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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 03, 07:25 AM
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82-T/A [At Work]
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MAY 03, 04:39 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
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Hey man, that's looking awesome!
Do you need the front corner lights? I believe I have the ones I took off my daughter's car. I ended up buying new ones, so I don't really need the old ones. They're still perfectly fine, they're just more yellow than they are amber. Let me know... I'll double check, but you can have them if you need them.
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 03, 06:54 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Hey man, that's looking awesome!
Do you need the front corner lights? I believe I have the ones I took off my daughter's car. I ended up buying new ones, so I don't really need the old ones. They're still perfectly fine, they're just more yellow than they are amber. Let me know... I'll double check, but you can have them if you need them.
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these ones were yellow, I have 2 out of 4 I think? I'm hopefully gonna pick some up from a fiero member named Lucas in Portland along with quite a few parts im really hoping he has a luggage rack spoiler on a 2nd design decklid because apparently 84s have a recall on the vent and have to be modified..this car didnt actually run long enough to get any recall done, honestly though just doing the best I can to keep this....*ahem* pile on the road and just get it working safely and looking somewhat ok. really
just filling gouges and priming to prevent further issues
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82-T/A [At Work]
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MAY 04, 08:51 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
these ones were yellow, I have 2 out of 4 I think? I'm hopefully gonna pick some up from a fiero member named Lucas in Portland along with quite a few parts im really hoping he has a luggage rack spoiler on a 2nd design decklid because apparently 84s have a recall on the vent and have to be modified..this car didnt actually run long enough to get any recall done, honestly though just doing the best I can to keep this....*ahem* pile on the road and just get it working safely and looking somewhat ok. really
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Yeah, back ones are red. The front ones are supposed to be orange, but they fade to a light yellow after a few years.
Honestly, I think the car is super cool... the bumper-pad style Fieros are some of my favorites.
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 04, 01:10 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
Yeah, back ones are red. The front ones are supposed to be orange, but they fade to a light yellow after a few years.
Honestly, I think the car is super cool... the bumper-pad style Fieros are some of my favorites. |
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they are my favorite as well but definitely handle the worst but tend to not try to swing around during heavy hard cornering like an 88 will
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olejoedad
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MAY 04, 01:22 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
they are my favorite as well but definitely handle the worst but tend to not try to swing around during heavy hard cornering like an 88 will |
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The early Fieros push due to the suspension geometry.
The 88s handle a ton better.
I had an 86 SE with all of the suspension upgrades one can do. Handled better than any stock Fiero.
My stock Formula handles better than the modded 86, and rides better as well.
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 05, 01:47 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
The early Fieros push due to the suspension geometry.
The 88s handle a ton better.
I had an 86 SE with all of the suspension upgrades one can do. Handled better than any stock Fiero.
My stock Formula handles better than the modded 86, and rides better as well. |
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yeah I noticed that the 88 formula tends to oversteer aggressively off throttle so I'm gonna give it some suspension love besides the brand new poly bushings the previous owner put on day before we picked up the car because it had a oem bushing tear apart during one of his drives
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 05, 01:52 AM
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got a deal on some engine and a few body panels, gonna get more as soon as my truck isnt..losing both headgaskets
anywho. I put some of the panels back on with new tail lights that I got for 20 bucks and spent time polishing and waxing and it reminds me how terrible the rest looks but it'll look better soon and have some factory option it didnt come with. manual swap and v6 maybe next year  
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cartercarbaficionado
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MAY 05, 02:15 AM
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OH also saw a few intact v6s and I'm 90 percent sure I got a Dawg mod v6 in my 88 and I think I found one in one of the parts cars so I'll try to get that one. also saw a gt I really want and hopefully get as it's an 87 with v6 that has no rust shattered tail lights (oh well) and a mostly complete interior he will let me complete before purchase plus it's a 5 speed
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82-T/A [At Work]
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MAY 05, 09:53 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cartercarbaficionado:
got a deal on some engine and a few body panels, gonna get more as soon as my truck isnt..losing both headgaskets
anywho. I put some of the panels back on with new tail lights that I got for 20 bucks and spent time polishing and waxing and it reminds me how terrible the rest looks but it'll look better soon and have some factory option it didnt come with. manual swap and v6 maybe next year |
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Looking good!!!
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found some pictures of this to show how far it's come, honestly don't have much but I think I'm saving it slowly but surely