quote Originally posted by theogre: Your Tow Vehicle maybe fine pulling 3000+ pounds... Stopping maybe a different story. Many vehicles w/ Factory installed Class 3 & 4 receivers expect the load to have their own brakes. More so w/ Draw Weight > 1000 to 2000 lb. The dolly is 750lb per Uhaul.com on top of Car weight & whatever crap in the car. Again Towing anything Backward is Illegal in many places. In other states maybe legal but need more light & reflectors other then lights on the dolly.

I'm honestly not sure. I ordered the trailer online, and it asked me what I was towing, and what I was towing it with. I was totally honest. It wouldn't let me tow it with the Ford Explorer because of legal reasons from the Firestone tire issue... (even though my Explorer is two generations newer than the one that had those tires). So I towed it with my Ford Edge. When I went to pick it up, the guy asked me the same questions, and didn't give me any issues. I usually tie a rope around the steering wheel. In this case, I THINK I did that as well (using a tow strap) to keep it from moving. I can't remember though.





Can I just say... the more I look at the "2m" body style, the more it grows on me. My Fiero is an 87 SE/V6 (which I've had since high school like 3 decades ago). But man... there's just something about that simplicity in design.

quote Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado: now back onto topic. does anyone know if the 1987 compressor is on any other gm so I can grab one that isn't locked up. also missing my low side line for some reason but I have the orifice tube. I got a drier out of a 86 but it didn't have the right fittings I think? or I'm missing the adapter. also do they sell a clutch master and slave rebuild kit? I touched my pedal like an idiot and it's stuck down. also boy does the new seat feel better. free indy 500 seat instead of a rat chewed gt one

Rodney Dickman sells an updated clutch master cyl if you're interested. It's a little pricey, but supposed to be fantastic. Rock Auto sells rebuild kits for both... but honestly, you might just be better off buying a new one, they're actually pretty inexpensive for the clutch master cyl: https://www.rockauto.com/en...master+cylinder,1996

... and for the clutch slave cyl: https://www.rockauto.com/en...+slave+cylinder,2044

Anyway, check out Rodney Dickman's site, he has everything you need: https://rodneydickman.com/index.php?cPath=61

It's a little pricey, but you can be sure that he totally engineered everything to work!


As for the compressor, I assume you're looking for the V5 (serpentine belt-driven). You can probably look at any late 1980s GM vehicle with an Iron Duke and it should be in there. It seems like the Iron Duke really needed the extra horsepower that compressor freed up by the improved design. I don't really understand it, but will look it up at some point... something about being variable and three separate chambers, versus the older style compressor which either runs 100% when on, or off... as the only two options.

Scratch that... you're looking for an HR6... I forgot this was a GT. I think almost any mid-80s GM car should have the compressor you need. The exception would be some of the rear wheel drive vehicles like trucks and such. Some of them still had those old boat anchors that looked like a small rotary engine with a belt attached to it! Haha....

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i towed my 84 an hour and a half away using a U Haul. U haul wudnt rent me a tow dolly for a Fiero, but instead insisted that i use a 4 wheel trailer (auto transport). They checked out my tow vehicle a 2007 Ford F150 carefully. Only then wud they rent me the trailer. i backed the Fiero on the trailer and there was too much weight on the front of the trailer/hitch. Went with it anyway and had no problems.



Years ago, i towed that very 84 with a dolly trailer that i made from tubing, channel and knuckles from a Chevy car. i drove her on to the dolly forward. Rear wheels on the ground. i towed her from California to Montreal using that rig. The tow vehicle was an S10 longbed 2.8 V6 5 speed. No trailer brakes, no problems.

Jus thot you mite wanna kno

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