Mating a Fiberfab Avenger GT kit to a Fiero (Page 2/2)
DroKnows JUN 23, 06:31 PM
The kitcar is coming in from ND sometime in mid-July. Soon as it comes, I'll start taking measurements. LS4 is not out of the question.

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cvxjet JUN 23, 07:16 PM
Just checked- Fiero has 93.4" wheelbase and VW Beetle has 94.5" wheelbase.....width is 68.9" Fiero and 60" for Beetle- but actual beetle body used very narrow tires, while your Avenger would use much wider tires/wheels.......so Avenger body should be substantially wider......Can't find actual specs.....
BillS JUL 03, 02:21 PM
Biggest issues with using an old body with a modern chassis is the fact that the newer stuff is usually way wider - in your case you need to 'lose' a whole 10" of width. Which means a huge amount of chop and glassing and that if you just widen the whole body, you'll never find a windshield to fit it. Even finding the original Corvair glass might b a challenge today.

You'd probably be way better off to create a new chassis that fits the body and stick whatever drivetrain you want into it. In other words, forget about the Fiero connection entirely. It is possible to build a V8 powered car based on a VW floorpan, but the suspension isn't ideal and the reinforcements needed are significant. Fiberfab did the new chassis thing and called it the GT15.

At least the Fiberfab bodies were pretty good quality. This is my Fiberfab Jamaican based on an MGA chassis, ironically using Fiero components (well, at least a 3.4 GM V6)
DroKnows JUL 03, 03:16 PM
Beautiful car! The Fiero should only be 6 inches wider but the tires on a Fiero are much wider than a beetle so hopefully there is only a 1-2 inch difference. Already having problem with the shipper. The Avenger was supposed to be here in July, now it's pushes back to August.
olejoedad JUL 03, 05:08 PM
A friend of mine built an Avenger on a VW pan, but used Corvair front and rear suspension and a Corvair flat six that was cranked up to about 300 HP.

It was a LOT of fun.
Dennis LaGrua JUL 03, 09:12 PM
Almost anything can be made to fit with anything but it all comes down to how much you want to spend and how much time you have to put into the project. The fiberfab body design is quite old but IMO it was ahead of its time. Good luck on the project but get ready to do some frame work.

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Neils88 JUL 03, 10:08 PM
This should be an interesting build. I hope you post your progress! Good luck with it!
La fiera JUL 04, 10:08 PM

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Originally posted by BillS:

At least the Fiberfab bodies were pretty good quality. This is my Fiberfab Jamaican based on an MGA chassis, ironically using Fiero components (well, at least a 3.4 GM V6)






WOW Bill, that is beautiful!!!!!!