And put the transmission mounts onto the transaxle.
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You can now set the engine/trans assy. onto the refreshed cradle. Locate the transmission mounts into the holes and the Front Engine Mount to the frame rail as described in the Video Instruction Tape. Once the Front Engine Mount is located in the proper position it gets bolted down. Later it will be welded but for now it is bolted down. We will be doing a "Trial Fit" of the assembly into the Fiero and once we have confirmed proper fit we will remove it from the car and weld the mount and final assemble the all other parts.
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Before our trial fit, we install the Alternator to the Alternator Mount and put it into the engine..
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Now the "Trial Fit", we set the engine/trans/cradle assy.. Back down onto the "dolly" and roll it back up under the car. With the hoist we lift it up into the car, installing the 4 cradle mounting bolts as we go. With this assy.. In the car we are looking for clearance all around. The important clearance areas are:
1) The right side hinge box to the valve cover as detailed earlier.
2) The H.B.P. to the right side frame rail.
3) On V-6 cars, the fuel lines will interfere with the Alt. And will need to be bent a little toward the center of the car.
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Now is when we "Trial Fit" the water pump to determine the sheet metal that needs to be removed for it to fit properly. (Note: best pic I have was this pic I actually took a bit later in the assembly process, so ignore the pulleys for now)
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