I thought the '88 rotors were the same all the way around?
88 rotors are the same all the way around.. The difference is in the front hub. The Cav rotors are not big enough on the inside to keep from rubbing... You have to have them machined.
Has anyone done anything with the hood vents off a '95 Camaro? I grabbed a couple from a write off at the yard for $10cdn. They looked interesting at the time but, they seem a little big and they have a contour that would have to be matched on the hood somehow. Just curious if anyone's played around with these and what they did?
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Songman Member
Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
I remember some conversation about using the Chevy Astro Van front sway bar on the Fiero front end but never heard it confirmed. The Astro van sway bar is supposed to be 1 inch diameter.
------------------ John DuRette Black 85 SE, undergoing work as we speak! Battery re-located up front Remote Start/Window Rollup/Lock/Trunk Release/Alarm White Gauge Faces w/Speedometer Conversion Urethane Suspension Bushings Sequential Tallights Custom Painted Dash Panels Shortened Shifter SpyHunter Scoop H4 Headlight Conversion LED Third Brake Light Braided Steel Brake Hoses Lowered an inch
Still not on the road!
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PaulJK Member
Posts: 6638 From: Los Angeles Registered: Oct 2001
------------------ 84se (project) $FREE 99z28 lots of goodies 12.86@106 03 PtCruiser lots of goodies 67 El Camino 327, glide, air 78 corvette, six speed many mods (sold):( 78 corvette, silver ann. (sold):( 72 corvette, Lt-1 clone (sold):( 87 corvette, show car (sold):( 69z28 "BRUTUS" (sold):( Yea it sickens me too!!!! I see a Z06 in my future.......
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Toddster Member
Posts: 20871 From: Roswell, Georgia Registered: May 2001
I didn't use the Camaro vents, I used the Trans am fake heat extractors. after I made them functional and modified. Also, I took an 82 trans am rear wing, flipped it upside down and mounted it under the rear bumper of my 85 Fiero GT. Now it is a rear valance, just need to add some grill work to finish it. I will not do this again, to many mods to make it look right.
Don
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NotAFieroAnyLonger Member
Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
what about wheels and brakes fron subarus???? they're 5x100. and don't bust on festivas, i have one and it just won't die!! and it has over 230K on it!! It's my beater till i get the fiero back on the road. and to top it off, once i mod the engine a bit, it'll keep up w/ any stock 2.8 and get 50 MPG
Dad had his parts car sitting by the garage and we accidently ripped the seam on the shift boot in the fiero so I walked up to the festiva, looked in and said, "this will do 'til we get that fixed." Haven't even thought about resewing the original boot since...and never will.
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Posts: 592 From: Winchester, KY Registered: Jan 2002
what about wheels and brakes fron subarus???? they're 5x100. and don't bust on festivas, i have one and it just won't die!! and it has over 230K on it!! It's my beater till i get the fiero back on the road. and to top it off, once i mod the engine a bit, it'll keep up w/ any stock 2.8 and get 50 MPG
Just remember that subaru uses a center bore that is 1mm smaller, so you will have to do some machining to get wheels to work.
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fieroman87 Member
Posts: 647 From: Lancaster, PA Registered: Nov 2003
The Sunbird hood vents are the same part as the Firebird vents.
nope, they share nothing except the general shape...but even thats different
the GT door badge off a Grand Am GT look very nice on the front fenders of a GT. So far im the only one to have done this. i dont have any good pics and my digi cam is messing up
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oh dear!!! a whole 1mm!!!!!!!!!! hehehehe sry, i had to goof.
goofin's fine. I have subaru wheels on my fiero and love them, but nobody ever told me I would have to modify them. Just wanted everyone to have a heads up on it. I just used my die-grinder to open them up. Also, the subaru wheels have more offset to them. This is good for 88's (where the front needs more offset) and for anybody wanting to go to wider wheels and still keep them under the fenders. There is also a much larger aftermarket for subaru wheels.
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NotAFieroAnyLonger Member
Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
do you own one? if you do, go here and sign up!!!!!!!! http://www.fordfestiva.com/ It used to be an open site till we got hit by some trolls My name is FestYboy on that site if you need someone to introduce you to the peeps.
Not really a true junk yard upgrade but a CAI from a WRX fits as well. I have a AEM CAI I bought for the WRX off of ebay but never installed it so I mocked it up on the Formula. Soon as I get the correct silicone adapter I will post pics.
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NotAFieroAnyLonger Member
Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
do you own one? if you do, go here and sign up!!!!!!!! http://www.fordfestiva.com/ It used to be an open site till we got hit by some trolls My name is FestYboy on that site if you need someone to introduce you to the peeps.
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Posts: 647 From: Lancaster, PA Registered: Nov 2003
I need more info on these rotors from the labaron? is it? and is there an EGR valve that can be takin from any other engines that will work on our cars? Maybe the other 2.8 MPFI like the celebrities?
oh and to add to the list! a 2.8L camaro EGR tube, just have to oblong one hole and it fits right in. It is pretty well indestructable compared to the stock fiero one too. I picked one up for a big $2 at the local wrecker here.
great thread now lets just make it last!!!
-Phil
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fierobrian Member
Posts: 2976 From: aurora il 60505 Registered: Sep 2003
what is up on the egr valve it can't be a fiero part only? and the f-body tubes work great.had to keep this going
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I need more info on these rotors from the labaron? is it? and is there an EGR valve that can be takin from any other engines that will work on our cars? Maybe the other 2.8 MPFI like the celebrities?
oh and to add to the list! a 2.8L camaro EGR tube, just have to oblong one hole and it fits right in. It is pretty well indestructable compared to the stock fiero one too. I picked one up for a big $2 at the local wrecker here.
great thread now lets just make it last!!!
-Phil
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riley Member
Posts: 965 From: Saskatoon, SK, Canada Registered: Feb 2004
what about 02 grand prix seats? i found some nice leather heated ones that match the dark grey in my interior quite well but dont know how well they fit. anyone tried this before?
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Mar 5th, 2004
FieroHarry Member
Posts: 1809 From: Virginia Beach VA Registered: Apr 2001
I doubt that was a direct bolt in considering ive got the TSI Conquest ones in mine. Took just a little welding of the Fiero seat tracks to the TSI seat bottoms......... Just thought you might wanna see the difference in them.....
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NotAFieroAnyLonger Member
Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
I was tooling around Rodney Dickman's website www.rodneydickman.com and under 'Electrical' he has listed the LeBaron headlight motors as being repairable with his 87-88 Fiero kit. Now I'm wondering...is the Chrysler a good donor for motors and control modules/harnesses for a motor upgrade? I'd like to be able to splice that into my pre-87 system and get the superior motor! LeBarons were waaaaayy more plentiful and you don't find Forums dedicated to preserving them. So that means sun visors and headlight motors from this popular car could be used in our *very special* little cars!
<UPDATE> i got an e-mail from Rodney Dickman he said the motors are NOT the same, maybe only the internal brushes are alike. Sorry 'bout that.
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and it has over 230K on it!! It's my beater till i get the fiero back on the road. and to top it off, once i mod the engine a bit, it'll keep up w/ any stock 2.8 and get 50 MPG 
hehehehe sry, i had to goof.
