handmedownreatta
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first of all i always thought marcks prices were too high.his site was always a great place to get something if you needed it and couldn't find it elsewhere.i suggested more than once marck should be the one to make a bulk purchase to woo a strut manufacturer to make more struts.im glad he did though my reattas totalled.two thoughts....i don't know how much marck is paying for these struts that rockauto is selling for 61 dollars.and two.the rockauto struts may just be some old stock found in a ware house somewhere.
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thats a little better price than the other guy.
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5 hours ago, Sinister Performance said:
West Coast Fieros caters to the Fiero community and I'm not sure if any kits they sell will work for a Reatta swap unless it is specifically noted on their website.
The only mount brackets that need to be modified to get the Series 2/3 engine to work in a Reatta is the A/C compressor mount (modifications shown above) and the dog-bone mount (also shown above).
this is to swap a 1989 reatta engine and transmission into a 1987 2.5 automatic fiero.the reatta is wrecked.
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On 6/12/2023 at 12:15 PM, Sinister Performance said:
I am always willing to share information, if asked 🙂. As previously mentioned, 1995-older 3800 Series 1 engines (including the Series 1 Supercharged) are the same physical size (heads and block) as the stock 3800 engines that came in the Reatta. So the stock Reatta mounts will work on a Series 1 SC engine without modification.
3800 Series 2 (1995-up) and Series 3 (2004-up) engines are nearly identical to each other; but differ greatly from previous generations of the 3800. The Series 2/3 engine blocks have a 1 inch shorter deck height which makes the engine both shorter and narrower - this impacts any mounts that bolt to the cylinder head and upper block areas. The stock Reatta A/C compressor mount bracket is impacted by this, but can be easily modified to work on a Series 2/3 engine as shown in the attached pictures.
Since the Reatta uses an upper dog-bone mount on the driver's side of the front cylinder head, this will need to be modified as well so it will work on a Series 2/3 engine. I have attached a picture of this modified mount to this post as well. Basically, you need to modify it by increasing its height up away from the Series 2/3 block's deck by about 1 inch to put it in the same position as it was on the stock engine.
i didn't know to ask you.west coast fiero has a kit 3800 Series I Mount and Bracket Kit (AUTO) | Fiero Brakes, Fiero performance, Fiero exhaust, Fiero parts, LS1 (westcoastfiero.com) that should work i clicked the 'contact us'tab to ask them for sure if this kit would work with my 1989 3.8 and transmission but they didn't bother to answer.
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you could cut holes in the car or make or buy some sub boxes to lay in the rear area.
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no but you can install 6x9s in the back using parts from a 1990.
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one thing these 3800 swappers never tell you is if the reatta engine and trans mounts will fit the series two engines.im trying to buy a 1987 fiero[four cylinder/auto]to swap my engine and trans into.the kits to swap the 3800s never say if they will work on my 1989 engine and trans too.
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that works well on week days.
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im going to look at a car saturday if its still available.its 3500.how is the payment handled?im not carrying 3500 dollars around.
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44 minutes ago, 2seater said:
At that point, just pull the engine. Easy peasey on a stand.
i was thinking of doing them hanging from the engine hoist.
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3 hours ago, Barney Eaton said:
Which freeze plug (s) are you attacking?
I would try and get the firewall side from under the car.
the transmission is in the way.
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unbolt torgue converter, bellhousing bolts,engine mounts,exhaust,fuel line,intake hose,throttle cable.kick down.water hoses,vacuum lines,what am i forgetting?
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the thing i don't like about fb marketplace is that you can't search for certain year cars.also they throw other cars into the search findings.if im searching for a 2005-9 mustang i don't want to see 2003 mustangs,camaros,or challangers.
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does facebook charge for car ads?
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14 hours ago, Y-JobFan said:
Why would going air struts mean a larger market?
because they will fit rivieras too
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you got lucky with the weather.i thought friday was an all day rain.
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CHANGE the freeze plugs while the engines out.mines drip drip drip.
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i think?i saw someone selling a 1991 center on one of the reatta facebook groups today.
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1 hour ago, EmTee said:
sunroof is inoperative,
this can be a major problem.they are hard to find and some are impossible to repair,
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i also have that nc native tag though not on anything right now.i really like that riv.
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most of my parts are from jim.
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1 hour ago, Ronnie said:
When I watch the video the question that comes to mind is, "Why?".
he has other videos on building the engine mounts and three inch exaust.he needs to link them.hes apparently a cavilier nut.he has several.
Rear struts available on roc
in Buick Reatta
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if you are serious i have one from a 1989.