i just want to be aware of what i have gotten myself into
the seller Blue87Fiero was very forth comming with info and helped me understand what i now have. plus the guy delivered 100 miles or so.
the car pulls hard and feels good, but the brakes are horrible........look to be stock and are drilled. i will be looking itno a larger set up closer to MI driving season. but any and all heads up will be much obliged

hot dog......i am a fast Fiero owner finally!!!!!

the only snap shot i could get before dark...and the 1/2 hour i spent terrorizing the neighborhood



i will get better photos of the engine, but it looks clean and the wiring under the center arm rest looked tight, too.
got a bit of rust and for MI and the age its expected.

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Welcome to the 3800 SC community. I think you will really enjoy driving your car. I know when I had my 3800 SC put in it changed the whole charater of the car and I love driving it. So have fun and try to take it easy with the loud pedal until you are used to it.

Congrats, nice lookin ride ! Ya, take it easy till you get used to it !

I'll be in there with u guys soon... just a bit of a wider tire profile congrats..

Congrats! Is that what I heard driving by the house earlier?

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84 Indy #64: Restoration Project!

Yahoooooooooo........!

quote Originally posted by FieroMaster88: Congrats! Is that what I heard driving by the house earlier?

i buzzed by your place once.........but tore Osterhout up!!
thank you all for the advice. yeah, i hear ya about the whole "getting used to it" thing. WOW!

it feels so planted and so responsive to my foot....like it wants to drive its self
i know i will never own a Lion cuz they will bite all of a sudden so i plan to get some driving lessons this summer and play a lot a GingerMan Raceway this summer.....and now that i have a real Fiero ( I also have a Mera i get to do all the cool Fiero stuff, too..... the best thing is i can park with modicum of peace not frettin someone is messin with my "Ferrari" even tho my New Fiero could almost beat a real 308 if not dust it yeah its been along and exhausting day........there is always tommarrow.
keep it comming fellas.....i see my first purchase got a reality check while shopping for 13" Vette brakes cuz the ones now scare to death

weeeeeehawwwww! MIS, Fiero Day at the Indy 500 ......oh boy its on!!

I hope we can get on MIS again, but for right now it is not happening. However, Bob is trying to work something out so we can get on the track again. And we would love to have you come and run with us on the track.

Stepping up the brakes is a good idea too. The original ones seem kind of wimpy when you have some horsepower in the engine bay.

bummer.. i wanted to take Mama for a zip. she loves the NASCAR.
i like the lefts and the rights....so i hope to travel far and wide. fast and furious. i know this will be good too cuz unless i like jail/tickets or the hospital, i see me driving correctly to the track so i can let loose all day with Ferraris, Vettes and the like, then pack up and a nice calm 1/2 a drive home for another day to race.
i hope to feel naked without my helmet.
that way just going to the store or the bank dont get all 5 stars on GrandTheft auto on me. hahahaha!!
sorry i am toast. early up, all coffee, no food and a Fast Fiero.....its been quite a day!

first 3800 SC near miss.....93 octane is a must?? i did not know that but the seller PM'd me some more stuff he remembered and that was the first.
wheew!! how big a deal is that, huh??

night night.....tommarrow PICTURES!!!!!
depends on the weather maybe a video
peeeeeownnnnnnn!!!! i guess now its more a whhhhhhhiiiiineeeeee!!!
BED!!

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You are welcome to swing by the flint area if you ever want to hang out with us 3800 guys and learn some stuff.

quote Originally posted by darkhorizon: You are welcome to swing by the flint area if you ever want to hang out with us 3800 guys and learn some stuff.

ohhhh it would be a total honor You, JustinBart and FieroX are my reason for this purchase.
you guys are insane with your cars and i do want to learn from the masters
its soo cool you are local, to an extent also

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Is that the black one with black and red seats? If so, that was a good deal!

Be careful if you're out driving it today. The weather sucks. I'm a bit jealous too. I would have loved to buy that car.

quote Originally posted by FieroMaster88: Be careful if you're out driving it today. The weather sucks. I'm a bit jealous too. I would have loved to buy that car.

if i have to off it....you got first dibs. you know i like your Indy
no way am i driving today......if it was like it was all day yesterday jail is where i would be right now. but, alas with no ins and crap weather i am staying home....i did start it to move to the garage for this storm via Schrier's parking lot.
all tucked away safe and sound they all are now.

quote Originally posted by Formula: Is that the black one with black and red seats? If so, that was a good deal!

yes it totally is that one with the red on black seats. begs the question if it needs red down the center, eh??

