I have been thinking about possabley getting another fiero when i finish or come close to finishing my fiero. what i want to do is make a dune buggy style fiero but make it look like a hybrid of a dune buggy and a sand rail. Im talking tube bumpers running boards lift it a few inches bigger tires roll cage. you know somthing you can take to the beach and have it look real rugged and cool. it wouldent be taken off road except for mabey on the beach. i dont want to do somthing like the sand shark or the jovato kit or whatever its called. I want to do somthing real nasty looking.?
Whatever happened to this one? I actually thought that it looked cool. I can see blasting down trails in this.
mine would be somthing like this but mine would have the door taken off and doors made out of metal tubing id probabley just use the hood the rear clip the roof and mabey the side skirts. it would be an open front wheel front with a set up like the plymoth prowler over the front wheels.
I'm sure all of those accessories would be an optional package. Though, it's a great attempt at making a very cool little car. If it's AWD, I wouldn't mind having one.
I'm sure all of those accessories would be an optional package. Though, it's a great attempt at making a very cool little car. If it's AWD, I wouldn't mind having one.
The stinger might be alright if it didn't come with a load of crap you will lose or never use.
Shame to know we will never see that from pontiac. almost brought back the t tops ... its like i said why does GM kill all there good ideas and market all there bad ones.
An ice chest in the driver's door? What were they thinking?
But I kinda like all the gadgets. Not that anyone would ever actually use them. Fun to say you got 'em anyway. And the bags remind me of the old Fiero luggage.
I've got one for you. Starting with an 87 GT, I'm building an off-roader that will have a Jalapeno body. I've welded 2"x4"x1/8" wall thickness tube steel under the chassis, effectively creating a 4" body lift. The front track has been widened 2" per side, and for the rear I've mounted a Cadillac Northstar 4.6L engine/trans. The front spindles and rotors from the Caddy will become the rear wheels, and I'm now fabricating the rear suspension - Macpherson struts are lame, so I'm going with a custom link suspension tied to the Caddy spindles (they're aluminum!). There are air bags on the front end, and coilover air bags for the rear. I've upgraded the Northstar cams with high-lift units from Cadillac Hot Rod Fabricators, with a proported 375 HP output - the stock engine was 300. In front (where the engine is "supposed" to go) there's an 8,000 LB winch with synthetic rope instead of cable - 86 lbs. I think of it as ballast. There's still a lot to be done on the car, but I'm expecting to have a rolling chassis this winter. Then its time for the body install, followed by fabricated roll bar and bumpers (aka air tanks). Then I need to take the whole thing apart for sandblasting and LineX undercoating. Its been 2 years so far, but I'm getting there.
I have been thinking about possabley getting another fiero when i finish or come close to finishing my fiero. what i want to do is make a dune buggy style fiero but make it look like a hybrid of a dune buggy and a sand rail. Im talking tube bumpers running boards lift it a few inches bigger tires roll cage. you know somthing you can take to the beach and have it look real rugged and cool. it wouldent be taken off road except for mabey on the beach. i dont want to do somthing like the sand shark or the jovato kit or whatever its called. I want to do somthing real nasty looking.?
Anyoe ever done one of have pics of any?
PK, you are slipping - maybe some of the "shine" has worn off since you picked up that Solstice but you referred to your Fiero as "when i finish or come close to finishing my fiero" and not "when i finish or come close to finishing my IMSA". If you IMSA realizes that you are messing with another 2 seater (Solstice) it's wrath will be endless! Better start picking up spare parts now!
Don't know what a troll is, but I'm sure I'm not it. I'm a mid-life crisis hobbyist that wants to build a fun car to drive to work. If I ever get it done, I'll bring the thing to Iola and you can tell me if its worth the effort. I have more pictures from today that I'll post next.
I don't know if you can see it, the lower front control arms are HT Motorsprts, except they've been mounted with screw-in ball joints from a Chysler. The front spindles are early Ford Pinto - turns out they're the same height as Fiero. The good news here is that there are lots of after-market parts for Mustang/Pinto spindles, so the front brakes are 11" aftermarket for Mustang II (the hot rodders friend). The upper a-arms are aftermaket Mustang also. The air bags are from Universal air, with about 9" of articulation. Of course, the suspension only gives me about 7" of front movement, but I'm trying to keep the stock Fiero geometry (I'm not a rocket scientist).
Today we installed more of the rear suspension. Lots of pipe bending, all 1" DOM 1/8" wall, mated to 1/4" steel plates that bolt to the Cadillac spindles. The front of the "traction bar" is bolted to the frame with 5/8" chrome-moly heim joints. Caster is fixed by the track bars, and toe-in is adjustable by changing the spacing of the heim joint to the frame - two shear ponts for each bolt means adjusting spacing on both sides of the heim. Camber is adjusted with heim joints and a "swedge". Each rear axle is supported by a coilover unit, with airbag over the steel spring. I'm waiting for the bags to be delivered now, then I need to order the shocks and steel springs.
I do think you are going to have a binding issue with your suspension travel. With the two links that connect to the upright going forward, as the suspension goes through its range of motion, the upright will rotate slightly. The issue is you still have the lower A-Arm installed which will want to prevent this slight rotation causing the suspension to bind.
Good observation, except that the lower arm won't bind, its a ball joint - the original from the Cadillac. As the suspension travels, it rotates about the front pivot point, slightly changing the caster. Since the spindle is pinned by the ball joint at the bottom, it will move back and forth a bit at the top. However, the ladder bar is about 28" long - this should translate into about 1" of total movement at the top of the spindle. This is a photo of the driver's side front suspension. Sorry it takes me a while to post photos. I'm still figuring this site out.
The winch was installed on Saturday - 8,000 LB Smittybilt with synthetic rope. Including the two pieces of 3"x1" C-channel, I've added about 130 lbs to the front, right over the axle.
Artworks, you should start a new thread for that build. You're doing an awesome job so far! I'd like to see it without all the clutter of other people talking earlier. But either way, keep the updates coming!
Thanks for the kudos. Right now I'm struggling to figure out how to wire the engine and trans. One thought I had was to use the existing PCM and graft it into the Fiero harness. My knowledgeable friends tell me that's a fool's game - it will take forever to get rid of all the error codes. CHRF sells a Holley Commander control module and harness for the Northstar ($1.8k), but I still need a controller for the electronic trans. I think I've found a solution with Powertrain Control Solutions - they sell a $750 controller and $150 harness that looks like it would work. I suppose I could also change the trans, but my research says the 4T80 trans is virtually bulletproof - they use the pig in hearses and limos. Plus I've already installed the posi unit from Phantom Grip. Any advice y'all could give on controlling a Northstar engine and trans would be welcome.
Always thought it looked like a fun car
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