Fiero kept, another Fiero acquired... (Page 3/13)
82-T/A [At Work] MAR 05, 12:41 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Glad you made it without a problem. Yes, those dollies, like most empty trailers make a lot of racket empty, and like to wander around a bit. My cattle trailer made lots of dang noise empty but quietened down a lot once the cows were loaded. I hauled a 73 Ventura from Lafayette La to San Angelo Texas on a dolly, which included I-10 right thru the middle of Houston and then San Antonio. Wasn't fun, but I was pulling it behind a big U-Haul truck. Long 600 mile trip to make and be able to NOT get in a position where I had to back up.

Sounds like (hopefully) it was well maintained except perhaps the heater core lines, but that's easily remedied.
Battery tray no problem and the high idle may be vac leak or temp sensor or dirty IAC, but they do tend to idle around 1500 at start anyway.

I have never pulled a Fiero on a dolly but have seen it done and they loaded it just as you did up on the dolly but needed to take some of the fascia off to do it..

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/.../HTML/095106.html#p0

Did you have any trouble getting it all the way up on the dolly??

Do move it tho, before one of those tall ugly things sees it and decides to fall on it...





Ah man!!! That's brutal.

No, to be honest, I'd never towed a Fiero on a dolly before, just a Porsche 944, and a Volkswagen. This was the first one. I didn't even think about it, but I suppose because it's a "2m" style, and not with an aero-package, it had no problem getting up on the lift. I just backed it up onto the lift. I was nervous about backing it up TOO much, because I accidentally went up and over on the Porsche 944, and then had to get people to help me lift it up and over.

My wife even wanted to drive it... she's complaining a bit, saying it's so low to the ground, and that it's hard to turn... and that it feels like a go-kart the size of a car... and I told her, those are all awesome things about it.
maryjane MAR 05, 03:07 PM
Nice exhaust sound for a Duke!!
(beautiful wife with a great smile too!!!! )

I gotta stay out of this thread. I'm getting that Fiero disease again and I doubt I can even get in one.
TheDigitalAlchemist MAR 05, 04:46 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Nice exhaust sound for a Duke!!
(beautiful wife with a great smile too!!!! )

I gotta stay out of this thread. I'm getting that Fiero disease again and I doubt I can even get in one.



Would it help if a bunch of us taunt you and say things like "that ole cowpoke could never get his old kietser into a Fiero"?

I thought I was fully vaccinated, but like often happens in my house, one of my kids comes home and re-infects me!

82-T/A [At Work] MAR 05, 09:08 PM

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Originally posted by maryjane:

Nice exhaust sound for a Duke!!
(beautiful wife with a great smile too!!!! )

I gotta stay out of this thread. I'm getting that Fiero disease again and I doubt I can even get in one.




Hahah, thanks MJ. Yes... it's hilarious because when I took it for a ride the last time, I sat there and thought to myself, how do I get out of this thing now?

The previous owner was 6'5", so he had scooped out the seat bolsters some so that he could get a bit more room. So you even sit lower. I sat there thinking, what am I supposed to pull myself up and out with?


But it's pretty cool... this is it sitting in the garage. It is a three-car, but it's not very wide. There's a little extra space between the two car and one car portion. I have the Crown Victoria almost touching the wall... so that allows me to pull in my explorer next to it, and still have plenty of room between the other side. So I can move the Fiero over, have plenty of room for the work bench and still be able to work on the car without feeling cramped. I'm thinking of putting one of those air conditioning split systems in here for during the summer months when I want to work on it with her.

The kids have Monday off because of the Tampa / Hillsborough County "Strawberry Festival" ... like when people in San Antonio get Fiesta off. My daughter is at a Girl Scout "survivalist" camping trip, so once she gets back, I'll roll up the garage door and she can check it out. She's promised me Sunday every week, after church... I'll work on the car with her.





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Patrick MAR 05, 10:09 PM

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

My wife even wanted to drive it... she's complaining a bit, saying it's so low to the ground, and that it's hard to turn... and that it feels like a go-kart the size of a car... and I told her, those are all awesome things about it.



Tell her the faster the Fiero is driven, the easier the steering becomes. No lie!
blackrams MAR 07, 06:32 AM

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

My wife even wanted to drive it... she's complaining a bit, saying it's so low to the ground, and that it's hard to turn... and that it feels like a go-kart the size of a car... and I told her, those are all awesome things about it.




"So Low To The Ground", that's funny.

Rams
maryjane MAR 08, 06:58 AM
What's funny about that?
A Fiero DOES sit pretty low to the ground.
lou_dias MAR 08, 10:33 AM
I have the trailer hitch kit from the Fiero Store but the guy I gave it to - to put on my 4.9 GT - couldn't figure out where to bolt it to... Can you take some pics of it?

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82-T/A [At Work] MAR 08, 11:22 AM

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Originally posted by lou_dias:

I have the trailer hitch kit from the Fiero Store but the guy I gave it to - to put on my 4.9 GT - couldn't figure out where to bolt it to... Can you take some pics of it?





Hi Lou, I was actually considering removing the hitch. Basically, it looks like it's welded to a 1/2" thick plate that runs the entire length of the bumper. I'll take some pictures later tonight and try to post them either tonight or tomorrow morning. It looks like a decent install, but in this case, it looks like the person probably removed the rear bumper to bolt it onto the steel bumper (meshed between it and the honeycomb deflector).
maryjane MAR 08, 12:46 PM
When you need a trailer hitch and ain't got one, you'll be singin a different tune...