I'm sure you've heard this many times before Troy, but this car is downright gorgeous. 'As close to perfection as you can get' is definitely right Exo! This is honestly the kind of craftsmanship and beauty I hope to obtain one of these days. Congrats on the success and all the trophies, you definitely deserve every one you snag!
EDIT: I couldn't help but to scroll up and look at those pics again before leaving the thread.. One thing that jumps out at me is the stance of the car. The ride height, fender gap, wheel size... Everything is just so... Perfect! IMHO you have nailed the aggressive stance this car deserves. Granted, the chopped top 'seals the deal' in that department, but aside from that literally everything is perfect. The sum of all the parts definitely makes this car what it is. Congrats from me again bro!
Thanks , I had alot of help from friends on and off the forum. once again the best part is seeing the fiero kicking "A" at shows. So far due to Archies creation 6 more fiero owners will be on the road by next summer in the NY area.
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First I met up with Dave and Joey who dropped off my car. Door to door service you just can't beat that!! Dave did a great job on the car and I got a change to see and ride in Joeys sweet VW powered Fiero.
Forgive me for stealing the thread for a second, but this is my first post here. I've been browsing Pennock's for a long while, and made an account after deciding I would purchase a Fiero. I've paid for it and bring it home this weekend, woohoo ! I was going to wait until I had it in my driveway before showing some pictures and naming off a few wishes for it, dedicating my first post here to it, but some things just deserve it more.
"A Perfect Union" is one of those things. I don't have to tell you, but this Fiero is gorgeous. Nothing says "muscle" like a fuel-injected 427 (then again, I didn't live in the carb days), and seeing one in a Fiero is mind-blowing. The interior work, I cannot begin to describe accurately, as the English language doesn't have words detailing that level of "awesomeness." I cannot wrap my head around this build; it's nearly unimaginable that this level of customization is even possible. I've tried to keep up with this build throughout its entirety, but much of it is beyond my understanding. This Fiero's amazing and inspirational all around. Props to all involved in its creation.
Forgive me for stealing the thread for a second, but this is my first post here. I've been browsing Pennock's for a long while, and made an account after deciding I would purchase a Fiero. I've paid for it and bring it home this weekend, woohoo ! I was going to wait until I had it in my driveway before showing some pictures and naming off a few wishes for it, dedicating my first post here to it, but some things just deserve it more.
"A Perfect Union" is one of those things. I don't have to tell you, but this Fiero is gorgeous. Nothing says "muscle" like a fuel-injected 427 (then again, I didn't live in the carb days), and seeing one in a Fiero is mind-blowing. The interior work, I cannot begin to describe accurately, as the English language doesn't have words detailing that level of "awesomeness." I cannot wrap my head around this build; it's nearly unimaginable that this level of customization is even possible. I've tried to keep up with this build throughout its entirety, but much of it is beyond my understanding. This Fiero's amazing and inspirational all around. Props to all involved in its creation.
wow, thanks for the kind words and welcome to the sickness, if your ever in town look me up and we will go for a ride just make sure you don't eat anything 45 min b4 take off
wow, thanks for the kind words and welcome to the sickness, if your ever in town look me up and we will go for a ride just make sure you don't eat anything 45 min b4 take off
You're very welcome, thank you for the welcoming, and that definitely sounds like a trip worth taking !
The NY Islanders NHL hockey team and The All - American car club hosted a car show for Life’s WORC, (a private, not-for-profit organization providing comprehensive support for individuals with developmental disabilities) today. I had a great time and met a lot of great kids and disabled adults that were thankful for the Chop top's support. Sorry curly no pics from the show I was too busy showing the car, but I hope this will do.....
That's the new cooling fan motor I picked up from PEPBOYS for 25.$. The old motor was on it's way out and was killing the battery.
Ahhh, stock replacement. I see now. I thought maybe you had found some kind of higher output motor in an attempt to increase airflow. Good to know that the stock fan can cool that beast.
Time to start the next "fix it" project. While working on the cooling fan project I noticed a oil spot on my floor and after an investigation I found the culprit a leak in the brake line not good with a 500 HP LS7:
an ez fix , I just had to tighten the nut but the damage was done . As you can see from the above and below pic the paint was trashed in that part of the front compartment. Oh well I guess I should be thankful that I found out this way and not after tying to stop on the freeway .
After the fix I took her out for a spin to blow off some steam and had a great time at a Sunday morning car meet at the beach.
A real shame about the paint, but staring down the rest of the car...I'd still sell my soul for it. Good to hear the fan runs quieter with the new motor.
Did a little rework of the interior. Added Mr. mike seat covers with orange logo and toned down the speaker covers I never liked the old speaker covers.
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Did a little rework of the interior. Added Mr. mike seat covers with orange logo and toned down the speaker covers I never liked the old speaker covers.
Nice. Compared to your previous Corvette seats-how do the Fiero seats feel now?
If bmwguru sent it you should put it in an xray first Looking forward to seeing what you do next.
Nope just custom cut to size color coded battery cables. I never liked the way the old ones looked and wanted a more factory finished look, with clean connections, plus the old ones were too small for the front battery relocation. After some research, the length of cable and the size of the motor(cooling fan runs more often) and accessories a larger cable was in order. I went with the 1/0 gauge SGX high temp battery cable. So.......
What kind of grounds do you have going to the engine? I have a regular ground cable going to the frame and the ground from the battery going to the engine and the frame. I plan on duplicating that setup when I move it to the front just using longer cables.
What kind of grounds do you have going to the engine? I have a regular ground cable going to the frame and the ground from the battery going to the engine and the frame. I plan on duplicating that setup when I move it to the front just using longer cables.
I'm using the same 1/0 gauge cable for all. It runs from the front battery to the engine block, and one from the engine block to the frame. I'm thinking about running a short ground from the battery to the front frame also, this might be over kill but it can't hurt..... Right?
I'm using the same 1/0 gauge cable for all. It runs from the front battery to the engine block, and one from the engine block to the frame. I'm thinking about running a short ground from the battery to the front frame also, this might be over kill but it can't hurt..... Right?
It would give it a sort of flair like a Bugatti Veyron dash does
Man you just gave me some great ideas!!! Over the last couple of months I've been going crazy trying to pick out the layout for the cars interior. Thanks to you I think I just found it. What do you guys think.
Where they have that gold leather I would use orange leather
a leak in the brake line not good with a 500 HP LS7: 
. As you can see from the above and below pic the paint was trashed in that part of the front compartment. Oh well I guess I should be thankful that I found out this way and not after tying to stop on the freeway 
