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fieroboom
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DEC 08, 10:58 AM
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Well, thanks to a very generous member here(not sure if it's cool to advertise his name), I finally got a CARFAX report on my concept donor, and you guys are spot-on with it's former location:
Last owned in the following state/province: Illinois
Well, at least now I have a valid explanation for all that rust! But there is a good side to it... It's never been wrecked, salvaged, flooded, or had any frame damage (other than the rust monster's gourmet meal).
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IROCTAFIERO
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DEC 09, 07:46 AM
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Totally off-topic, but in the first picture of the wall, I can see my name!
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fieroboom
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DEC 09, 10:05 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by IROCTAFIERO:
Totally off-topic, but in the first picture of the wall, I can see my name! |
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Yeah, I was told that was the "original" wall, so that's where I wanted to sign it.
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fieroboom
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DEC 09, 11:44 PM
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Finally got some time to work on my car tonight. It doesn't look like much, but I was able to get the rear clip separated from the cradle.
First, I cut out the trunk so I could get at the area around the cradle mounts to cut them:
Then I made my cuts:
And it popped right off:
I can't believe the car made it home... Had no idea there was this little holding the cradle in the rear!
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Tony Kania
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DEC 10, 07:45 PM
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Hey there. I have to agree with you on wanting to revive what is yours. I will definately keep an eye on your posts. Good luck with her. That is easily the most extensive revival I will probably ever see in my life. Damn! I have built up more than one car in my time. It looks like you could have cut her in half with a butter knife. Good luck. Keep up the work.
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whodeanie
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DEC 11, 11:50 AM
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She's looking kind of UGLY!
give her some TLC and put some lipstick on her and she will be good to go. LOL.
realy, looks like a long road ahead. keep us posted
?Mrs.FieroBoom? alter ego?? LOL
got the wife in on it........ Nice![This message has been edited by whodeanie (edited 12-11-2008).]
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fieroboom
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DEC 11, 03:36 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by whodeanie:
She's looking kind of UGLY!
give her some TLC and put some lipstick on her and she will be good to go. LOL.
realy, looks like a long road ahead. keep us posted
?Mrs.FieroBoom? alter ego?? LOL
got the wife in on it........ Nice!
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Yeah, well, we both had one in Seattle. I bought her a black '86GT, and I had a silver '87GT. Since we sold them for the move, her desire kind of waned, but since bringing The Survivor home, and especially after the trip to The Fiero Factory, it's been significantly renewed. There, she saw an Indy replica in real life, and bout had to change her pants I think...  She's a HUGE Jeff Gordon fan, so anything close to resembling Nascar gets her going, so the Indy is the perfect recipe for her. In fact, she's the reason the front end of my concept is shaped like it is. I was going to change it, but she wouldn't let me, because it resembles the front end of a stock car. Kinda grew on me too... 
EDIT: I knew it was all over when she asked me to shrink an image for her sig...
 [This message has been edited by fieroboom (edited 12-11-2008).]
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Tony Kania
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DEC 11, 05:45 PM
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Thanks for the compliments yesterday. Kinda jealous though. One thing my Fiance is not into, is my car passion. She just doesn't understand that cars are people too. When I say "Let's take a ride", she would rather stay home. She likes it when she gets to row the gears. But not too pleased with the rough suspension. I often tell her the alternative to all of those long nights in the garage would be long nights at the club. Then I am left alone for a while. But seriously, I showed her the pics of your girl "working" on your project, and she wasn't exactly joyful about it. I kinda, mighta grabbed the camera and tried to pursuade her into the garage. I love her, and am not willing to let her go. Just some of the concessions of life. Always good to have a good girl at home. I will be watching this project (looks like for a while). LOL. Oh yeah, what made you move from Seattle area? I bet the constant moisture. Or the moss that grows on cars. I have bought a couple vehicles out Seattle way, and most have a layer of moss on them. Here in Spokane it is usually quite dry most of the year. Check out this one... 66 SS 396/375. L78 roller motor. 4sp M21. Wakes up the neighbors. Heard an earful or two from one neighbor. So when he talks, I remind him that he has a late 40's son still living at home, and maybe he should wash his Buick LeSabre once in a while. He he he. .JPG) ------------------
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fieroboom
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DEC 12, 06:48 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Tony Kania:
Thanks for the compliments yesterday. Kinda jealous though. One thing my Fiance is not into, is my car passion. She just doesn't understand that cars are people too. When I say "Let's take a ride", she would rather stay home. She likes it when she gets to row the gears. But not too pleased with the rough suspension. I often tell her the alternative to all of those long nights in the garage would be long nights at the club. Then I am left alone for a while. But seriously, I showed her the pics of your girl "working" on your project, and she wasn't exactly joyful about it. I kinda, mighta grabbed the camera and tried to pursuade her into the garage. I love her, and am not willing to let her go. Just some of the concessions of life. Always good to have a good girl at home. I will be watching this project (looks like for a while). LOL. Oh yeah, what made you move from Seattle area? I bet the constant moisture. Or the moss that grows on cars. I have bought a couple vehicles out Seattle way, and most have a layer of moss on them. Here in Spokane it is usually quite dry most of the year. Check out this one... 66 SS 396/375. L78 roller motor. 4sp M21. Wakes up the neighbors. Heard an earful or two from one neighbor. So when he talks, I remind him that he has a late 40's son still living at home, and maybe he should wash his Buick LeSabre once in a while. He he he.
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Yeah, I commented on this one in your 'new member' thread.
By NO means should you let her go if you love her...
If I can offer some advice (and if I can't, shut up and listen  ), the best way to get her "into it" is to include her more. Staying out in your garage by yourself isn't going to help. Sometimes you gotta drag her down there, show her what you're doing, take the time to explain things to her, and make her feel included. And always, always ALWAYS make time to spend with her. This is the key, because in your 'spending time' with her, you can take her to shows, meet other Fiero fans, etc. But if she doesn't know a thing about them, then she'll always feel left out, and she'll never get into it. Some girls "just don't get it", but I've never dated a girl that didn't enjoy a nice ride in a hot car... especially after educating them about it. I'm a knowledge hog, a nerd, and geek, and sometimes labeled a know-it-all, and when it comes to Fieros, I know quite a bit about them, so when my girl first found out about my passion, she thought I was insane. But then I related it to her dream car, and then started bombarding her with everything I knew about the Fiero - it's history, safety, reputation, yada yada, and she started to understand because she became knowledgeable about them. Guess what her favorite/dream car is now?
Now when I work on my car, I drag her down every so often and point out the progress, how I did it, and why. She could probably actually answer a few questions here on PFF...
I don't know if you have any kids, but we actually bonded more after having one and becoming a family. Anyway, hope that helps!
Now, I'm going to work on my car tonight. I haven't been able to do much lately, but I am tonight... pics coming soon...
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JimmyS
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DEC 12, 07:16 PM
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YooHooo...Don't forget about me.
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