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Originally posted by Capt Fiero Capt Fiero wrote:

Patrick, I told him to contact you on here, as your 86GT might just be his old car. Not to many Black 86GT Autos floating around and your car does look like his, he would have to look for little odd things to make the distinction though.

That would be interesting if it did belong to him at one time. I don't know how long the previous owner drove/owned my GT, but she had it stored uninsured/undriven in her underground parking since 2001 until I bought it two years ago.

I'll be driving the GT to the meeting, so sure, Paramedic would be more than welcome to look 'er over.

 
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Originally posted by Romeo Romeo wrote:

I do find the concept of cutting away the roof very alarming for cornering prowess...

Would work real well in conjunction with Gretchin's suspension.

 
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Not the suspension that concerns me, space frame relies upon it's complete shape to work. Stand on the top of a pop can, it can hold your weight. Cut away a large part of the side, and it'll fold like nothing. Same logic applies to a space frame vehicle.
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In regards to the strength of the altered space frame, keep in mind that some modifications were indeed made to stiffen the frame.

How effective this might've been, I have no idea.

 
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Hi guys,
So you may have my old GT? hmmm...I sold it to a lady in Creston I believe. It had a fresh top end rebuild at that time and I think 140,000kms? The front nose was a little loose as it had bumped something previous to me owning it and I tried to re-attach it as best as possible.It also has a bra I installed and a fresh set of tires from Sears....I think they were Kelly's.
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Now for that Roadster...........it is very interesting and a good deal if you add up all the parts. A little too much Hp in my opinion. I think it will blow up the trans etc.....It needs the trans remounted with solid mounts and the engine needs to be lowered . The body should be re-enforced to tie the rear to the front so the car doesn't fold under all that torque. The guy is hard to deal with (nice on the phone) but has been a no show when I went out to see it. Aircare is a huge concern for me too. That motor will not pass. The body is OK but not great. it had a quicky paint job and some of the panels don't line up(pass door). It needs some type of roof for the flash rain and weather out here. It is kinda cool as a roadster but really loses that unique Fiero look without a roofline. By the time it was roadworthy if you were handy enough to do the work yourself add another 5k. If not add another 10k.
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Door not fitting tells me there is frame issues.  I look at the picture that apparently shows work done to add support for the missing roof and it doesn't give me warm feelings.

Cutting the roof off is a serious modification and needs to be done properly.  Never mind the mega horsepower on top off that.

Good car for someone with the skills to finish it properly.

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Originally posted by Medic Medic wrote:

So you may have my old GT?

I didn't want to totally sidetrack this thread, so I've sent you a PM.

 
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