I just got back to Denver after a long weekend of driving and was it ever worth it! This convertible GT is one of the nicest Fieros I have ever seen, and I own it (still can't believe it).

You should have seen all the cranking heads of people passing me on the highway (I drove the speed limit for 99% of the trip).....everyone was gawking at it. It was great!

Anyways......thank-you Chris for building a superb example of a Fiero. The Northstar performed flawlessly and even getting into the throttle every once in a while I still managed 25-26 MPG on the trip home......this thing gets better mileage than my bone stock '88 GT auto w/19K miles!

See you guys at the 20th show!!!

------------------

Congrats on buying probly the nicest Fiero EVER!!!!! Bloody nice car! I'm glad to see he found a buyer for it. Pics man, we need pics.

Glad he found a buyer who will take car of the car the way it deserves to be taken care of. Simply beautiful it is.

------------------
Ray - 1988 Aero Coupe 'Mio Dolore' - FieroNews.com
"If life had been meant to be dull, it would have come with a manual" - Anonymous Author

Excellent! I'm happy that you could make the whole thing work out.
Congrats!

------------------
Raydar

88 3.4 coupe. 17s, cut springs 'n all.

Very cool. Congrats on the new toy. That is an amazing car...

Hartz

------------------
'84 SC 5.7L V8
'85 SE 3.1L V6 Turbo - FOR SALE
Hartz's Toys

Bitchin, Congrats!

Did you keep the 88GT??

------------------

Congratulations on the car, Mike! It is one beautiful automobile. I was kind of hoping to get a chance to see it if you came through Nebraska with it...guess I'll have to wait for the 20th show!

------------------

Mike...86 GT 4 Speed
"Sucks to be me..."

quote Originally posted by Falcon Fiero: Bitchin, Congrats! Did you keep the 88GT??

I still have my '88 GT......I'm going to try to keep both Fieros, but I may need to sell the '88 sometime in the future.

litespd,

We took I-80 through Nebraska to get to Indiana, but I took I-70 home. I feel more comfortable on that route.....I've driven it so often that I don't need to look at a map to figure out where I am or when I need to fill-up. I can probably drive that route blindfolded!

Anyways......I WILL be at the 20th show, so see you there!

Thats one sweet car. I thought about buying it myself last fall. No matter what you paid though, you got a super deal on one extra nice one of a kind. Dont scratch it, lol. Hope to see you at the 20th.

------------------

3.1 Turbo 4 spd/ L-98/ carbed LT1

Thank God that car is out of the area. All it ever did was win best of show when it showed up. J/K Congrats

------------------

Red 88 GT T-Top 3800 Supercharged
White 88 GT Stock
Please give me a rating if you appreciate my contribution.
History of Skitimes Car

Ya, I remember when I first saw your car...I almost lost it...

Just curious if you could post some pics of your car....would be much appreciated.

This is the only one I have at the moment

------------------

Thanks for the comments guys.....I am very happy with the car. That doesn't mean there's no room for improvement though!

There are a few things that will get some attention in the very near future (most have to do with the convertible top itself), but overall the car is exactly what I had hoped it was. As for pics.....don't worry. I'll be posting a lot of pics in the coming days/weeks.

Hey Mike,
I am glad everything went good on your way home. Thanks for the nice compliments. This is going to suck at the 20th. I will have to compete against you. AHHHHHHHHH!! Thanks again and I am glad you made it home ok. See you in July.

Chris Moore
1987 Fiero GT Northstar
1987 Fiero GT Northstar (In Progress)
1988 Fiero GT T-TOP, 3.4, 5 speed
Another Car? Mopar maybe? We will see.

quote Originally posted by northstar87: Hey Mike, I am glad everything went good on your way home. Thanks for the nice compliments. This is going to suck at the 20th. I will have to compete against you. AHHHHHHHHH!! Thanks again and I am glad you made it home ok. See you in July.

