"The Survivor" build thread (Page 7/9)
ltlfrari JAN 12, 12:29 PM
Oh No! We're interested. Well I am anyway, I want to know how this all turns out.

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Dave

www.ltlfrari.com

Tony Kania JAN 12, 01:07 PM
Gotta agree, I am interested also. I like your posts. Makes me laugh quite often. Also like the work that you are doing. Keep it up. Don't get down, unless you are dancing.

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ltlfrari JAN 12, 02:44 PM
I love the pics with half a Fiero chassis lying on it's side in the garage. You must have a great other half (of the married type I mean, not the other half of the Fiero!).

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Dave

www.ltlfrari.com

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fieroboom JAN 12, 02:56 PM

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Originally posted by ltlfrari:

I love the pics with half a Fiero chassis lying on it's side in the garage. You must have a great other half (of the married type I mean, not the other half of the Fiero!).



Heh, you haven't seen her in the GWF thread? She's all about it... She not only tolerates my crazy shenanigans, she also gets in on it with me! She is dead set on a Huffaker IMSA replica, so I've definitely got my work cut out for me!

I might have to sideline this one (or at least go at it more slowly) for a bit... I'm really wanting to try my hand at a 4 seater while the kids are still living at home, and I'm very seriously considering taking that project on soon too. And no, I'm not interested in buying GM's 2+2, nor am I interested in the one at Archie's (unless he happens to give it away). There are some things I don't like about either one of those, and I want to start from scratch and build a sweet 4m8 that's gonna knock ALL of your socks off!
But first I gotta get my '88 home, and get it in shape (stock) for Daytona & Run for the Hills....
Man, so many Fieros, so little time!!
Rivethead JAN 13, 10:40 AM
Man, just wanted to let you know that there are more people intrested in what you are doing than you realize. Somehow I found your "Journal of a Concept" page back in November right after you started it. I was checking in reguarly, couldn't wait to see what you did next and then you cleaned up your garage and... Where'd he go?
Luckily I caught back up with you here. I don't even own a Fiero, never have, although I do like them and appreciate the inovative engineering that made them possible. I joined this forum yesterday for the sole purpose of letting you know that people are watching. Finish this project, do the 4M8, hell, I liked the stuff about the engine hoist and the welder mod. Just keep moving forward and keep posting.

Bob
fieroboom JAN 13, 04:44 PM
Wow. Thanks. I actually had a lot more stuff up there, and I screwed up and wrote over it on an update... stoopit delete flag... Hopefully I can get back on it tonight.
fieroboom JAN 14, 02:08 PM
Very teeny tiny update from lastnight... For some reason, the holiday season just makes me not want to get going again on anything. I went down to work on it lastnight, and had no motivation at all... Anyway, all I did was gap weld the other side of the hinge spacer on the boom. I started to do some more to it, but just generally didn't feel like it.




Several passes and a couple of rods later, and I ended up with this:




Tonight I'm planning on getting the jack cradle welded in, and getting the hinge on the boom drilled out. I've got to go buy a drill bit, because the hole is a little bigger than my 1/2" bit. Hopefully after tonight I can at least have a semi-operational prototype to show.

EDIT:
If any of you prefer keeping up with the website for any reason, it's all up to date again now.

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86fakegt JAN 14, 02:40 PM
glad to see your not lettin rust stop ya. my bro replaced pretty close to everything on his freshly finished 68 dodge dart gts(1 of like 350 made with this color combo/motor combo) but the 340 came out and in went a built 440 bb, but back on topic rust sucks lol. does the fiero factory charge alot for one of the cars in the yard or take trade ins?
Rivethead JAN 14, 03:28 PM
Hey man, checked out the website. Looks good. Just keep diggin man. You're making great progress.
fieroboom JAN 14, 04:20 PM

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Originally posted by 86fakegt:

glad to see your not lettin rust stop ya. my bro replaced pretty close to everything on his freshly finished 68 dodge dart gts(1 of like 350 made with this color combo/motor combo) but the 340 came out and in went a built 440 bb, but back on topic rust sucks lol. does the fiero factory charge alot for one of the cars in the yard or take trade ins?



Well, to be quite honest with you, Ed is a little on the 1-2-3 side of life... in other words, you need to go there, point at a car and say "I would like this car, and I want to know if you'll trade for my car, and how much?"
If you email him asking for a ballpark price, then you'll get an around-bush-answer, and no dollar range. He's a good guy tho, just needs specifics.