Fiero No.2 - 88formula 3800/F23 swap (Page 1/15)
ignorant prodigy APR 27, 02:19 PM
So back in 2007 I did a 3800 auto swap into an 87GT Jordan's 3800 sc swap thread
In 2010 my wife and I had the first of our 2 beautiful girls.. and to help supplement our income while she was out of work I sold my first swap

Fast forward to last year.. I wanted to do another swap.. but this time i wanted a stick.
So I found this gem...I Picked up an 88 fiero formula T-tops 5 spd in NH last year.
It was going for $1500 but the guy sold it to me for $1200.

Some history.. it was bought in GA from a guy who put 107K miles on it from 1988-1993. Then it was sold to a guy who lives in NH and he put 2K miles on it from 1993-1995. It then sat.. traded hands again in 2005 to the kid I bought it from. But it’s basically been sitting in a driveway since 1995. The kid I bought it from planned on re-building the engine, so he started disassembling it but never finished.. so the stock engine is in pieces.

Here it is after towing it to my driveway last year






so I got started.. was going to try and drop the cradle in my driveway last year but it started getting cold

Instead I got some help and we wheeled it into the garage.
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I picked up an 99 L67 from craigslist for $300. Complete with harness.
engine tear down


interesting screw there

had a front valve cover leak by the looks of it



Picked up an F23 from a local junkyard


junk yard score, found some tiburon seats for cheap


I picked up a harness and mounts from Fieroflyer
I also grabbed a full size intercooler, 1.9 rockers, and ported supercharger with modular pulleys

I'm 1 bolt away from getting the stock cradle out. It's being a complete ***** .

But i figured I'd make this post to share some of my journey.. I know this has been done a million times by now but whats 1 more thread?

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87 Fiero GT- 98 L67 swap (SOLD)
88 Fiero Formula- L67 swap in progress

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onesexyfiero APR 27, 08:04 PM
Nice. Good to see another Fiero guy in New England. I've been toying with the F23 swap myself. Where in NH did you pick the car up?

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ignorant prodigy APR 27, 09:03 PM
just outside epping.
yea I'm curious to see how it'll feel. I've never actually driven a stick fiero
onesexyfiero APR 27, 09:08 PM
You wont want to go back. The 4 speed auto's are miles ahead of the stock 3 speeds, but the standards are way more fun. Shortened shifter is an absolute must though.
FIEROFLYER APR 28, 09:11 AM
Should be good now are you sure that F23 is the right one the starter location looks like the eco tech one. Dan
ignorant prodigy APR 28, 09:32 AM
I sure hope so. I'm pretty sure I paid for the right one. Never actually looked at the physical differences. I just trusted they gave me the right one.
I'll check it out. If it does turn out its the wrong one luckily the salvage yard isnt too far from me.



I'll check out that tutorial thread that shows the differences and compare it.
thanks for the heads up.
ignorant prodigy APR 28, 09:56 AM
Just bought this guy from Amazon: 9-201-1000 DW200 series, 255lph in-tank fuel pump w/ Universal Install Kit
darkhorizon APR 28, 10:16 AM
Trans looks right.

Good job so far, I like that you are a low budget believer.
ericjon262 APR 28, 11:19 AM

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Originally posted by darkhorizon:

Trans looks right.

Good job so far, I like that you are a low budget believer.



it's definitely right, just flipped upside down.
ignorant prodigy APR 28, 11:41 AM
awesome thanks for the confirmation


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Good job so far, I like that you are a low budget believer.



It gets expensive stupid fast if you get too picky.