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Author Topic: The new life of the formula fastback  (Read 38219 times)

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #240 on: August 14, 2019, 09:11:54 pm »
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Seat heaters?  In GA?  I thought those were more for Alaska?

I've got heated seats in my G6. They really come in handy. Especially for leather seats.
You (or at least I) can generally get by without them, with cloth upholstery. 
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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #241 on: August 14, 2019, 09:17:24 pm »
I have had vehicles with heated seats, heated side mirrors, heated steering wheel, etc.  My wife did like the heated seats.  Those were leather seats.  Not complaining about the heat, but just another expensive thing to worry about.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #242 on: August 15, 2019, 11:43:20 am »
The seats were based on the lack of the 88 velcro in the sest base and the production date stamp on the foam.

As for the seat heaters, I have a major set of back problems and so following some practices or workouts I use them to alleviate some of the pain.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #243 on: August 15, 2019, 05:49:11 pm »
I'm fortunate, in that I only have 1 set of back problems.  They removed 2 vertebrae, installed fakes, and fused some vertebrae together.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #244 on: September 10, 2019, 10:59:56 pm »
Having a garage again has made things much smoother. Got the fuel filter changed. The rust colored junk that came from the filter was ugly!

Also changed the AC belt while I was in there as it was dqueeling a touch occasionally when the car was warm and had been idling a bunch. Still working on sorting out the pressure gauge issues to get a real idea of the motor temp. Will burp the coolant when I take the car off stands tomorrow.

I also managed to score a full set of 2013 Camaro tail lights and trim bezels to make my own set up for the fiero so I will start the prep for that tomorrow if I get the time before the heat gets to be too much in the garage.

Just waiting now on the shipping quote for the spare 88 cradle I am purchasing and all the parts I ordered from Rodney to arrive so I can start building up the cradle I will be putting the 3.4 DOHC set-up on and preparring for that swap.

Also unboxed the body panels I will be putting on the car and started to layout my battery relocation to the frunk.

Lots of stuff to do yet and that doesn't include all the paint work I have ahead of me!

Hope that I can trouble shoot any remaining issues and be able to make RFTH.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #245 on: September 10, 2019, 11:02:07 pm »
So, you have a house, now?

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #246 on: September 11, 2019, 12:02:10 am »
Not exactly. I moved in with Marilyn out in Winder. My house in Alaska has not sold yet so I am still not in a position to purchase a home.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #247 on: September 11, 2019, 09:55:34 am »
Where are you located out here? 
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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #248 on: September 11, 2019, 05:26:26 pm »
Brown muck in the tank?  We cleaned the tank out very well when we put the sender and pump in it. 
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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #249 on: September 11, 2019, 06:09:52 pm »
I thought the muck was in the filter, which should have been replaced when the pump was replaced.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #250 on: September 11, 2019, 07:35:17 pm »
We replaced the sending unit, fuel pump and filter sock, fuel filter and injectors.  The tank had been thoroughly cleaned.  It may have even been replaced from the original.  I don't remember.  If it was in the fuel filter it came from the tank. 
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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #251 on: September 11, 2019, 07:48:15 pm »
According to the thread, the tank was from the parts barn.  You posted that you had run cleaner through the tank.  Coild yhe brown stuff have bedn from the cleaner?  Someone mentioned concrete-etch, and someone else mentioned evaporust.

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« Reply #252 on: September 11, 2019, 07:56:59 pm »
I don't know what was used.  Michael did the cleaning, I believe. 
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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #253 on: September 11, 2019, 07:58:55 pm »
He recommended evapo-rust, so probably used that, if he did the cleaning.

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Re: The new life of the formula fastback
« Reply #254 on: September 12, 2019, 12:45:17 am »
Where are you located out here?

I am right on the Stathom side just a little off 211.