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quote Originally posted by batousai666: yes it totally is that one with the red on black seats. begs the question if it needs red down the center, eh??

I like them, reminds me of the black/mod red c5 z06

that is nice......made me see a red Pontiac "Triangle" on my hood, inspiration. nice. has that been done??
i think i seen a "Black Widow" mark......nice Pontiac arrow head yeah.

cool little calender trivia, as of right now, Ferrari track day at GingerMan RaceWay June 1st and 2nd is the 1st "event" i plan to attend with ......uhhhhhh hummmmmm. seems i need a name here. oh well. i got a MI "BATOSAI" plate on the Mera and plan to transfer, but thats the driver, soooooo

and a $100 says "PEEEOWN" is taken.
wish i could use lower case letters on the plate to imply the "doppler effect" hahahaha!

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Awesome! I'm also a newbiel in the 3800sc world, I just like how perfect my car runs. Way better than the old engine, also I freaking love Over Drive!!! Oh and I really like how it doesn't need to downshift to suck you back in the seat! Can't beat the whine either

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^^ right on!! hope mi see out and about!!

soooooo whats this and does it all go togeather?? my guess is a pulley puller.
all i do know is its giving me a hankerin for a campfire grilled cheese

One big improvement you can make to the stock brakes is some racing type pads. EBC or Hawk would work great (hit up the search if you want to find some threads on it).

My drag car still uses stock 88 brakes and they work just fine.

quote Originally posted by darkhorizon: One big improvement you can make to the stock brakes is some racing type pads. EBC or Hawk would work great (hit up the search if you want to find some threads on it). My drag car still uses stock 88 brakes and they work just fine.

right on, thanks
i can only hope its that easy

typical, bought the car mid January in MI and it was 40*+ got a taste of the power on dry roads.
now, i got 4+ inches of snow and 0*- out, burrrrrr!
but sooon ohhhhh so very soon!

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quote Originally posted by batousai666: not too much to do on the outside either. maybe some red pinstripes up high. ooooo, the centerline door molding in red!! yeah!

Nah, that'd be tacky. Try something like this! edit: with the red-painted calipers, it should look good!



I love the wheels and stance that car has. Bet that SC3800 is a blast to drive!

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quote Originally posted by 1988holleyformula: Nah, that'd be tacky. Try something like this! edit: with the red-painted calipers, it should look good! I love the wheels and stance that car has. Bet that SC3800 is a blast to drive!

ooooo i like the "Grand Sport" nod......nice one

i have to lock it in the garage...i cant even look at it.it was awesome the 7 miles i got out of it before dark.
and thats why.....i cant touch it. no way. thankfully uninsured, it snowed the next day.
its like pure perfection in the way it all happened.
either way....its either a huge bomb waiting to go off or its my personal best deal ever!!
i got a whole garage full deals, the TA alone was $4000 at least 20,000 miles beaten into that car before i had problems.

my Mera ends up being a very early production (as early as number 2) in 1987 and i had that delivered from FL
sight unseen minus 8-10 pictures. thats it i have to stop while, ahead .
these last few days need to catchup, anyway. i am hyper-active but, now I just went Hyperspeed, too
planning on driving lessons at the RaceTrack 10 miles away from SouthHaven and the beach.....peeeeow! its on!!

today, no one is delivering a car like this .my seller, he drove 100 miles one way.
#2 the weather was so nice in the middle of winter that day, i got a dry road test drive and was sold!!!!
#3........shoot its a 3800 SC!! why wouldn't a guy
sooooo ready to run!! come on "Global Warming"

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quote Originally posted by batousai666: I am not an artiste' i am a visionary......dont laugh will most likely settle for the just the 2 red G.S. stripes, i like that idea. thanks but...........for a laugh.

I like that pinstripe, maybe follow the top of the scoop too?

