What other cars besides fieros do you own/have you owned? (Page 6/15)
Thunderstruck GT APR 14, 09:45 AM
Now that ^ ^ ^ is freakin' cool!
Pancake APR 14, 09:26 PM
Oh, definitely do it! I love old Datsun pickups, that would be incredible.

My project idea that's never likely to happen is to get a 521 or 620 short bed and build what's essentially a Japanese model A pickup build. Motorcylce fenders over the front wheels, a deuce coupe radiator, high chrome L16-20 with a pair of sidedrafts, and a cherrywood bed. Of course it would be awful tempting to lengthen the front and stick a L28 out there with a trio of sidedrafts.
FieroCat APR 15, 02:48 PM
1991 Toyota Previa minivan
1991 Geo Metro LSi convertible
1992 Geo Metro XFi
2008 Chevy Aveo SV

As of now I have both my '86 Fiero GT and the Geo Metro XFi.

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Khw APR 16, 02:16 AM

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Oh, definitely do it! I love old Datsun pickups, that would be incredible.



Yeah, I like the Datsun trucks the most. Another option I considered was a 1st gen. Chevy Luv. My father had a Luv when I was a teen and I had been considering buying it from him to lower and all but I wanted a kingcab so I had room for woofers and ended up with a 84 Nissan/Datsun 720 (transition year model). Probably a good thing in retrospect thinking about the rear suspension on the Luv. Moving the axle from below to above the leaf springs would have lowered it in the rear about 3" without the use of blocks but that would have left just about no suspension travel so it would have needed notched right off. At least with the 720 I was able to use 3" blocks that lasted me 5 years or so before I wanted to go lower and did the notch along with pulling leafs and adding air shocks all around. I've tried to think of another truck in case I just can't find a Datsun 620 in decent shape (I know I have little chance of finding a rust free one). The Luv is one possible but it's also a common truck for doing a V8 swap into so finding one isn't all that easy either. The other hard to find but high on the list that would work is the 1st gen, Dodge D50/Ram 50 or Plymouth Arrowhead. I would prefer the Datsun but could live with the Dodge.
Fiero 88 APR 16, 10:40 AM
1988 Fiero coupe
1988 Mustang
1992 LeBaron GTC convertible
1994 Intrepid
2004 Cavalier
2004 Frontier 4x4
2007 Altima
2009 Versa
2003 Durango
2005 300
2011 Fiesta
2012 Patriot
2014 Altima
2004 Mustang
2013 Soul
1984 Fiero
1986 Fiero (soon)

Current stable is the 2014 Altima, 2013 Soul and the 1986 Fiero I'll be picking up in a few hours.

Relatively long list for a 32 year old.

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Dylpro APR 21, 09:12 AM
In order of ownership:
1. 1994 Ford Taurus SHO (Sold)
2. 1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula
3. 1998 Ford Taurus GL (Traded to have Fiero painted)
4. Technically 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee (Scrapped)
5. 1989 Toyota MR2 base

The story with the Jeep goes so, I bought the Jeep from a close friend who didn't know much of cars. It had some problem with a loud lifter, something I read was common with the 4.0l Jeep engine so I went ahead and bought it for $450. I drove about a block away from his house and the engine seized up. Being a close friend he gave me my money back and I believe they scrapped it. Technically I owned it as we had signed over the title and everything. I was lucky I knew him otherwise I'd have been screwed. Although I think at that price I could've parted it out and made my money back.

The '98 Taurus I bought for $400 then traded to a guy for a garage paint job on my Fiero. Not the best but worth what I essentially paid.

By far my favourite is the Fiero, but there are still days I long for my SHO.

I think it's funny, at age 18 I've owned more cars than my dad has owned in his entire life! My direct family never had the car bug like I do. Something I got from my uncles and even my grandfathers. My dad has owned a Corolla, Grand Marquis, and now a Traverse

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thesameguy APR 22, 02:56 PM
I have a lot of fond memories of my '89 SHO. I had a first-month production car without a rev limiter and a total base model with no leather or sunroof or anything. It was light and could hit 70mph in 2nd without breaking a sweat. It was *really* fast if you could get the crappy transmission to play nice - talk about long throws! My favorite memory was taking a couple friends out to a late dinner when an early '90s Celica pulled up the light next to me - little impromptu street race between a 4-door family hauler and a Japanese sports car. Not even an issue, the SHO left it in the dust. Next light, same thing, even worse. With two car lengths between us a third car passed the Celica in my wake, and next light a 3rd gen Camaro was sitting next to us. My two friends were dying - we're three up in a Ford Taurus and an F-body wants a try! Light went green, a little smoke from the right front wheel and the Camaro was in the rear view a few moments later. We had to pull over I was laughing so hard at that point. That car was unstoppable in the early '90s. But, by the mid '90s cars were getting a lot more power - Nissan has the 230hp VQ motors, BMW had the 300hp M62s, and pony cars got real V8s again - and the SHO didn't seem quite the powerhouse it originally had. Too bad the next generation cars were such a disappointment!
iced_theater APR 24, 02:35 PM

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95 Dodge Neon.
96 Dodge Neon.
The 95 was the driver. The 96 was bought with a bad engine but a nice interior and body so I could swap parts over to the 95 and fix it up.







Is that color Neon a standard color for that year? I've seen one that looks just like that one at a dealership where I live. I think the wheels look very similar as well. I'll have to go to that dealership and take a pic to see for sure.

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Khw APR 25, 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by iced_theater:
Is that color Neon a standard color for that year? I've seen one that looks just like that one at a dealership where I live. I think the wheels look very similar as well. I'll have to go to that dealership and take a pic to see for sure.




In short, No.

Long answer, I had about 1/2 a gallon of a yellow left from another job, about a quart of a red and a little white. I just mixed the yellow and red and then added a little bit of white at a time until I felt it was muted enough. I kept telling my wife I was going to paint one of our cars orange someday and the Neon was the recipient. Overall, I liked it .

I have seen other Neons with a similar orange color though so I believe they did make them in a orange like that. At the time they made Neons in a variety of muted colors. They had a muted blue, auqamarine and purple among others.
johnt671 APR 26, 01:53 PM
08 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Limited

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Sorry the pictures are so big. I use Photobucket to host the pictures, an I've gone back to Photobucket several times and resized the pictures, but the size isn't changing in the forum. I'm most likely doing something wrong but I don't know what it is. The last size I set up in Photobucket was 250W X 150 H but the forum size never gets any smaller. I give up.

Trying to resize again.

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