My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga

[GTRS Fiero]

This camera does record both views.  It can attach to the rear window.

[The Art Doctor]

I have a cop friend that said I'm nuts for not having one.  They dont believe a word you say in court anymore without footage.  Sad.  Another friend used his footage in court to show a judge footage of a corrupt cop hassling him with no wrongdoing.  He was given an apology and case dismissed. 

[GTRS Fiero]

Yeah, it's amazing.  Criminals can commit crimes with impugnity.

I once had a Camaro stolen from me.  My camaro was parked on one street, and theirs on a nearby street.  On Autozone's camera, the crooks were raking parts from my Camaro, and putting the parts in their Camaro.  They walked right past the cop, who was the guard for Autozone.  It was ruled that, since none of my parts had my SSN on them, too bad for me.  I asked the judge if he routinely disassembled his vehicles to label them with his SSN, to allow them to steal his identity, as well.  The judge ruled me in contempt, and let the crooks go.

I guess that covers that.

[GTRS Fiero]

My Fiero is back together, but I don't want to drive it in the salt.  I also don't want to flat-bed it, for optics reasons.  Is the salt risk less, if I flat-bed it?

[Fierofool]

If you could get a flatbed trailer with a short headboard, seems it would be practically negligible.  As soon as you get to your destination and while it's still on the trailer, pressure wash underneath.  A drive-on rail trailer would allow the tow vehicle's spray to come up underneath.  I've also seen full width mudflaps on the backs of trucks to prevent or reduce roadspray.   

[GTRS Fiero]

Below freezing, here, so not really wanting to play with water.  I think my Fiero stays put for a few more days.

[GTRS Fiero]

New problem.  The cruise module may be bad.  Mine has the AR module, so on the lookout for such a module.

[Wreck It Ralph]

I’m parting out the 86 gt. Would that possibly have the module you need? If so send me a photo for reference.

[GTRS Fiero]

No.  Mine has a digital cruise.

[GTRS Fiero]

They're pouring salt all over the roads again (sigh), so my Fiero will be staying put.  Additionally, the wind is really blowing, so the garage will be cold.  There is a heater, but it's more like wishful thinking.

While my Fiero is unavailable, I'm thinking what else it may need.

[GTRS Fiero]

Since this came up elsewhere, I thought I'd post this.

My Fiero has poly bushings everywhere.  Tri-links, control arms, sway bar--everything.  No squeaks.  No harsh ride.  I would call the ride "firm".  Actually, when driving over bumps, since it seems you're sitting on the ground, people tend to raise their butt off the seat, the first time or two.  You can tell that you drove over the bumps, but the ride from the seat is much better than driving over those same bumps in my truck.

[GTRS Fiero]

The weather is a non-balmy 3 degrees, or -7 with the wind chill.  The wind has calmed quite a bit, from the 26 degrees with a biting wind we had yesterday.  The garage heaters ran on full all night, meaning it's about 10 degrees in the garage.  I brought in 12 more space heaters.  We'll see how warm it is on Tuesday.

[GTRS Fiero]

The space heaters got the temp up to 50 degrees, which should be warm enough to test the AC.

While the salt is out, my Fiero is in.  I'm looking at replacing the coolant tubes.  I'm guessing the tubes have to come out in their entirety.  Joy.

[Fierofool]

Someone had said that you have to have the car up on a lift to remove them.  If it's a 2 post lift, you still couldn't drop them down and maneuver them out.  It would need to be a single-center post lift.

[GTRS Fiero]

Hmmm.  I'm not that lucky.