Just another newbie

[underdawg]

come on lets see the ugly side of this thing!! it cant be that bad!! i take full 360 pics of mine without shame!! (And it has a rust spot as big as my whole thumb on one side!!)

Oh, alright. You asked for it. I think the driver side fender can be saved, but it needs a new door skin and the top of the quarter panel repaired. There are some dings here and there as well that need attention. The DS FX is also busted, but I have another set waiting.

[asylummotorsports]

I'm pretty sure Chris Wilson has done that swap already. (He's the guy that did the first 3500 Beretta, mine.)

If he doesn't pop up here in the next couple of days PM me and I'll get you his e-mail.
or

asylummotorsports@yahoo.ca

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

come on lets see the ugly side of this thing!! it cant be that bad!! i take full 360 pics of mine without shame!! (And it has a rust spot as big as my whole thumb on one side!!)

[underdawg]

Wow that is beutifull man. Nice work on the clean up..

Thanks! I still have to clean up the trunk area and put back some things that the previous owner took off and left laying. I'll start the major cleaning under the hood this week. I've got to because I recieved a nice shiny water pump pulley for it at the meet last night......still gotta see if it will fit. If it doesn't fit I will be offering it up to someone here for their car. The other things that I've pulled off to clean and repaint aren't going back on till it's cleaned up either.

[Smittro]

Still working on getting everything back together. Not going to take a pic of under the hood untill it's recieved a major cleaning. Unfortunately some of you were subjected to seeing it here at the meet. I'll get on the engine bay soon.


LOL! You know I'm only going to post pics of the good side.

Wow that is beutifull man. Nice work on the clean up..

[underdawg]

Still working on getting everything back together. Not going to take a pic of under the hood untill it's recieved a major cleaning. Unfortunately some of you were subjected to seeing it here at the meet. I'll get on the engine bay soon.


LOL! You know I'm only going to post pics of the good side.

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

i dont blame you, i would too. theres an older sunbird vert that a bodyman owns by the shop i work at. i always drive beside him home. haha

[underdawg]

that is definitely a one of a kind car.ive never seen a cavi like that before.

I have only seen one other first gen convertible Z and it was in a sales paper...'Wheels & Deals' years ago. The add said it was an '87, but I have been told that they didn't make a convertible Z in that year, just in '86. I don't know why GM would do it for only one year. Ever since then I have looked off and on for one. Now that I have this car back I'm gonna try my best to hang on to it.

[MiZzBeCcA]

welcome =)

[SofaKingWeToddDid]

that is definitely a one of a kind car.ive never seen a cavi like that before.

[underdawg]

Has anyone swaped in a 3400 in an '86 Cavalier? I see alot of them being done in '88-'94 models. Thinking about going this route for this car and when I get an '87 Z coupe I'll try to put the 3.8SC in.....ooops, thats a bad word here, ain't it? I've seen a lot of right ups on everything else but the first gens. Why? Can it be done?

[underdawg]

I have had computer issues and lost my password and forgot my username here. Anyway here are some updated pics of what I have been working on. Still have some things to put back on and finish painting, but here it is.....
It has gone from this.....

To this.....

I'll do my best to have it all put back together for the meet here in BG, KY at Beach Bend Park. Hope to see some of you guys there.

[underdawg]

More Fiero enthusiasts.....can't have enough.......welcome...if you're looking for indepth Fiero mods...slide on over to Pennocks or as well G.T FIEROS...you'll receive a warm welcome...the members over there will help you with your engine mods info. http://www.gtfieros.com/ http://www.fiero.nl/cgi-bin/main.cgi there are a couple of interesting engine mod pics in my Fiero garage.....one is a LT1 Vette engine that has been pressurized...will give you an idea as to where to possibly put the intercooler.

Ha ha ha! I've been at Pennocks since August of '08. I'll have to check out that other site too.....thanks.

[55trucker]

More Fiero enthusiasts.....can't have enough.......welcome...if you're looking for indepth Fiero mods...slide on over to Pennocks or as well G.T FIEROS...you'll receive a warm welcome...the members over there will help you with your engine mods info. http://www.gtfieros.com/ http://www.fiero.nl/cgi-bin/main.cgi there are a couple of interesting engine mod pics in my Fiero garage.....one is a LT1 Vette engine that has been pressurized...will give you an idea as to where to possibly put the intercooler.

[underdawg]

Have you researched what kind of modifications are needed to headers to fit in a fiero? At least you can grab ZZP log headers. A xp cam will run great on those.


I would not do a 3.4" pulley stock. You will loose hp & run slower. I would always start with some exhaust work, plugs, intake, tstat, pcm, then drop to a 3.5". The reason being is you will have knock from the factory. Playing it safe will prevent your pistons from seeing daylight. lol.

As for the tog headers my trunk would have to be modified for those. Still thinking about going that route.

Thanks for the heads up on the pulley....I'm glad I haven't ordered it yet.

I was told that a pulley change with an PCM tune will get it close to the 300HP mark. Any truth to it?