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quote Originally posted by 1988holleyformula: I like that pinstripe, maybe follow the top of the scoop too?

heres my 1st grade art class attempt the botton needs reworked but i am sold! checking my Tattoo artist friends to see if they can airbrush, also. maybe a little lightining....but i dont want too much, unless i get it "Life" like with red hot bolts. but not soon, by any means.


after talking to my INS. agent yesterday.......and with the confusion of having 2 1987 Fieros on the same, policy.

well i have decided to name it....."Black Dynamite" after a cartoon i dig, ya dig??
i name everything......anyway. i got this idea for a license plate, too


with the plate i am thinking the what it would sound like as the "Doppler Effect" on the supercharger whine at speed
i am a total CannonBallRun movie fan......and i cant help seeing my future!
my boyhood dream has come true..........i cant wait to start making videos!!!
[YOUTUBE] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyoMNPBVHFQ [/YOUTUBE]

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quote Originally posted by batousai666: more photo editor fun....i moved up to 2nd grade art class now ^^^DING DING DING!!! ^^^ I think that last one is the winner

You should add some Grand Sport stripes to that last one to see how they look.

Something about how the pinstripe just ends at the wheel well doesn't quite flow to me...but I agree that last picture looks pretty good!

edit: It might look too busy, but that can be helped by smoking the turn signals. Just throwing out ideas for your car, I really like it!

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quote Originally posted by 1988holleyformula: You should add some Grand Sport stripes to that last one to see how they look. Something about how the pinstripe just ends at the wheel well doesn't quite flow to me...but I agree that last picture looks pretty good! edit: It might look too busy, but that can be helped by smoking the turn signals. Just throwing out ideas for your car, I really like it!

I been playing for most the day......dig this. i got this blue ring on the wheels. soooo i thought....humm


but i feel ya on the dead end thing, too
so i went real low for the Fiero Indy thing, no??

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good looking car my friend

quote Originally posted by LEEEZARD: dan for big brakes get (4) 2004 subaru sti front rotors 11 7/8-12" diameter, machine your front rotors/hubs down to just hubs. get some ferrari or porsche brembos. all could be done around 800.00 or so.

thanks pal.....well, after a very cold and quick going over.....i see I barly got any pads left so that may just be it



i feel i have gotten very lucky with this car. so far the only thing i see thats "bad", potentially....is this



the drivers side engine cradle. not sure if he mentioned that.......oh well, reinforcements can be had

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Dan,
Congrats on the sweet ride. If you need some help with the brakes, let me know.

Bob

Get some good brake pads for it. That will make a huge difference.

thanks guys!!!
we need to have a Fiero Club or something in Portage....its legal to Cruise Westnedge now, i hear
plus what between FieroMaster88, Me and the guy by the park.....1500 feet away from my house that has 2
what we got 6 Fieros in less than an 1/4 mile??
ohhh and at the corner of Oakland and Shaver....Triple C auto repair, he has one in the back, too


after a little "What do i have to swap to the Mera if needed" inventory check, it seems i have over $3000 in "New" parts!! WOW!!

wheels, shocks, struts, seatcovers, carpet, side scoops, ball joints, tie rods, SS Brake and Fuel lines and them drilled and slotted rotors aint cheap, either!!

wow!! thats awesome! seems the car and engine paid me $600 to take it off the sellers hands
i bet the Mera guys despise me, now ,
everything i said i was gonna do i have......except buy the '86 Mera Prototype, but thats next ;}

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now that its not under 10* out i thought i would make sure it still starts
ohhhh it does!!
http://www.myspace.com/vide...944973/l67/109173816

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I was thinking something like this might look cool:

i like the wheels as is, sorry
i am gonna intergrate the blue on the inner cover into a Fiero fender badge of some sorts.
say...... do we have PFF menber numbers? hmmmm
them stripes are a nice touch. but i kinda wish i could hide the supercharger

i was thinking about a 3800 SC badge and i thought about a discrete "L67" somewhere, but i have a big mouth and the SC whine will show my hand;(
ha!! thanks for the input. all ideas are welcome

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quote Originally posted by batousai666: i like the wheels as is, sorry i am gonna intergrate the blue on the inner cover into a Fiero fender badge of some sorts. say...... do we have PFF menber numbers? hmmmm them stripes are a nice touch. but i kinda wish i could hide the supercharger i was thinking about a 3800 SC badge and i thought about a discrete "L67" somewhere, but i have a big mouth and the SC whine will show my hand;( ha!! thanks for the input. all ideas are welcome

no worries, I was just playing around in photoshop. I do like those wheels as is though!

Here is the front of TD37's car:


Another one of his red tweaks:

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