1. Bought 84 se
2. bought v6 motor and auto trans to convert 84 to v6 power
3. found out about wiring differances
4. sold 84 and bought 85 gt that supposedly just needed a trans. already have trans and engine.
5. began cradle removal to change engine and trans.
6. found extreme amount of rust in upper and lower frame rails plus cradle.
7. listed 85 gt in the mall for sale as parts car
8. next week will pick up 86 gt that has blown head gasket. will install my complete motor.

My interior door handle snapped in half at Dunkin Donuts

Don'tr know.......

It's in El Paso and I'm in Richmond VA P

Transmission decided to boycott 2nd gear

I'll see what's up tomorrow, I managed to roll home at 2500 rpms in first so that's something anyway.

[This message has been edited by pumpkincarriage (edited 11-12-2008).]

Had to drill out one of the wheel bolts because the bolt was stripped trying to remove it.

EGR tube cracked vacume leak SH#^%Y gas millage

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cranked cranked cranked and cranked. still no start. crap.

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First LX9 Fiero GT, 1987
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem
Fiero's are people too. We pay just as much attention to them, if not more than our loved ones
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Winter is killing the fuel mileage...that and taller tires. Down to about 27mpg on my ordinary commute. Leaking a little coolant from the hose at the t-stat housing.

Rebuild rescheduled due to bad weather.... Figures, I take vacation to finish it and the weather goes to crap!

"What Went Wrong With Your Fiero...TODAY ?"


Nothing, everything works great on both cars.

BTW Why should anyone expect anything to go wrong with their Fiero (unless they fail to maintain it or abuse it)?

it got me pulled over

Nothing she is the cheapest daily driver Ihave evr owned. However, she will be getting a new exhaust manifold this weekend since the current one is cracked. But she still runs like a dream.

quote Originally posted by 30+mpg: "What Went Wrong With Your Fiero...TODAY ?" Nothing, everything works great on both cars. BTW Why should anyone expect anything to go wrong with their Fiero (unless they fail to maintain it or abuse it)?

because theyre old and previous owners went to shadey mechanics and shops that halfassed the work done to them for a full price. and most places didnt know how to work on a fiero.

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First LX9 Fiero GT, 1987
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem
Fiero's are people too. We pay just as much attention to them, if not more than our loved ones
My Fiero Fuel Economy
Videos of My GT

[This message has been edited by americasfuture2k (edited 12-08-2008).]

I discovered today that the left rear caliper is seized when I took off the wheels to install new tires. This thing is fast becoming a money pit.....hindsight being 20/20, I would have passed on this car had I known how sick it was!


Initial cost: $1550
complete rebuild of front suspension: $500
new exhaust system: $400
new brakes: $400*
new tires: $600
new rear fascia & impact bar: $100
new trans poly trans. mounts & bracket: $175
alignment: $50

* I haven't actually bought the new brakes yet.....this is just an estimate

Total so far: $3775 and I haven't driven it since bringing it home more than 2 months ago! That doesn't even include the plane ticket to Minnesota to pick it up or the gas money to drive it home or the stupid ticket I got from that Dudley Doright of a trooper who decided the exhaust was too loud. Add that up and I'm in for more than $4500. What the hell was I thinking?!?

Other than that, everything is A-OK.

I was going to drive it but it was trapped behind a snow drift.......as the battery slowly dies.

The locks are iced shut and I won't have time in the morning to un-freeze them before going to school.

[This message has been edited by ShockWave (edited 12-10-2008).]

The tires are crap and the fine plowing team up here if Fargo waits until half the city drives on the snow before they plow, so the roads are covered in a layer of packed snow. Looks like one of them might be slowly leaking as well.

Time for new tires...ugh...

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In continuation of my post above. Picked up the 86 GT. After going through it I find that it does not have a blown head gasket. Replaced thermostat and water pump belt. Runs great with no smoke or weird noises. $500 purchase.

