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Author Topic: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga  (Read 105144087 times)

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Raydar

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #375 on: January 26, 2018, 08:04:36 pm »
Lookin' good!
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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #376 on: January 27, 2018, 11:18:36 am »
It looks as if I need to replace some components in the front of my Fiero.  Anyone know where to get the right upper control arm?  I intend to replace all 4 control arms, including bushings and ball joints.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #377 on: January 27, 2018, 11:32:52 am »
Is it rusted, or damaged?
Although I've replaced bushings and lower ball joints, I've never had to replace a Fiero control arm or upper ball joint.

Probably the best place to find one would be on Pennocks. I don't think we have any in the parts barn.
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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #378 on: January 27, 2018, 11:36:49 am »
Mine could be fixed.  The boot on the ball joint is damaged.  If powdercoated control arms with bushings and ball joints are $170, that is a better deal than cleaning mine up, powdercoating, replacing the bushings, and replacing the ball joint.  I could replace the control arms quickly.  If I have to do the other things, not so much.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #379 on: January 27, 2018, 12:15:53 pm »
ThaDriver has everything you need for an 88, except all that stuff that goes in the engine bay.  He could sure use the money to help him recover the cost of purchasing the Warrior Project car.  It's a southern car, so there's no rust. 
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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #380 on: January 27, 2018, 12:37:16 pm »
Hmmm. I don't recall if the bushings and ball joints were new or not.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #381 on: January 30, 2018, 07:56:45 pm »
Well, my LED floor courtesy lights weren't returned to me, so I ordered another pair from BTR.  The lights arrived today.


At first glance, I was very pleased with the new bulb.


The lens gives the bulb a finished look.


The new bulb is a bit shorter than the old bulb.


The old bulb was jagged on the arm, but at least didn't burn like the stock bulb.


It doesn't appear so here, but the light from the old bulb was bluish and a bit glaring.


The light from the new bulb is softer and less bluish.


Unfortunately, there is this green light from the "white" LED.  I took this one without the flash, to show how bad the green really is.


Also here.

I hardly find this acceptable.  I guess this is the lens causing this.
« Last Edit: January 30, 2018, 08:07:05 pm by GTRS Fiero »

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #382 on: January 31, 2018, 08:15:12 am »
  I thought it looked Green in the Second Photo? And thought that you bought a Colored one.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #383 on: January 31, 2018, 06:14:01 pm »
Hmmm.  They were supposed to call me back, hours sgo.  They said it's a defective bulb, when I spoke with them earlier.  Defective seems unlikely, as both bulbs exhibit the same problem.  I sent them pictures to illustrate, and requested that they test their bulb.
« Last Edit: January 31, 2018, 09:35:01 pm by GTRS Fiero »

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #384 on: February 01, 2018, 06:53:07 pm »
Rodney must be getting tired of me.  I think I placed 3 separate orders from him, last month.  The orders all arrived, but I broke the exhaust bolts I got from him.  When I went to re-order, no more exhaust bolts.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #385 on: February 17, 2018, 09:58:32 am »
I was ready to work on my Fiero.  I have the parts, the tools, and a block of time, but got dumped on, instead.  Old Man Winter dumped a load of snow on us.  More snow means more salt, so the Fiero is again neglected.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #386 on: February 17, 2018, 06:52:54 pm »
It's sounding more and more like you need to move to Georgia.
The more complex the mind, the greater the need for the simplicity of play.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #387 on: February 17, 2018, 07:01:14 pm »
LOL!  The thought had occurred to me.  I know some nice people down there, after all.   ;)

Not an hour ago, some other Fiero people were telling me to move to Texas.  Earlier this week, I had some other people also ask me to move to Texas, even offering me a temporary house.

Unfortunately, any such move is unlikely, mainly because I have family here, and my wife's family is out of country.

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #388 on: February 18, 2018, 09:07:14 pm »
It warmed up today.  A regular heat wave of 47 degrees.  The roads were clear and dry, do I went for a drive with my son.  We went looking for the twisties, but inevitable, there was some driver or other who took it upon themself to hold everyone below about half of the speed limit.

So, we rode through some subdivisions:




We got a lot of attention on the highway.  My son was having some fun with people pulling up alongside us.
« Last Edit: February 18, 2018, 09:14:15 pm by GTRS Fiero »

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Re: My '88 Fiero - The Never-Ending Saga
« Reply #389 on: February 18, 2018, 10:19:49 pm »
I capped off some unused vacuum lines:

I'm not sure what those 2 bare wires are for.



Also, the line by the dogbone.