Just wanted to say this thread has been viewed over 25,000 times already. Wow. Just wow.
Amazing isn't it. When you first started this forum did you ever think it would grow to over 10,000 members, receive so much traffic and generate so much interest? Threads like this can be enjoyed thanks to people like cliff and bubbajoe who put a lot of work into everything they do. Way to go guys
Edit: Happy CANADIAN Thanksgiving haha ... I'm grateful for this forum and fieros
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Cliff Pennock just like to say THANK YOU for making this possible
I just hope others enjoy seeing what goes into building a custom Fiero and are helped by some of my ideas I Know I have and thanks to all who have contributed to the project with there Ideas as well
This car is going to be one of the all time greatest Fieros. I'm simply amazed at the work you do, Bubba. Unbelievable. I wish I could give you another +.
Bubbajoe - this is the best thread going - 25,000 views and counting! Absolutely amazing how everyone on PFF has been pitching in to help you out with ideas and photoshop mock ups. Where abouts are you? I live in Burlington and would love to drop by, say hello, and see your creation. Of course I'd bring Tim Hortons coffee and a few donuts. Keep up the great work!
Was just thinking about ventilation. i see a couple people have mentioned heat wich is what i was contemplating as well. You might be able to put a couple small vents at the rear just above the exhaust. If you made little slits and angled them downward you would never notice them even being there. Also I was wondering if you had in the plans some lift struts for that heavy deck lid. Are you going to use the factory fiero latch to hold the lid down or are you making some custome latches. There is a lot of really nice designs implemented here, keep up the good work. Cant wait to see the final pics.
installing a custom latch hook using the stock fiero latch reenforced to the camaro deck as the steel iner shell from the camaro hatch was kept in tact have a custom rear bumper im mind just working out how to implement it
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hub swap so I can install the wheels first of all I removed the brake caliper and rotor to get access to the old hub so it can be removed with the hub removed I installed the concentric ring for the new seal surface now that the ring is pressed on I can install the larger corvair hub with the correct bolt circle with the hub installed the rotor now sits 5/8 of an inch closer to the spindle witch mens my brake adapter must be 1/4 of an inch thick so off to the shed I got to make a new one . With that done I installed the front wheels and they fit perfect and with the larger front bearing less chance of failure and the wheel is more centered over the rear bearing so less stress on the front bearing.
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S10 bearings and pontiac 6000 uprights or I will have the S10 bearing hub remachined to fit the fiero bearing . I have done the S10 6000 swap before and it works ok here is the link to the rear setup
S10 bearings and pontiac 6000 uprights or I will have the S10 bearing hub remachined to fit the fiero bearing . I have done the S10 6000 swap before and it works ok
So the S10 Bearing and the 6000 bearing are the same except for the flange/bolt pattern? Are the axle splines of the 6000 and the S10 the same? And, I assume, that the S10 bearing is from the front of a 4x4? What years?
the inside diamiter of the upright must be opened up about 20 thou for the bearing to fit and the flange has a round bolt hole that has to be notched to get access to the bolts to tighten them up and the S10 axle end will fit the end of a fiero manual axle
the up right is a direct bolt in with the 115 bolt patern but if you use the S10 4x4 front bearing you need to open up the hole 2 about 20 thou will give the exact sizes when i post the rear swap
S10 bearings and pontiac 6000 uprights or I will have the S10 bearing hub remachined to fit the fiero bearing . I have done the S10 6000 swap before and it works ok here is the link to the rear setup
here are a few of pics of the shreck (as my wife calls it) with the vette wheels 17X9.5 with 315x35x17 rubber the same width as 275 40 18's
Just a heads up, 275/40-18 and 315/35-17 tires are not the same width.
The first number is the tread width in milimeters, so the 275/40-18 is 275mm wide adn the 315/35-17 is 315mm wide. Also, the 315/37-17 is 1 inch less in diameter than the 275/40-18.
Will the fit is so close that only a small amount needs to be removed the first ones I did I removed the extra material with sanding brums and it worked fine now I going to se if I can reduce the size of the bearing surface to match the fiero bearing shells If so iI will go that rout
Formula88 tire sizes dont mean much if they wont go under the car the above pics are just to show what will fit and what I know will go under the car as I have already done it
Bubbajoe.. I'm real interested in this because I am using ZR-1 wheels on my 355 kit. I need to change the bolt pattern to 5x4.75. I'm not really all the 'up' on suspension stuff. I did glance at your site and it might as well be in ancient Egyption! haha.. Any hints on parts will be appreciated. Also, if you make and sell any of the adaptor type parts that I will need, please let me know...