We think the fuel pump went out last Friday.

bump, and...

nothing has gone wrong. ive hardly touched the car since its been so damn cold. i hate winters...

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First LX9 Fiero GT, 1987
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem
Fiero's are people too. We pay just as much attention to them, if not more than our loved ones
My Fiero Fuel Economy
Videos of My GT
Google Videos of My GT

Blower motor finally crapped out. 5 minutes and $20 later, it's all better.

Jim

Fan Belt broke on white 88GT I will replace them later.

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torque converter kept popping in and out. tachometer got to do a pretty little dance from 2500rpms to 2750and back again hooray! not.

Motor knocks, clutch slave went bad, and a coolant line that looks like it goes to the heater from the back of the car is leaking........can't wait till I can do my 4.9 swap. Car ran great for 2.5 yrs with no problem, but when things started going wrong, it went wrong all at once, lol. Still love the car and can't wait till it's on the road again.

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Hmmmmmmmmm.......now if I can just talk the Army out of an engine, I bet I can get it to fit hehehehehehe >

nothing shes driving like a dream. clutch has fixed it self and its now all ready for inspection.

Put a new radiator in Saturday
Today no start - Temp outside -7 F

JOhn ><>

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Well it wasn't today but, It is very cold in Fiero's When you don't have heat. Damn heater core.

It was still in my garage when I woke up this morning...I had a dream last night that it was actually a porsche...crap.

One of the driver headlight hinges is broken.

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Spent three days forming and shaping a plexiglass insert for my custom center console. Completed cutouts for the shifter, radio, climate controls and auxillary gauges. Created an unseen stress crack in the radio opening which broke in half when I picked it up. Now I have to start on it again from scratch. NUTS!!!!

at least this time around it should be a bit easier.

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First LX9 Fiero GT, 1987
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem
Fiero's are people too. We pay just as much attention to them, if not more than our loved ones
My Fiero Fuel Economy
Videos of My GT
Google Videos of My GT
MPG Display for OBD I

I blown a 20 amp fuse. My stereo and some other important computer related stuff died. What happened? The darn lighter’s (-) & (+) touched. I had to pull over on the hwy (next to a cemetery) to change it out. Seriously, I was thinking some zombies was going to car jack me cause my N* woke them up.

Note to self: hurry up and finish the dash and make sure the cigarette lighter is fully taped.

Sanded through the clear on my new pearl yellow paint job and have to re-shoot the top half of the door....The reshooting is no big deal its the pearl matching Im worried about.

nothing is going wrong cause i am not driving it and haven't for a while.
I want nothing to go wrong when we take them to the shows

I didn't get to drive it .. I was just too lazy to get it out of the garage and of course the frigid weather made me choose one of the point a piont b vehicles at my disposal

quote Originally posted by hklvette: Winter is killing the fuel mileage...that and taller tires. Down to about 27mpg on my ordinary commute. Leaking a little coolant from the hose at the t-stat housing.

Taller tires will indicate fewer miles travelled because they cause speedometer error.So you're probably not getting any worse than before you changed tire size,

Use the Miata TIRE SIZE CALCUATOR to determine the percentage error:- http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

Brake pedal went to the floor. It took some careful driving, but we were able to get it to somewhere that it can be fixed in the near future.

Thanks Blake. You were a big help. Mostly a confidence builder that I could make it as far as I did.

if its an auto, slam it into park to stop. permanently. lol, gives you an excuse to go to a HD 4 speed

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First LX9 Fiero GT, 1987
If you can't fix it with a hammer, you've got an electrical problem
Fiero's are people too. We pay just as much attention to them, if not more than our loved ones
screw paying those bastards. im not going to become rich by paying for things.....
My Fiero Fuel Economy
Videos of My GT
Google Videos of My GT
MPG Display for OBD I

I don't want to go that far. I am picking up a 5spd on Saturday. Not sure if it is going to go in this one.

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