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    Posted: 03 May 2011 at 1:43pm
Not sure if anyone had seen an ad that popped up last night but, it was for an 85 GT but the pic looked like an 86GT.... Anyway, I contacted the guy right away and went out first thing this am to have a look and was very pleasantly surprised. It was an 86 GT completely stock right down to the radio. Gold on Tan interior with really nice original paint and interior. All paperwork/maintenance records from new and only 2 owners. First owner for 20+ years.

I have found it very hard to find an unmolested Fiero in bone stock condition and this was such a good deal I had to jump on it.

So I now have another to add to the collection.
Too bad it is an auto.
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Congratulations.
Good to see another well maintained Fiero get a good home in good hands.

Pictures?



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Nice car, great shots. Any way you could post them below one another.

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Fixed

That is a really nice car.  Congrats on the good buy.

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Originally posted by Capt Fiero Capt Fiero wrote:

Fixed

Thanks Dave, that makes the images a whole lot easier to view (and the posts a whole lot easier to read)! 

 

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Very nice!!
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OMG that's clean...nice score, that's a collector, get that up to speed OEM and get plates bud:)...so jelous
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Bassman Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 May 2011 at 8:35pm
Originally posted by Patrick Patrick wrote:

Originally posted by Capt Fiero Capt Fiero wrote:

Fixed

Thanks Dave, that makes the images a whole lot easier to view (and the posts a whole lot easier to read)! 

 

Stop being so Old

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Originally posted by Bassman Bassman wrote:

Stop being so Old

I believe the proper term would be practical.

 

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lol...my eyes are getting bad also...
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Patrick Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 May 2011 at 9:33pm

Originally posted by Bassman Bassman wrote:

lol...my eyes are getting bad also...

Well Magoo, it had nothing to do with my eyes. When all the images were side by side, I had to scroll from side to side about two feet to see all the images and/or to read the text (which was also forced to extend out two feet beyond the edge of my monitor).

I can see everything on my 21" 4x3 monitor just fine, it's the stuff way off to the side that I have trouble with.

 

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Medic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 May 2011 at 9:19am
Thanks for fixing that!

Had my first problem with the car last night.
The distributer cap came loose, moved around, and the rotor chewed the inside of the cap up. The car sputtered a few times and died. It now will not start.
Not sure if it jumped a tooth or what is up. Distributer is a bit rusty inside so may need a bit of work(sitting too long). The car was hard to start before and would only start with ether but ran great once running.



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You can pick up a complete reman distro assy from Lordco for not too much ($250?). 
It has a much better reluctor setup than the factory tin shark fin thing. Gets you a new module, bearings, bla bla bla.



Dropped one in Jim McH's car a while back, and it fixed a few things all at once.

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Post Options Post Options   Quote Medic Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 May 2011 at 7:16pm
Ya, I think they quoted me $220. I opted for a new pickup coil as mine was exposed and ratty, The distributer was in pretty good shape play wise so I just cleaned it up.
I think my issue is the coil, I have no spark but I get a tach reading when cranking over so the primary side is ok, plus I have tried 2 icm's with no improvement.
......New pickup coil, new icm, new wires........what is left?


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Originally posted by Medic Medic wrote:

......New pickup coil, new icm, new wires........what is left?

Ignition module.

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Tried 2 ICM's.


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Originally posted by Medic Medic wrote:

Tried 2 ICM's.

Oh sorry, I was getting my abbreviations confused. I was thinking you meant ECU.

 

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Fixed! It was the coil.


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Originally posted by Dr.Fiero Dr.Fiero wrote:

You can pick up a complete reman distro assy from Lordco for not too much ($250?). 
It has a much better reluctor setup than the factory tin shark fin thing. Gets you a new module, bearings, bla bla bla.

I put one of these in mine when the original rusted out and bearing started to fail.  Worked wonders for performance.

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