Chronicle of my 1987 SE (Page 2/2)
fierojunky AUG 31, 01:11 PM
Victory.


Definitely a difficult job. Best advice I can give is be patient and wear gloves. Mechanic’s gloves, not the sterile nitrile gloves. A lot of sharp edges and not a lot of room to maneuver. Right now I’m deciding if I want to have the tank professionally restored/coated or do a diy kit like the POR15.
fierojunky MAY 03, 05:34 PM
Wow, once again didn't realize how long its been. I was hoping to get the Fiero back on the road this year. The plan was to reinstall the fuel system, get the wheels freed up, and have a running/driving project. I dug a little deeper and the rust has me depressed. I searched the forum and saw others with worse rust, but I'm not a welder. I'll post some pictures. Anyone know anyone in the Pittsburgh PA or surrounding area that can do some fabrication? It looks like I'm going to need a cradle also, if anyone has a rust free one for sale. This was my first car, so it holds some sentimental value, otherwise I would probably look for a better candidate.







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fierojunky MAY 15, 09:43 AM
Took a wire wheel and some sandpaper to the passenger ride area then hit it with some Permatex, hope to get the rust from getting worse while I determine what direction I’m going.


Still need to get the rear clip and bumper off.

I got the gas tank back. Had it media blasted and sealed.
82-T/A [At Work] MAY 15, 05:57 PM
My personal opinion... the subframe is in really, really bad shape. The rust on the rest of the car is not horrible. To correctly fix it, you'll want to remove the rear quarter (which is not that hard, let me know if you decide to do it and I can send you a really good youtube video that my daughter and I used). Once you remove it... you can basically grind the old rusty metal away and clean it up... and weld in any patch panels as necessary. The nice thing is that no one will ever see it, so it doesn't have to look like original... just be structurally sound.

The Fiero Store has replacement battery trays too which you can weld in. If you're curious about welding... it's not hard. You can buy a "Flux Core" welder from Harbor Freight for pretty cheap, and you don't need gas and all that stuff... just gloves and an auto-darkening welding mask.

Anyway, the car is definitely repairable, and the paint is still pretty decent on your car too.

But that subframe / cradle is really bad looking. I would try to get a replacement. E-mail Mr. Fiero on here and see if he has one that you can pick up.
fierojunky MAY 30, 05:13 PM
Took a trip to my local you pull, was disappointed that they only had one Fiero.

I was curious about the condition of the cradle so they lifted it up for me to inspect.

I was excited to find that it was in much better condition than mine. Total cost was just over $130 including removal. Just picked it up. Need to clean it, but it appears to be in very good shape.

Big shoutout to Marsh Auto Salvage in Dawson PA.
cvxjet MAY 30, 06:16 PM
Congrats on getting a replacement subframe- I would be careful around that Fiero in the JY- it is obviously Winking!
cliffw MAY 31, 10:13 AM

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Originally posted by fierojunky:
... Took a trip to my local you pull, was disappointed that they only had one Fiero.



You are lucky they had one. I used to frequent one and asked if they had any. I was told people buy cars just for scrap metal. That's where Fieros went, which I could not understand because the bodies were not metal. They are also not a car the general public want parts from and are taking up space.