Traded my BROKEN Zero Turn Mower for a 86GT w/ 92k miles

[jwrape]

I've got one motor back together on the driverside.
I hooked it up and it worked perfectly. I am so happy.
Now I moved on to the passenger side and like Charlie said, it was a stripped gear.
I'm ordering a new one as I type. I've got the rest of the motor alaready cleaned and put back together.
I am also working on my Slim down pop up headlight mod.
I have cut down my buckets and made my new brackets to fit my 4x6 headlights. I should have it together tonight. I will, of course, post pics here shortly.
I'm stoked to see the lower version lights pop up together. I haven't had the head lights working up/down since I got it.

[Donster]

Are you keeping the regular lights or ar you modding to HID?

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[jwrape]

Are you keeping the regular lights or ar you modding to HID?

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I am sticking with the regular lights right now. HIDs are expensive.

[Donster]

True statement, they are expensive. I'm thinking about modding the 84 to flush-mount with duals and clear cover.

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[jwrape]

True statement, they are expensive. I'm thinking about modding the 84 to flush-mount with duals and clear cover.

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I like those too.
I thought the bucket cut down would be semi-easier. I also like the updated look of them both

[jwrape]

Yesterday afternoon I got my chance to complete the driverside light and motor rebuild.
I fininshed cutting down the bucket frame and then after install I had to go back and mod the finishing panels on the side to fit better in it's new position.
I think it looks ten times better. I love the sleek look and the clean headlight lenses.
I took some pics of the Sport's headlight in comparison. I quickly realized that I forgot to wash the Sport's headlights and they are covered in Pollen, but you get the idea.




and the bad night pic


I am still waiting to get the passenger side motor together but the housing is cut down and the light is mounted ready to install,.
I love it.

[jwrape]

Here's both headlights installed. Love the way they look. The passengerside is a touch slower than the drivers side, but it works just fine.


I ended up using the chipped gear in the passengerside. I looked at it real hard and just figured, half a tooth missing shouldn't affect it and even if it does, I will just pull it and replace it. It's not a hard task. So far it works perfectly and I think it will serve me well.


I haven't pointed them yeet because the car stopped running again. It has a bug in the fuel system power that's driving me nuts.

[Donster]

Sux with the stalling, but hey, at least your head lights look good!

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[jwrape]

Sux with the stalling, but hey, at least your head lights look good!

\D

True!, Thanks

[jwrape]

Well, I think I have a bad Fuel Pressure regulator cause it bleeds down after sitting for a while and at idle it runs at 50 psi.
Well last night I started it with the Fuel pressure gauge on the rail and left it over night.
I will check and see if it holds by tonight.
It's down to 40psi after turning the car off.


We'll wait and see tonight....

[jwrape]

Ok,..... Tonight maybe I will be able to get my GT ready for August 6th at Whodenies. I got my fingers crossed. :-)

[Donster]

Ok,..... Tonight maybe I will be able to get my GT ready for August 6th at Whodenies. I got my fingers crossed. :-)

keeping 'em crossed 4 ya too

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[jwrape]

LOL! Thanks Don

[jwrape]

Well I got a good bit done last night.
I changed out the ICM. The car still didn't start. Ew that made me mad.  I thought, O.K., the ECM is bad, let me change that out. I changed that out and as I did I found these pin holding clips laying below the ECM.

So basically the plug was connected but could have had a pin or more come loose.
So I plug in the new to me ECM and see on the large plug where the clips were off the Green and white wire not all the way in and prolly, MAYBE the reason why the fuel pump wasn't getting signal.

So I pushed in the ECM plug pin clips to make sure the pins are properly seated. I feel better thinking that was the inconsistant problem all along.

Well, I get the ECM installed correctly and check everything to be correct. Go to start the car and it doesn't start again. No Fuel Pressure still.

So I start thinking.......
My last ditch effort really..... I grab a extra grounding cable I have and attach it to one of the intake bolts and back to the negative of the battery. The car starts right up.

I think that was my problem all along. Bad Grounding somewhere or everywhere. Now I have perminantly installed a extra ground wire to the block.

I next moved on to replacing the Fuel Pressure regulator. I pulled off the top of the intake and found, what I had assumed, that the EGR tube was bad. The top part that attaches to the intake had already been welded VERY poorly and was leaking. I removed it and found that it was covered up with a Aluminum can piece at the intake. It wasn't working to begin with. Anyways I am fixing it with a 1/2"  Natural Gas flex pipe. I cut off the ends that came with it and re-flanged them into the original EGR Tube ends. So far it looks and fits great. I won't know until I get done re-painting the intake and re-installing.
But here are the ends I made up.

[Fierofool]

Wonderful news.  I've heard it said many times, and I think the last one I heard say it was Raydar.  You can never have enough grounds on a Fiero. 

The EGR tube looks great.  Is it heat proof or will it have the original insulation on it?  It gets pretty hot, especially close to the EGR valve.  Maybe you should think about making those things if they work out for you.