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So nobody knows any rad minivans?

I wasn't even going to worry about materials yet, I'm still on the basics here!

I honestly have no idea. I don't want to do anything to drastic though, it's not that old of a car...

I was thinking of still being able to have 5 people able to fit, but have something cool for traveling. Cupboards would be really cool. I was thinking also a partition....... maybe?

In a few years, I plan on doing some mods to my Odyssey van. I've been looking online, but I couldn't find anything about interior swaps, since they were all full sized vans. Does anybody have any good interior swaps on a minivan, or any good ideas at least?

Well, the 04 Odyssey is seriously the only minivan in the world that I really like. It's already got an ample amount of torque, and does handle pretty good. Do you guys not have Royal Purple in the UK? They make really good synthetic oil and different fluids. Obviously I would have to look...

As you all know, my Fiero project is doomed, so let's move on. I might get my mom's 2004 Honda Odyssey, but we just rolled the odometer, so I want to refresh it a little. I was gonna take out the rear seats to make it a little more efficient, but what else should I do? It handles very well...

Well, project Fiero is officially a failure now. I finally gave up on selling it, so I gave it away.

But I can't afford to stick it out!!! It'll cost me at least $2000 to finish this swap, and that's only the beginning. I'll need a new transmission since this one'll rip apart from the torque, the wiring is a disaster, and I can't even get the old engine out! It's waay too much work for one...

Well, I just can't afford to rebuild the whole car, it's cheaper to buy a newer one. Fieros are a dime a dozen, that's why a lot of Fiero enthusiasts have 7 or more of them. Plus, I'm getting sick of paying rent on the garage, and my dad is wondering where his lights are that I'm using. Plus...

Okay, I felt like doing a quick update now. Nothing much has happened, but now I'm trying to sell the thing, because it is turning out to be a money pit. I found another Fiero of the same model and color, sunroof, everything is the same but it's the 4 cylinder with a 5 speed, and it's...

Okay, does anybody know about hotlinking here? I tried to embed pics of my car on the fiero forum, and I'm the only one who can see them on my post.

I do like the idea of running a megasquirt, but that is a TON of programming. I need to keep reminding myself about how I only found this car while searching for a beater, so I don't really want to put too much effort into it, like with running a standalone. Running the 4.9's stock ECU...

Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, I think I'm staying with fuel injection for now. People on the Fiero forum are telling me that it shouldn't be too hard to wire it up, it's just like connecting hoses, only these lines carry electrons.

Not true in this case. The ECU on the Fiero barely even runs the engine, it doesn't do much. The electronic locks and other stuff is so old I'm pretty sure they act alone. New issue at hand though, I want as many accessories off the engine as possible, like a/c and power steering, along with...

Next, I need to figure out what will affect the rest of the swap, wiring. I've been doing some reading, and some people out there have converted the 4.9 to a carburetor, and ignition via a distributor instead of a computer controlled ignition. Since I hate cars having ECUs and I don't need to...

Oh, I forgot to tell you. I had to delete the pictures off myspace. My parents are monitoring that and my Facebook, I'm very lucky they didn't go through my pictures on there. I'm telling people that I sold the car because word was spreading like wildfire, but I reposted the pics here, since...

I got more pics on my profile for people still interested. The new engine's here, but it's too cold to work on it right now.

I think I'm going to work in teams, that worked pretty good before. What happened was I worked on the engine, while somebody else was taking the brakes off, while the rest were figuring out how to remove the seats. I hope if I can work like that again, I can get more done at once. Any ideas...

I think that my engine is coming tonight, but I'm still confused. What the hell else should I do to the Fiero? Give me some cool ideas. For later I'm thinking leather racing seats, scissor doors, an MR2 dash, and flush mounted headlights. What else do I do!?!?!???

Okay, forget that then, I'll go with poly bushings.

Okay, new question. Other than being extremely loud, what are the drawbacks of not using bushings on the engine mounts?

Buick now sold!

I have bigger pics there too, and some of the Buick I have that I'm getting rid of.

My url for MySpace is on the contact information part of my profile page...

Okay, so now I've payed for an engine crane and it'll be here friday. In other news, I found out that the Fiero is lowered!!! I compared pictures of mine to the same model on google, and mine is at least half the height as stock.

The thing with the engine crane is I'm going to use it for lifting the back end of the car, since most people go through the bottom with the engine. I also need to buy the engine wiring harness and ecu, but I've got that lined up too.

OKAY, I finally got the engine! It's a 4.9L V8 out of a 90's Cadillac. It's kinda weak at 200hp, but that's plenty for a light car. :p:p:p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hncXUqPd2rI&feature=related Check out some of his other videos, it shows his build and stuff. My problem now is getting...

My main problems are the engine, which after sitting a year in a garage (wasnt prepped for storage) then was left in a thunderstorm, then it wouldn't even turn over. The battery box was completely rusted, so I threw it out. Also the brakes are frozen because they left the e-brake on for a year...

Well, like I said before, I like this car too damn much. I feel connected to it. I might get another car to drive around until this one's done anyway. Oh yeah, and Fiero means "proud" in Spanish, so...

Alright, so the junkyard I visited was the place for all the clunkers, so there's a TON of good car parts. There are a couple drug dealer cars with really expensive rims, so I'm gonna get stuff from there and sell it for a lot more!:p

Can't do that either, I don't want to give up my job at the bank, since I'm also getting school credit for it, which I also need so I can have an hour and a half for lunch AND get out of school an hour early. I have thought of one good idea though, have you guys heard of "cash for clunkers"?

My dad's a loser, which is why my car is kept a secret from them. If they knew about the car, project Fiero would be over. As for my friends, I am the only one of them who knows/cares about cars, so they're not much help. The only thing that they'll help me on is rent, but that's when they get...

UPDATE FOR EVERYONE: The sponsors said no since the fab work would get it into 5 figure prices. Gentlemen, I am officially #!#!#!#!ked.

That's actually not that big of a problem with GM. The thing is, since GM is trying to make as many cars for as cheaply as possible, a lot of the engines are not diversified. The engine mine has now is actually the same one in 90s Camaros and Firebirds, but those are bored and stroked, and...

I'm still trying to figure out what engine to get though, so here are my parameters: It has to be really cheap, transverse, it has to weigh around 350 lbs or less, and has to have good potential. I've been doing some more research and I think I could do an SR20, but I think I'm missing...

I've gone to the junkyard, but the problem is everything has already been picked over, there's nothing useful left. I do work at a bank, but I'm only working 3 hours after school on minimum wage, 2 or 3 times a week.

But the thing is I don't have enough money to get it running, let alone modded. The sponsors know this too, since I told them I'm still a Junior in high school. Since they just opened shop about a month ago, they don't have much money yet, but they do have a ton of tools and the fabrication...

Sooooo.... Anybody know about my vh45 question?

That is the kind of look I want for the Fiero. My could-be sponsors and I think that the most I could use my Fiero for in my area is street driving and drag racing, but I think if I get enough money, I want to take on something a little funner, like rallying the thing. That would require...