Hey guys, I know most of you won't agree with this or even like it but I'm just curious how much it would cost to have a fully drivable fiero that would have big tires and jacked up a couple feet? And if anyone has any pictures of those monster truck fiero's or any other that would be sweet! Thx
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DjDraggin Member
Posts: 2854 From: St Louis, MO. USA Registered: Feb 2003
actually.. it's been done and its DAMN COOL(well make that HOT)!!! If I had the time,money, and fiero I'd have me one of these in a heartbeat.. can you imagine the looks you get in this car?? -- just call it the JALAPEņO!! http://cybercars.com/ man that would be fun to blast past all the big ol honkin super lifted SUVs out in the mud, wait I'm one of those, hell it even has my rims on it!! HEHE BTW.. My 2 door Yukon Gts door stills sit at about side window height to my 308 kit.. LOL
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Freshj Member
Posts: 1250 From: Holly, Michigan Registered: Nov 2001
That last one is a fiero body on top of a chevy blaze chassis. I remember reading the article about it. I think that an offroad fiero would be kind of cool. I never understood why people think that in order to be an offroad vehicle, it has to have a big, useless box in the back, and the engine in the front. Hell, look at the Dakar.
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Posts: 4543 From: Martinez, Ga, USA Registered: Oct 1999
I almost bought an Nova back in the late 70's that was on a chevy K5 blazer frame. I saw a fiero for sale a while back that was supposedly almost complete but builder was deceased, think it was on a S10 blazer frame. I've seen Corvettes, Trans Ams, Elcaminos, and the Nova I mentioned earlier all on donor frames. These were all mudders, fairly specialized vehicles. I think the PISA kit, a minor lift, and some decent A/T tires would make for a decent offroader, not much different from the Baja Bugs that used to be the craze, but not much fun in the really deep mud. I guess it depends on what your looking to do with the car. If your going for the monster truck look then a donor frame and drive train is probably the best way to go, if your looking for a fun offroad buggy then the Fiero is pretty much equipped for that job with a few mods.
actually.. it's been done and its DAMN COOL(well make that HOT)!!! If I had the time,money, and fiero I'd have me one of these in a heartbeat.. can you imagine the looks you get in this car?? -- just call it the JALAPEņO!! http://cybercars.com/ man that would be fun to blast past all the big ol honkin super lifted SUVs out in the mud, wait I'm one of those, hell it even has my rims on it!! HEHE BTW.. My 2 door Yukon Gts door stills sit at about side window height to my 308 kit.. LOL
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Just an personal observation but I doubt if you would go blastin past anything on the trails we used to run, especially in the PISA equiped Fiero, I can see it floating down the Savannah river. You aren't going the same place in a modded Fiero Chassis that you could in a 3/4 ton dodge truck with a 6in lift. The Pisa Kit as a baja blaster I can see, but as a mudder/rock crawler, just don't think so. Guess it depends on what you mean by trails, one of our trails went across the river, others were through mud more than mid thigh deep and grades that would scare the pi$$ out of the average person. Can you tell I'm bored and have nothing better to do right now LOL!
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Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
I like the Jalapeno... Like was mentioned, it wouldn't be much use for real off-roading like we used to do down in the South (I had a 3/4 Dodge 4x4 too - 79 Power Wagon stepside) but for just knocking around and freaking people out, it has it's merits. I have an extra Fiero chassis out here but with all my projects I just can't see putting money into that.
It would be cool it there was a way to put an actual small truck bed in the back of it.
I went ice fishing with my friends the other day and we drove a jeep grand cherokee limited adition gold star with big baha's and 4 wheel drive. The lake we went to had a foot of snow on top of it, we did not get stuck. This would probably be the biggest challenge my car would have to face. So whats my best option? Is it even worth it? Or should I just go out and buy a truck?
It is a photo Old Lar took at Columbus. The back of the Fiero had a longitudal v8 in it. Check the gallery, there is a photo of the engine with the tonneau cover open.
