I've wanted to play with this car since you got it..just think of the possibilities with it! What's the wheel base on it? What size trailer would be needed to pick it up? It might be worth the 1400 mile round trip to pick it up....-Jason
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donnie072003 Member
Posts: 1956 From: LaSalle, IL. Registered: Feb 2010
Just joking, I'll measure it & post the wheelbase.
Archie
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Originally posted by Fierofreak00:
I've wanted to play with this car since you got it..just think of the possibilities with it! What's the wheel base on it? What size trailer would be needed to pick it up? It might be worth the 1400 mile round trip to pick it up....-Jason
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Fierofreak00 Member
Posts: 4221 From: Martville, NY USA Registered: Jun 2001
I've wanted to play with this car since you got it..just think of the possibilities with it! What's the wheel base on it? What size trailer would be needed to pick it up? It might be worth the 1400 mile round trip to pick it up....-Jason
The wheelbase is 135" Total length is 200"
Archie
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02:19 PM
jamerican Member
Posts: 142 From: Apple Valley,Ca Registered: Oct 2008
The car is a rolling chassis? It steers OK? Does it require engine install, wiring, plumbing, e-brake, interiro, and body work? Basically like a streched donor car but no structural issues with driving it on the street?
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Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
It is a rolling chassis, It does steer but the steering column is laying on the floor & would need to be reinstalled.
It has a V-6 Automatic in it but I've never attempted to start it. I know the EGR valve is missing.
The chassis is straight & very well done. The Camel shaped roof line is just that. As you know, the leading edge of a stock Fiero roofline beging to taper off & roll down at the front & the rear edge tapers off as it goes back. Two Fiero were used to make this chassis & the camel hump bridges the gap between the 2 roofs. You can either redo that or make your exterior roof panel straight to bridge that gap.
AFAIK, none of the plumbing for cooling, brake etc. has been finished.
There are not enough interior parts to complete the interior. Other than brush the snow off of it today, I've never worked on the car. But I would suppose that the builders hadn't begun to build the interior or exterior yet.
This isn't a running driving car, if it was then It would be worth more than $50.00.
I'm just trying to save it from the boneyard.
Archie
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Foxy Fiero13 Member
Posts: 1496 From: racine,wisconsin,usa Registered: Mar 2008
This is what happens when alcohol and a welder find each other.
Does the backseat have a dash, it's own stereo system/etc? Or does it look like a normal backseat? Technically, you could just extend a few wires and leave the ECM in the back...
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Jan 29th, 2011
Foxy Fiero13 Member
Posts: 1496 From: racine,wisconsin,usa Registered: Mar 2008
There are $50+ in wheels and bumpers in that thing. Why do people has to get so picky? I see the "hard" part done. Someone can finish it and rent it to Fiero people for weddings and get their money back
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whodeanie Member
Posts: 3819 From: woodstock,Ga.,USA Registered: Jan 2008
i would take it and finish it if it was not so far away it would take me 3 days and 800 in gas to get it back here. I have seen it in person and it could be cool if finished right.
If anyone wants me to finish this car for you let me know. Buy it, send it here & pick up a complete driving car to drive home: or I can do only what you'd like me to do (body, mechanical, whatever). I'm in N.E.Ga., I believe it would only cost about $500 to $600 to ship it here. ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver"
Which do you most can't the least? What I most can't the least, would be do not a bad job but always a good.
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gtxbullet Member
Posts: 4167 From: Pewaukee, Wisconsin, USA Registered: Apr 2008
I'm close and could more than likely pick it up before the end of Feb. I'd love to have this car especially with 2 kids, I have a place to put it until I figure out what I want to do to it. Actually now that I think about it, I do have a friend who is magnifient with sheet metal who could do a new roof. And I could throw a $100 your way.
Dan
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12:28 AM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
Back from Archie's with the limo! After 5 and a half hours and a hard time finding a trailer we managed to get one. Car fit perfect on the trailer tire hung off a half inch. Thanks Archie a bunch! We will start a build thread as soon as we get everything together might take a lil bit but will try asap. Great timing getting the limo supposed to get 15-21 inches of snow in the next couples of days.
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Jan 31st, 2011
Rodney Member
Posts: 4715 From: Caledonia, WI USA Registered: Feb 2000
Speaking from experience: Many years ago (Late 70's) I bought a 1965 2 door Chevelle station wagon (rare) on a 4x4 chassis. Someone roughed it in. The next owner did some good work to it but never got around to finishing it. I bought it and finished it - painted it etc. My advice is whatever you do make sure it is done right and done well. This way if you get tired of working on it someone may want to continue on knowing what has been done has been done well and can move on to finishing other things etc. It would be nice to see this continue on and maybe one day be finished. ------------------ Rodney Dickman
Fiero Parts And Acc's Web Page: All new web page!:www.rodneydickman.com Rodney Dickman's Fiero accessories 7604 Treeview Drive Caledonia, WI 53108 Phone/Fax (262) 835-9575
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datacop Member
Posts: 1426 From: Indianapolis, IN, USA Registered: Jan 2004
What is funny is i have known about that car for about 12 years and where it sat before archie was a twin lakes fiero in lisle il before the EPA came in and wiped bob out :-( sad story!
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Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
What is funny is i have known about that car for about 12 years and where it sat before archie was a twin lakes fiero in lisle il before the EPA came in and wiped bob out :-( sad story!
Nope, this is not the one that was at Bob's.
Archie
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Feb 1st, 2011
stumpkin Member
Posts: 248 From: Central Minnesota, MN Registered: Aug 2007
So will Foxy Fiero13 rent it out when it’s done? As a Dad with two college daughters I could see this as a Wedding Limousine in a few years down the road. I ditto the please do a build thread comment as the Photoshop rednering does show its potential to be classy.
The Best of luck to this project.
------------------ 1986 Red s/e 2m6 5-sp, & 2006 Red Solstice 5-sp
Hey guys it's gonna be a lil bit for a build thread today just got hit with a bad snow storm about 12in of snow with snow drifts ranging from 5ft-10ft tall.
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Feb 3rd, 2011
Foxy Fiero13 Member
Posts: 1496 From: racine,wisconsin,usa Registered: Mar 2008
i really want this car but dont have the means to haul it here at this time (i do but the time isnt there, and with 3 project fiero's right now my wife would kill me)
BUT if something happens before archie sells it, ill be all in.
i really want this car but dont have the means to haul it here at this time (i do but the time isnt there, and with 3 project fiero's right now my wife would kill me)
BUT if something happens before archie sells it, ill be all in.
It is already sold. I read the first post to mean that he was taking offers up until the point of come and get it... Apparently it was drive out and pick it up with some cash. Would have been a bummer to show up and find it already gone...