dozol's build thread "FIERO REBORN" (Page 1/18)
dozol OCT 25, 06:54 PM
Hello everyone !!!!

Finally, It is my turn for a build thread.

First of all i need to show you my beloved purple fiero. I bought it in April of 2006 from a friend i met at Fierorama 2005. This car was owned previously to him by FieroLisa. She used to be here couple years ago before she sold her car. She put a huge amount of work into it. Here are some pictures of the car when she owned it. ( Search option helped a lot here )





When she owned it the paint was great, new grand am brakes, mr mikes seats, all the good stuf. When i bought it in April it looked like that. Still awesome tho.





Day after i got the car i let my friend drive it and he broke the transmission (4 speed). Well after a month or two i got the car runnig again and enjoyed it during the summer.

Over the time i noticed weird sounds coming from the engine. I knew something wasnt right but didnt have the money, time, and space to fix it. I was planning on replacing bearings but never got to do it. Later on i bought a different car because i needed a daily driver. The fiero felt a little abandoned

Finally couple monthe ago i took it for a quick spin and look what happened........




and thats the sucker that decided to give...


By that time i was about to end my relationship with the car. Luckily, i didnt give up and posted in the mall.

The car ended up in Wiscounsin in good hands. Craig ( prostreet505 here )is taking car of it now.

Our plans for it is are
fresh remanufatured high performance 2.8
everything polished and ported
rebuilt 4 speed tranny
everything painted
custom exhaust

that is all i can think of right now, but i can assure you the car will receive the love it deserves.

I will post pictures an everything as it progresses, right now the engine is out, the new one is just waiting for new home.

Craig will chime in and help me with technical stuff and with progress since the fiero is in his garage.

resising more pictures...................

dominik
dozol OCT 25, 07:40 PM
Here is the first stage...





car up and end engine down....




and finally the short block yay !
dozol OCT 25, 09:41 PM
i never imagined that would actually happen

dozol OCT 25, 10:49 PM
I think it needs to be in Technical Discussion & Questions chat.
Hey Cliff i need your help here

dominik
prostreet505 OCT 25, 11:05 PM
Plans also include the heads to be ported and polished and shaved .020 to bump up compression. I am also eliminating the restrictive Y-pipe and manifolds and fabricating my own headers and exhaust to match this performance application. My goal for this build is to have the 2.8 get into the 220 hp to 230 hp range. Granted this is a goal, but with everything that has been done to the shortblock and that is going to be done to the upper half of the motor I don't think my calculations are going to be that far off.

The engine compartment is going to be stripped of all unneeded components and repainted along with the underside of the car and cradle.

This weekend the preparing and painting of the new engine and transmission are going to take place.

More pics to come...
dozol OCT 25, 11:58 PM
hey craig

220hp? if it turns out to have this kind of power i will get a tatoo across my chest with your name

just joking around.

prostreet505 OCT 26, 12:27 AM
220 hp is the goal I am after. With the engine mods and the new exhaust we should be pretty close. I talked to the good old boys from Fasttimes and they said I can run it on their dyno when we are done.
Wii Bird OCT 26, 01:02 AM
Prostreet....
What would you say are the best flattop pistons to put in a 4 Cyclinder?
Which would be going in 1987 Fiero SE.
Kyle1016 OCT 26, 09:04 AM
AWESOME ! dominik

keep us updated with some pics


dozol OCT 26, 01:31 PM
some more pictures of the old engine ready to be stripped down.



this picture is a little blurry but the camshaft is scratched and will not be reused (hp from fierostore)



Craig will also remove the ac and all emission parts to make the engine compartment look nice and clean.

so what do you guys think so far, the plenum and valve covers will be the color of the car.

dominik

[This message has been edited by dozol (edited 10-26-2007).]