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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 02, 07:15 PM
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Patrick
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DEC 02, 08:42 PM
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Wow, from almost 15 years ago. That was when I was trying to figure out how to best mount a lip spoiler from a '92 Lumina Euro onto an '87 notchie decklid.
Example of one of these Luminas...
Getting an idea of the fit...
I ended up being able to make use of the factory mounting holes on the Lumina spoiler. I drilled holes in the Fiero decklid (fortunately, all holes were outside of the trunk area), and then I simply used regular Fiero body panel fasteners (pointing up) to bolt the spoiler to the decklid. It worked out very well. I originally used this decklid/spoiler on my '84, but I migrated the decklid/spoiler to my Formula years later.
On the Formula...
Todd, thanks for digging up that old thread. It's rather bittersweet for me to see it again. One of the PFF members who posted in that thread, hellbentkrusty, was a good friend of mine here in Vancouver. His actual name was Clynt, and he passed away in 2020. It was nice to be reminded of him again. Clynt was a great guy who helped me immensely with my Fiero(s) years ago.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 03, 07:59 AM
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Yeah, it's always sad when a member passes and all we have left are just the memories... but at least we have those. I think about Rinse, Ed Parks, etc... and other people who have kind of fallen off the Fiero list, which I still wonder about.
I found your thread because... unfortunately, one of the hood pins in my C4 Corvette is missing, and the hood is only being held up by 3 pins. I posted about it on the C4 forums, and people didn't know. I suggested that the screws may actually just screw right into the SMC, or perhaps a caged bolt on the other side. They scoffed at that, and then one person suggested in fact that I might be right... and I went searching for the Corvette bolts, and came across your post.
I'm finding, ... and I mean no disrespect when I say this ... the technical prowess of individuals is higher (per capita) here on Pennock's, than on the Corvette forums. I'm getting the impression that most people on the Corvette forums are more aficionado, and not really people who wrench. There are a few, mind you... but most of them are not.
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Raydar
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DEC 03, 10:44 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
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I'm finding, ... and I mean no disrespect when I say this ... the technical prowess of individuals is higher (per capita) here on Pennock's, than on the Corvette forums. I'm getting the impression that most people on the Corvette forums are more aficionado, and not really people who wrench. There are a few, mind you... but most of them are not. |
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Fiero people have, by necessity, learned how to "make - or make do". Where most Corvette owners have any needed parts readily available. All they need is money.
Just has to do with the popularity, and commonality, of the platform.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 03, 10:49 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Raydar:
Fiero people have, by necessity, learned how to "make - or make do". Where most Corvette owners have any needed parts readily available. All they need is money.
Just has to do with the popularity, and commonality, of the platform. |
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Yes, I totally agree... that's what I can see.
Of course, I managed to buy the ONE year (1984) where there are tons of unique and custom parts that are totally not available.
It uses the Cross-Fire Injection system... and they don't make the air filter anymore. The air filter I just bought, they pulled from a shelf that was in a mock-up garage at some museum in Reno, Nevada. I had to pay over $100 bucks for a run of the mill paper air filter... :/
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cvxjet
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DEC 03, 11:31 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Yes, I totally agree... that's what I can see.
Of course, I managed to buy the ONE year (1984) where there are tons of unique and custom parts that are totally not available.
It uses the Cross-Fire Injection system... and they don't make the air filter anymore. The air filter I just bought, they pulled from a shelf that was in a mock-up garage at some museum in Reno, Nevada. I had to pay over $100 bucks for a run of the mill paper air filter... :/ |
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Are you referring to the filter ELEMENT? They have some on Summit.....
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 03, 11:41 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cvxjet:
Are you referring to the filter ELEMENT? They have some on Summit.....
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Well, the air filter... it looks like this:
They don't make them anymore, and they're impossible to find. There are some NOS ones still around, and people pay like $100+ bucks for those.
K&N no longer stocks replacements either....
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cvxjet
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DEC 03, 01:02 PM
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82-T/A [At Work]
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DEC 03, 01:08 PM
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Oh! Ok... no, I'm talking about 84 Corvettes. It was the first year of the C4, and unlike all the other C4 Vettes, it had a 1-year only engine, and a bunch of other weird stuff.
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cvxjet
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DEC 03, 03:23 PM
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Whoops- did not read the whole post so didn't realize you were talkin' 'bout a C4 Vette...
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