Fiero

[shank0668]

Nothing much to look at. Will be when it is actually out. Luckily, one of my dads co-workers is going to paint the front end of the car for me.

[Carver1]

Originally Posted by Dave McFly

I miss my dad's Fiero, he had the holy grail year 1988 last year of the car and the ONLY year they had the Lotus designed suspension. his was the 'formula' not the GT so it looked like the base coupe but had the 2.8V6 and all the extras as well as a sunroof. red with tan interior, black alloy rims. he sold it when we were in Florida, I REALLY wish I would have bought it off of him. it was a hell of a little car!

wanna do a little research on that?

Completely False.


I've had a few dozen Fieros over the past decade. They are awesome to build and drive. I've done chop tops, v8 swaps, rebodies and many custom creations. I currently have an 86 GT that I am putting back together. They are cheap and fun. Can't beat em!


4.9L Cadillac in an 88GT


3.4L Camaro in a Choptop 86SE


88GT next to my buddies 5.7L LT1 choptop/widebody with suicide doors.



XTC/GT on an 88 Chassis.


My first fiero. 88 GT 5 speed.

[Dave McFly]

Originally Posted by Carver1

wanna do a little research on that?

Completely False.

every person I talked to who had them they all said that 1988 was the ONLY year for the lotus suspension all 84-87 cars had the chevy chevette front suspension and what ever suspension they put on mid 80s front drive GM cars (except they have solid half shafts instead of CV joints that were used when the engines in the Fieros were used in other front drive GM cars) for the rear end.

[DarkneSS]

Ive wanted one for a long time but for now I only have room for one car where I live. This is the #1 car on my list for projects.

[Carver1]

Originally Posted by Dave McFly

every person I talked to who had them they all said that 1988 was the ONLY year for the lotus suspension all 84-87 cars had the chevy chevette front suspension and what ever suspension they put on mid 80s front drive GM cars (except they have solid half shafts instead of CV joints that were used when the engines in the Fieros were used in other front drive GM cars) for the rear end.

Common myth.
The Fiero used a lot of pieces from the GM parts bin, including the chevette. The suspension was not used from the Lotus in the 88's. Almost everyone thinks that, and they even had badges made up that said "Suspension by Lotus", but it is kind of an inside joke.
The rear end of the Fiero is pretty much a front wheel drive setup in other cars. The rear tie rods on the 88's are fixed to the frame and only used to align the rear wheels. The 88's got a list of upgrades from previous years. This is good and bad if you are restoring them. Anything from a one year run is going to be hard to find. Front hubs are almost impossible. The brakes are also different. Vented rotors, and better calipers. The width is wider on the 88's in the front, so the front GT rims are pretty rare. The lip is much smaller to make up for the wider track. They are not rotatable on the 88's front to rear like the other years.
It is pretty easy to get hooked on them after tinkering around for awhile. I can pull an engine out of the car and have it back in and running in around 4-5 hours.
"Buy a Fiero, become a mechanic!"
Not too many places will touch them, so the learning curve is pretty steep.

[helmincamaro]

do like a friend of mine and drop a 5.3L V8 in it..... that thing hauls ass!

[drummer5679]

it's not cool unless it's red with ferrari badges added on

[shank0668]

It's out.

[shank0668]

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[EvoWake]

Another picture of my 88 GT:

[toesuf94]

I have always loved these!

[shank0668]

Put a few hours into interior, turned out OK. It will look better when I put it together.

[shank0668]

Since my rims look like complete trash, I may go this route.

[SSBUSDRVR]

Was at a Cruise a last month and came across this 88. Imho was in great shape. Brought back memories. This GT had beige interior we had the first year of the "fastback" style with gray interior.