"VERT" build thread (Page 1/21)
YELLOWFIERO88 JUL 14, 10:39 PM
Well here goes another car build. Just what my bank account needs Over the next few months I will be building a convertable fiero. It will start life as a 87GT with 125,000 on it. 2.8, auto, all the power options. The plan is to have it done and show ready for spring of 2006. Hey rome was not built in a day . I will be not only cutting the roof off but will be chopping it down. I am talking with a air ride company for full sponsorship of suspension parts. I will not say who till I know I am getting the sponsorship. The interior will be one off and have lots of fiberglass painted body color, digital gauges, color keyed leather, and also a high end stereo that will hopefully be sponsored too ( hey megaplay ). Exterior color will be burnt orange off the caviler's. There will be a few mods but the will flow very nice. I am going for the clean look.
concept drawing:

here is the car

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88GT 3.4SC
88GT T-TOP
87GT VERT (build in progress)
84SE megaplay locked up
85 coupe that megaplay is de-flowering to rebuild his 84

exoticse JUL 14, 10:50 PM

Good luck !

Anxiously awaiting the start of this build thread !

YELLOWFIERO88 JUL 14, 11:09 PM
The car was a flood damage car so I have lots to do to it. I first need to gut the interior. It will be going friday the 15th to dayton imports to get lambo hinges installed. This will take a few weeks since they are going to use my car as a test pig for a bolt in kit. I will be posting pics and a review of their product when I get it back. I will also be working with them on a group buy for the hinges for you guys.




Everything came apart better than I thought. It was flooded over a year ago and was never dryed out or cleaned. There is no rust except for the drivers side drain plug is gone. Lots of river mud but a pressure washer will take car of that. I have all new electronic componants out of a parts car so that will save me lots of cash. Oh yea the door kit is the only thing I will not be doing myself.
Ready for the guys at dayton

[This message has been edited by YELLOWFIERO88 (edited 07-14-2005).]

pavo_roddy JUL 14, 11:18 PM

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Originally posted by exoticse:

Good luck !

Anxiously awaiting the start of this build thread !


Hi all,

Ditto!
exoticse JUL 15, 01:24 AM

This just occurred to me and i may be way off base but ,....... with you removing the top and all, wouldn't it make more sense to wait on the lambo doors till afterward ??

Any concerns ??
DrRodey JUL 15, 03:12 AM
Welcome to the convertible crowd.

You doing a true convertible or a roadster design? I'm currently working on the blueprints for my top re-design build thread to come as soon as I"m done with the engine and have it running again. Prety much doing a complete ground up rebuild/resto. Looks like some good ideas so far, can't wait to see the finished product.

Dan.

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Hi... My names Dan, and i'm addicted to Fieros.
'88 Formula Auto CONVERTIBLE (waiting new life in the form of a 3.4DOHC 4/5 spd)
'85 Coupe (parts car)
'84 Coupe 5spd T-Top (awaiting new life in the form of a 3.4DOHC)
'92 Grand Prix GTP 3.4 DOHC 5spd
I think I'm starting to see a pattern here
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YELLOWFIERO88 JUL 17, 11:24 AM

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Originally posted by exoticse:


This just occurred to me and i may be way off base but ,....... with you removing the top and all, wouldn't it make more sense to wait on the lambo doors till afterward ??

Any concerns ??


I am not too worried about it since I will reinforce it very well before I cut anything off. I will be running a piece of 2"x2"x1/4" wall box through each rocker panel that will have gussets all the way up the front and rear wall. There will also have steel along the gas tank tunnel. I am getting the lambo hinges done now because Ii am helping dayton imports develop a bolt in set (with the help of yons). They need the car to start building the hinges and since I am bagging a 98 ranger right now I can not work on it right now. It worked out best for all involved

update: not much other than I dropped the car off on 7/15/05 to get the lambo hinges built and installed. I will post as soon as I get the car back.

4.9 PFI FIERO JUL 18, 12:01 PM

Hey That looks like my car.
YELLOWFIERO88 JUL 18, 12:03 PM

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Originally posted by 4.9 PFI FIERO:


Hey That looks like my car.


LOL, but you got a blue thingy dingy

YELLOWFIERO88 AUG 26, 06:07 PM
Waiting on car to come back from recon engineering www.daytonimports.com . It is getting the prototype hinges done on it. A bump to keep it going.

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88GT 3.4SC
88GT T-TOP
87GT VERT (build in progress)