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skylar 
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 Topic: New member.. New ride:pPosted: 23 June 2008 at 10:24pm |
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Here's my fiero just bought it over the weekend. 1984 fiero. Gonna fix her up and do some major mods to it.. i'll get some better pictures up tomorrow when I go pick it up and drive it my parents place where I will be doing all the work on it. Hopefully it makes it... engine needs a little tlc... but hey only set me back 600 bucks so can't go wrong with that price. |
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skylar
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Posted: 31 July 2008 at 6:09pm |
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skylar
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Posted: 31 July 2008 at 6:12pm |
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This is the fiero i bought... It didnt make it to my rents place.... the engines basically dead... good thing i don't need it;) pulling engine hopefully this weekend with my dad. any tips?
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Dr.Fiero
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Posted: 31 July 2008 at 9:26pm |
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Drop a 4.9 in it?
For what the duke costs to rebuild... vs. what a swap costs... you'll be about a 1000X happier in the end! Trust me... |
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Bassman
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Posted: 31 July 2008 at 10:56pm |
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How about a 4.6, maybe a 3.8SC?...lol. Many options, hope things work out, list out a budget, trust me on that:)...can get crazy |
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Patrick
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 1:29am |
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Welcome to the nightmare which are Fieros. If you wish to stick with the four banger, you might be better off finding a good running Duke rather than rebuilding the one you have. Could be a whole lot cheaper and easier. By the way, what are those gizmos on the panels behind the rear window?
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Car-2-Lo
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 12:38pm |
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Skylar welcome to the forum, nice project you have going there and are you local (if so come out to next club meeting). |
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Austin
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 12:42pm |
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Welcome! The next easiest swap would be to find someone thats upgraded/upgrading their 4Cyl/v6 engine and grab the whole assembly as a bolt on. You could probably find one dirt cheap and have a running car in no time. |
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1986 Fiero GT 3.4L V6 DIS, 5 spd, Full Polyurethane Suspension, Rear Coil-overs |
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Bassman
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 12:56pm |
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I like Austin's suggestion:)...we can talk, I could use more power:)...lol
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Austin
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 3:31pm |
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If i had to do an engine I wouldn't do a 60' V6 again. It's great for what it is but there are so many other better engines around that will be equal or better in stock form than a modified 2.8-3.4 V6. But that's knowing what I know now. Before the Fiero, I never did any brake work, suspension, engine, etc. So I'd say depends how familiar and how capable you are. If you can fab/weld, electrical wiring, plumb, etc then an engine swap should be a piece of cake :) |
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1986 Fiero GT 3.4L V6 DIS, 5 spd, Full Polyurethane Suspension, Rear Coil-overs |
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skylar
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I have no idea did really notice that they werern't on any other till now.... also just noticed that my side bodey panels dont match... one of them has a vent in it... hmmm.... |
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skylar
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 4:11pm |
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Unfortunetly, I am not local. This si the closet club that I could find to Kelowna.. but who knows I may come down there one day... I'll be doing something very unique on this build, you may hate it or love it. I'll be posting picture of the build as I go. I'll be starting by pulling out engine and striping it down to its frame and sandblasting everything. Then upgrading brakes and suspension. Then we'll see where it goes from there. Anyone have any ideas for the suspension upgrade? I've heard bad things about the fiero stock suspension from this year. Edited by Capt Fiero |
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Bassman
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 6:09pm |
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What do yo8u want from your suspension...stock or sport/performance modified?
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Patrick
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 7:44pm |
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Ummm... they're ALL that way. You've got a lot to learn grasshopper.
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Bassman
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Posted: 01 August 2008 at 7:52pm |
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Driver side (left) just before the rear wheel is for your air intake.
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skylar
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 9:09am |
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Haha yes... I realized this when I opened her up and started tearing it apart. Engine pull half way done:P |
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Posted: 03 August 2008 at 4:57pm |
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You're dropping it out the bottom right? .... right?  Edited by Matt |
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I wanna go fast.
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skylar
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Posted: 04 August 2008 at 2:55am |
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ohhh no sure not:P i got her out the top
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skylar
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Posted: 04 August 2008 at 3:17am |
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finally got all those hard to get at hiiden bolts off
This was very tricky to do but I got her done
Engines out, time for the tranny... There were lots of those hard to get at bolts.
Here's my new engine that I'm putting in.
Just kidding.... Thats for my dad's 67 firebird.
givin the ol thumbs up on my first engine and tranny pull
It looks mean with the rear end lifted... stored in memory bank for later;) |
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Dr.Fiero
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Posted: 04 August 2008 at 7:45am |
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Do yourself a favour....
Drop the cradle out now. Clean it all up, and the engine bay. Reassemble your new engine, tranny, CV's etc on the cradle, then put it all back in from underneath the way it supposed to be done!! FYI - you wire the whole thing beforehand - then it gets pushed through the firewall, and attaches to the ECM. |
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