Fiero kept, another Fiero acquired... (Page 8/13)
A_Lonely_Potato MAR 20, 09:50 AM
towed my fiero rear wheels on the ground. my steering lock doesn't work however, so it was the safer option.
82-T/A [At Work] MAR 20, 09:55 AM

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Originally posted by cliffw:
Did you stress test it?




Totally! The entire 4 hour drive, it didn't so much as budge.... hahah...

I did get lucky, the trunk has a problem properly latching... so yeah... someone was looking out for me...
cliffw MAR 20, 10:38 AM

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Originally posted by A_Lonely_Potato:
towed my fiero rear wheels on the ground. my steering lock doesn't work however, so it was the safer option.



Mr Potato, (sorry for the dry humor), I never trust a steering wheel lock. I always use a ratchet strap to secure the steering wheel's position.

From a passenger's side anchor point, around the passenger's side of the steering wheel, across the steering wheel, to around the drivers side, ending on a driver's side anchor point.
82-T/A [At Work] MAR 23, 09:05 PM
Alright... here it is... my daughter's first video for her car series. She's put this together because she wants to document the work that she's going to be doing to her car. She's pretty excited. I'm helping her learn how to fix some of the things, but she's insisted on doing pretty much everything herself.
Patrick MAR 24, 01:23 AM

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

Alright... here it is... my daughter's first video for her car series.



Isn't there a forum rule against cross-posting? I commented in the other thread.
cliffw MAR 24, 04:17 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:
Isn't there a forum rule against cross-posting? I commented in the other thread.



Come to think of it, there is. Something like don't start a thread that you started in another subsection.

Geeze, do we need lawyers here on PFF to defend our actions, ?
maryjane MAR 24, 05:48 AM
I for one, am very pleased that you started and have continued to update this thread here in OT.
Looking forward to viewing the youtube vid once my wife wakes up..my headphones for the laptop didn't survive the move.
blackrams MAR 24, 07:15 AM

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Originally posted by cliffw:
No matter how you tow a vehicle, the tow wheels (pavement) are always going to get some wear. No more than driving though.



We must tow in significantly different ways. I've towed many vehicles and have yet to ever put any wear on a wheel. The tires Yes but never a wheel.

Rams

[This message has been edited by blackrams (edited 03-24-2023).]

maryjane MAR 24, 07:34 AM
You're supposed to leave the tires ON the wheels when towing???

NOW ya tell me...
82-T/A [At Work] MAR 24, 09:43 AM

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Originally posted by Patrick:

Isn't there a forum rule against cross-posting? I commented in the other thread.



I take that rule to mean that you cannot post the exact same thread, in two subforums. In this case, in General, I posted just the first video my daughter put together. In this thread though in T-O/T, this thread is about the fact that I just bought another Fiero for my daughter, and that it's about me working with her to get it fixed. I had planned to make a separate post in General for each video she posts, but keep this one updated now and then (for whoever might be interested) on all the other stuff. I didn't even think about that as cross-posting, but I won't do it if Cliff thinks it's a waste.



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Originally posted by maryjane:

I for one, am very pleased that you started and have continued to update this thread here in OT.
Looking forward to viewing the youtube vid once my wife wakes up..my headphones for the laptop didn't survive the move.



Thanks MJ, she's really liking this, and is really proud of the car. Most kids her age could care less about cars, even it seems, high school kids. They view it more of a status thing, if anything at all. But she really likes the look of it, and just lights up every time she sits in it.