New project 1985 Fiero

[clintr79]

Little project i picked up off craigslist last week drove it home 130 miles.I am getting it ready for paint.Waiting on wheels tires,crossed drilled rotors.Also need to install new battery tray vaccum lines replaced the speedometer,and some othr odds and ends hope to get it painted in the beggining of febuary.Car is a 2.8 v6 4 speed stick.I should of took pics when i first brought it home but i was to excited to tear into it and wanted to get ordered what was needed asap.I will post pics when some of the parts come in and wheels and tires lmk what you think.I will be on later i am going to go work on it right now

My name is there so you know its mine

[fieldfairy2]

we used to have an 86 black/silver(trim/side skirts) gt. Looks like a nice little project, and a clean car for 24 years old. what color paint? Anyways, good luck and have fun.

[suicide_star]

**** you clint. i want a fiero so badly to tinker with. are you leaving the 2.8 in there? it's very clean, i can't wait to see some progress on it.

[greenday]

Woo! Redneck's Ferrari! OMG, my dad's gf won't stop if you say something about Ferraris. My bad, Fieros! Lol, nothing wrong with them, great little vehicles, very unique, and unlike any other American or Gm vehicle ever made. Neat.

ahhh fieros
Gotta love them.
Endless possibilitys!

[texan_idiot25]

Man that car aught to be fun with a stick.. 130 hp, RWD, mid engine...

What are the motor plans, given how redonkulously varied engine swaps are for this car,

[clintr79]

Originally Posted by suicide_star

**** you clint. i want a fiero so badly to tinker with. are you leaving the 2.8 in there? it's very clean, i can't wait to see some progress on it.

I paid 1200 for it 121000 miles runs great just needs a few little things

Originally Posted by texan_idiot25

Man that car aught to be fun with a stick.. 130 hp, RWD, mid engine...

What are the motor plans, given how redonkulously varied engine swaps are for this car,

I am leaving like it is for now no plans of a motor swap yet.
I am painting it the same color

[Donziikid]

Dude, awesome! I love Fieros! Neat little cars.

[nw~hummer]

careful! if you drive it too hard they catch on fire lol

[clintr79]

A couple parts came in today first was the new battery tray and the new vaccum can for the cruise.

New gm battery tray

New cruise canister

Got the tray installed

[KITT222]

lol! the poor mans chain-driven Ferrari! it looks to be in adequet shape. good luck with this!

[clintr79]

Not sure whay everyone says poor mans Ferrari.Its a Fiero not Ferrari some people do use them in the kits i bought it to keep like it is body wise.And most people i see turn them into the Lamborghini.I liek the body style of it as it sits and also the mid engine makes it a blast to drive

[KITT222]

we call them the poor mans Ferrari because that was GMs nickname for them

[2jack3jack]

lol id say throw an old v8 big block in it whos need leg room lol. but serously itts sweet i love fieros my dad had one back in the day that was pushing 350 hp

[clintr79]

Originally Posted by 2jack3jack

lol id say throw an old v8 big block in it whos need leg room lol. but serously itts sweet i love fieros my dad had one back in the day that was pushing 350 hp

I think a big block would be horrable to fit in there.I seen plenty of small blocks and there a tight fit.The best i've seen is the 3800 supercharged out of the bonniville and grand prix gtp.Plenty of power but does not take up to much room

[texan_idiot25]

There was one guy using the turbo 2.0 Ecotec in his. Lost the thread though long ago.

Cadi North stars are fairly easy to find, 300 hp at 6k rev limit! Not to mention a big heavy cady can average in the 20s with that motor if you were gentle enough.

[greenday]

Originally Posted by clintr79

Not sure whay everyone says poor mans Ferrari.Its a Fiero not Ferrari some people do use them in the kits i bought it to keep like it is body wise.And most people i see turn them into the Lamborghini.I liek the body style of it as it sits and also the mid engine makes it a blast to drive

Wouldn't take it too personally, everyone knows it's a gm, BUT, my dad's idiot gf won't shut up about them if they're brought up, for the idiot poor, it's a Ferrari! lol. The nice shiny parts make the rest of the engine bay look bad imo. Do you accidentally go to the wrong end of the car on accident? Looks like owning a MR would take some adjusting.

[clintr79]

Originally Posted by greenday

Wouldn't take it too personally, everyone knows it's a gm, BUT, my dad's idiot gf won't shut up about them if they're brought up, for the idiot poor, it's a Ferrari! lol. The nice shiny parts make the rest of the engine bay look bad imo. Do you accidentally go to the wrong end of the car on accident? Looks like owning a MR would take some adjusting.

I am not done cleaning and painting in the engin bay,i agree it does look bad.

[2jack3jack]

lol i know i was just kidding about the bigblock. my dad threw a small block into his turn it into a sleeper sold it for double

[clintr79]

Come home from work last night and my wheels and tires came in nothing fancey but alot better than stock.The tires were shot and would of cost 400 for new ones i got got the wheels tires mount and balance shipped for 538 from discounttire.They are the stock size 215 60 R14.I am waiting on my rotors to arrive before i can instal them.Here is a couple of pics