiero this weekend. We need the crossmember asap, since we can't fit the engine until it's in. Our first post will be about these Fiero IFS swaps, since the info we found so far is a little sketchy.
Anyway, Nice to be here :D.
