88 fiero rehabilation (Page 1/8)
shemdogg APR 22, 06:14 PM
Yes rehabilation lol. Saw this ad for an 88 w a blown turboed motor on cl a few months ago. Almost got it, wound up buying a sitdown mower, chipper, fwd mower, and a buncha other stuff. A few weeks ago its back on cl but in a different location, same price, but now comes w a crate shortblock. I luv trubble and trubble loves me, so, I went n got it today. It was meant to be, temps in the 80s, radios jammin 80s, doing 80something on the freeway, and going to pick up a car from the 80s. Drove to gilroy to get the trailer, then drove to his place in salinas. Met the old man and we started BSing and he showed me around his property w all the cool cars he had before we even got to the fiero. He had a lotta cool stuff


that was his dads car






plenty more I didnt take pics of, he has 105 cars, and a few fieros

Anywho, the story goes he bought it off the first guy as a project for him n his grandson, but mom bought the kid a s2000 so he didnt want the fiero anymore. First seller said it was his dads car. The son had a warehouse of fancy cars for dad to drive, 30+ 911s, and dad only would drive the fiero lol. Looks like dad had a turbo kit installed, popped the head gaskets, motor sat wet, cylinders rusted.

Loaded all the parts and the crate motor first


Loaded the rusty engine second


Then loaded up the car w my lil winch and a jetski battery


N here it is in me driveway


Very clean interior


Found a brand new set of rear speakers, and a brand new set of oem speakers in the front


Its got a cupla small damage/chips in the body but is in great shape, no rust. Got 7" wheels all around, konis, ss brake lines, and im sure ill find more stuff. Doors close like theyre brand new, no rattles. Shortblock didnt come w a cam or chain. Gonna take the motors to the machine shop and have the heads rebuilt, shorty checked over, and assembled. Thinkin about the 3.4, nows the time.


Been about 26 years since I had a fiero, always remember as a kid I saw a red gt and was in love. Now I got me one. Happy happy dawg dawg
Shem
Patrick APR 22, 06:42 PM

Great story! Looking forward to reading about your progress.


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Originally posted by shemdogg:

...an 88... Got 7" wheels all around



Not 15x6 up front?
FormulaGT APR 23, 11:06 AM
I am almost 2 years into the same project. Mine sat for about 15 years. Installed all new fuel system and clutch hydraulics and just drove it around the block for the first time yesterday. Still plenty to do but systematic progress is being made. Looking forward to your progress posts.

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shemdogg APR 23, 11:38 AM
It was a very cool day, they guy had a story about every vehicle lol. Yes Patrick it has 7" wheels all around, I like the way the fronts stick out from the fender. Formulagt congrats on the resto. Start a thread!

Went thru the parts haul that came w the car, looks like everythings there. Lotsa stuff I dont recognize because of the turbo kit and the 88 changes. I had 2 84s in my late teens but they were 4 bangers.


nice set of headers w lil baby turbo, VCs and upper intake need lotsa love. Harness looks good


All the stuff thats going to the machine shop tomorrow, want them to hot tank everything too


2 distributors, clutch master, lotsa Sp wires, a coil, and zip lock bags o bolts n nuts back here. Tons of stereo amp wiring and rca

Prepare for tons of dumbarse questions in tech like- what is this, and where does this go lol. Its becoming painfully obvious I know nothing about fieros. My kit car was so bastardized not much is the same. And what was I finished removing lol.

Tried to clean up the oxidization, burned right thru to black primer. All good, gonna glass the few cracks and divots on the car(someone stole the rear wing by ripping it off, tards), and do some glassing on the kit car scoop. Crazy busy w work but ill get it done lil by lil.

Hey whats the paint code for this red? The rpo sticker is kinda faded but I could snap a pic if it helps. Wanna get that ordered asap!

shem
Sage APR 23, 12:17 PM
Great post!

Looking forward to seeing you put this back on the road.

Love the pics of the "old man's" cars....what year Rolls is that? What model was it he said was his dad's car.....Chiftan...like 55' or so?

You are an inspirartion dude....do all this stuff while you're still young enough and have the energy, motivation and a cash flow! LOL

HAGO!
Patrick APR 23, 07:18 PM

The day before you posted this image, a Pontiac wagon of the same vintage ('55?) pulled up momentarily in front of my house. It was in mint condition as well. Rare sight!
shemdogg APR 24, 10:30 AM
Thank you Sage! I dunno what year or model he told me it was, he was throwing so much info at me and I was really focused on the cars. Car drunk for sure. Im hoping he gets on here, I mentioned the forum and he said hes been on here. Hopefully he shows up. So many nice old trucks I didnt get pics of. That tow truck was the fresno school districts truck to tow the busses. One bus got wrecked, n the auto shop teacher put the axles n motor into the tow truck. The pic w the car on the trailer behind my truck, that highway 101 looking thru my lumber rack. 8 acres right off the freeway. Didnt wanna take too many pics of the guy stuff, I was some random dude offa craigslist. He told me he got a lotta bs offers and bs trades lol offered for the car.

Heres how those 7" wheels look on the front, I dig it



Tryin to find info on this, not much around



had some fb work to do on the kit car scoop, got all but one damaged area on the car yesterday


Gonna hafta pull the mirror for this one


Which one is the paint code?

found it
shem

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Patrick APR 24, 04:00 PM

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Originally posted by shemdogg:

Heres how those 7" wheels look on the front, I dig it

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I guess I like more of the "old school" look... with the rear tires maybe sticking out a bit, and the front tires tucked in more.

I've had aftermarket front wheels/tires on the front of my Formula (mostly for autocross) which stuck out like in the photo above, and I didn't like the way they sprayed dirty water all down the side of the car when it rained. But wet roads may be more of a problem in Vancouver than in San Jose.
82-T/A [At Work] APR 24, 04:03 PM

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Originally posted by shemdogg:

Tryin to find info on this, not much around






Nothing really to tell. This was the "original" side scoop that was offered by Holley back in the late 80s / early 90s by Coltec industries. They stopped making them at some point in the mid 90s, and the Fiero Store started to make reproduction ones with the name FIERO on it instead of Holley.

It basically screws in, and replaces the normal side vent. The idea is that this helps "catch" the air and improves the air intake like RAM-AIR. Not sure it makes much difference honestly... but I had one back in the day. I paid $20 bucks for one new from the Fiero Store back in the day, and then sold it for $120 bucks a couple of years later on eBay when I needed to make the rent payment in the late 90s... haha...


Patrick APR 24, 04:18 PM

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Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:

I paid $20 bucks for one new from the Fiero Store back in the day, and then sold it for $120 bucks a couple of years later on eBay...



That was a much better investment than your Porsche!