Thanks. The car performed flawlessly....I finally managed enough ecourage to explore the "L1" deal......what a difference! You were right......it almost sounds like you're about to grenade the engine, but shifts just in the nick of time. I am definitley going to take this to a dragstrip to see what it'll do.

See you later and thanks again.

I figure every time I take mine out, I get an average of 1.7 "thumbs ups" from random citizens. And now, mrfiero, you can join me in my paranoia about difficult-to-repair candy paint jobs and fancy engines. Heh. Takes half the fun out of it.

If Pontiac had had a single brain cell, the Fiero would have been offered in a convertible from year 1. At least they could have offered it in 86 with the introduction of the GTs. By then they had admitted to themselves that it was a sportscar... and sportscars are always offered with a convertible option, right?

That is an awsome car!

------------------
88 Coupe Project "F-88" has begun....Classified TOP SECRET **your gonna love this**
87 Fiero GT 4.9/4T60e, ZEX nitrous 65hp shot, 88 cradle w/ coil overs, Poly everything, Upgraded sway bars, 16X7 M11's, 11.25 "Zettner" front brakes, Complete MSD ignition w/ 6AL box, Custom 3" SLP exhaust, Grand Sport Corvette paint, Carbon fiber interior trim, '98 T/A CD w/ ETR, White face guages, Pillar mounted AutoMeter O2, Hella H4 conversion and tons more.
87 Fiero Coupe 91k miles
88 Mazda RX-7 'vert SBC v8 383/T-5
Always have engines, fiero parts and accessories for sale. Custom engine swaps and chassis modifications are available.

Absolutely beautiful ! Who did the convertible conversion ?

I used this pic of that car as my desktop for quite a while..

Remember that one?

It would be great if you could post up a bunch of pics for us.

[This message has been edited by JacobHaley (edited 05-20-2003).]

I would sincerely love to know the manufacturer of that convertible top! PLEASE!!!

DKOV -

Absolutely georgeous Fiero! Congrats on getting it home without problems. Enjoy!!

------------------
John
AOLIM: Fformula88

1988 Fiero Formula
2002 Jeep Wrangler Sahara

Congrats mrfiero. Missed you at the swap meet this year. That car looks like a chic magnet. Take advantage of it.
Paul

quote Originally posted by DKOV: I would sincerely love to know the manufacturer of that convertible top! PLEASE!!! DKOV -

Automoda manufactured these kits in the early 90's. It's my understanding that only a handful (maybe 6 or 7) fastback kits were ever built. There are many more nothcback kits, but still only 24 or so.

For what it is it's a great set-up.....much better than any other convertible kit for a Fiero, but it is far from perfect. I am going to try to "re-engineer" a few things to make it look better, at least look better to me.

PontiacFiero,

The original plan was to pick up the convertible the weekend of the swap meet so I could show it off there, but I ran into a few snags and this past weekend was the soonest I could do it.

I'll be there next year though (hopefully!).

Pics will be forthcoming......the weather here has sucked the past couple of days. Evidently it was in the 80's in Denver when I was on the road and yesterday (my first full day back) it was in the high 40's (not much warmer today). When the sun pops out again she'll get a nice bath and coat of wax so I can snap a ton of pictures.

Thanks again guys......all the deals I had to make to get this car were well worth it (I could write a book on what it took to pull this deal off.......it was quite an involved process).

Hey Mike,
There is a picture of the bra that I use. You can also see the tape under it. I use that everytime I travel far. It works great! Wow the guy in that car is one hot dude! HA! Take care of my old car.

Chris Moore
1987 Fiero GT Northstar
1987 Fiero GT Northstar (In Progress)
1988 Fiero GT T-TOP 3.4 5speed
Mopar Product of some sort(I will know soon)

quote Originally posted by northstar87: Hey Mike, There is a picture of the bra that I use. You can also see the tape under it. I use that everytime I travel far. It works great! Wow the guy in that car is one hot dude! HA! Take care of my old car.

I saw that. I will have to buy one of those bras to keep these pesky rocks away from the nose!

It looks like you're confused in that picture......your expression is sort of "WTF?".