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Pictures of my 84 project (Page 1/8) |
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fierosound
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OCT 14, 03:38 PM
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Many of you know from my other threads that I've been working on an 84 project for a while now.
Finished rebuild here: http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum3/HTML/000077.html
EDIT: This is the car that was "sold" to me http://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...070315-4-032634.html Car was described as a "nearly mint 9.5 out of 10" vehicle - so I bought this car without seeing it first. Big mistake!
I started dismantling the car a couple of weeks later on the Labour Day Weekend right after I received it. These are the pics I took at that time back in 2006.
While looking over the body, aside from the usual stone chips on the body and mirrors, the most noticeable problem was that the front bodywork didn't "sit" properly.
A closer look showed up these damaged areas. It looked like the hood and fender got pushed back into the pillar, most noticeably on the driver's side.
The leading edge of the hood by the driver's side headlight had an area of chipped paint (hard to see in this photo) that had been poorly repainted as they didn't even fill and sand the chips first.
You can see that the hood was cracked in the hinge support area. The cracked support was left unrepaired and flexed with opening and closing of the hood, but the hood was repainted as seen by overspray on the headlight door.
Further dismantling showed that this car had been in an accident (a surprise to me because this was NEVER mentioned by Chester!) Here's the hammered out damage in the driver's headlight area.
There's no apparent repair to the steel bumper and honeycomb energy absorber wasn't broken up, so these must have been replaced. But again, the damage that "didn't show" was left as is. You can see the top corner of the fender attaching point broken off.
Also, there was no observable damage or repair that you would have expected to see on a repaired front fascia, so I expect this was replaced. But there was this minor damage at the upper edge, so perhaps it was a used fascia that had been installed.
At the back of the car, there were some problem areas as well - a chip in the decklid's corner.
Some scapes on the mirrors.
Virtually every 84 I've seen has a damaged cover over the battery. Usually the "hook" or the little support tab is broken off.
Another serious problem was that the decklid "skin" was separating from the decklid structure. Lots of bodywork ahead - and needs new paint! (not something expected on a "mint" car!)
A "9.5 out of 10" car. Yeah right
Completed car as it is now - click on link below
------------------ My World of Wheels Winners (Click on links below) 3.4L Supercharged 87 GT and Super Duty 4 Indy #163[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 02-07-2021).]
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Newbfiero
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OCT 14, 06:28 PM
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KurtAKX
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OCT 14, 06:59 PM
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quote | Originally posted by Newbfiero:
This is Nice ..Am grabbing a chair on this thread can,t wait to see more
Edit ----- there something about 84s that relax me
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Its that 84s are the best. There is nothing more relaxing than working on a white 84 Fiero.
end highjack.
Fix it up nice!
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fierosound
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OCT 15, 08:45 AM
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quote | Originally posted by KurtAKX:
Its that 84s are the best. There is nothing more relaxing than working on a white 84 Fiero.
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Thanks. Weren't half the 84's that were sold White anyway? Red and White were the only 2 colors at the start of production, weren't they?
The car's clearcoat also appeared to be etched with tree sap or something. I only managed to get the windshield clean with heavy duty rubbing compound and a body buffer. https://www.fiero.nl/forum/...090219-1-067246.html[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 09-02-2023).]
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Isolde
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OCT 15, 11:37 AM
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mine's an early-production '84 and it's white.
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fierosound
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OCT 16, 09:38 AM
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fierosound
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OCT 20, 08:33 AM
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fierosound
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OCT 23, 04:33 PM
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KurtAKX
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OCT 23, 06:41 PM
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quote | Originally posted by fierosound:
Time to post more pictures. This was an unfinished engine installation and there was lots of goofy jury-rigging going on. Here's some examples. ............................ At the "front" of the engine was a coolant outlet. There was no thermostat here, only a restrictor plate (essentially a washer) to control coolant flow. This guy also didn't believe in using gaskets. This ugly brown sh1t was everywhere! ................ So the hoses ran across the engine bay to connect the out-flowing coolant to the coolant pipe on the opposite side of the car. Because of this, he threw away the firewall's upper heat shield that was in the way.
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The orifice but no thermostat in the coolant outlet is not a hack, its actually the recommended procedure from the Pontiac "Performance Plus" Super Duty engine build manuals circa 1984-1985.
Ditch the corrugated hose. Those hoses do not work well in performance applications.
Is your car a Superduty automatic? Can you put up some more stuff about your engine and engine management/fueling?
Is that a SD head on a production block? Do you know what the harmonic balancer is off of? Does it have a part number on it? No V-belt Dukes came from the factory with a V-belt pulley that actually has a damper in it.
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fierosound
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OCT 24, 08:46 AM
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quote | Originally posted by KurtAKX:
The orifice but no thermostat in the coolant outlet is not a hack, its actually the recommended procedure from the Pontiac "Performance Plus" Super Duty engine build manuals circa 1984-1985.
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I know that - got the same book. I was just showing what a crappy install the outlet and the hoses were. It could have been installed at the opposite end of the head and simplified connecting the coolant hose.
Please keep in mind, this IS NOT my build. Just showing you how the car was when I bought it. I never had the engine running, neither did the previous owner.[This message has been edited by fierosound (edited 10-29-2008).]
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