How much would you SELL this '87 Fiero GT (5-sp) for? (Page 5/9)
Gokart Mozart MAY 23, 04:49 PM
Gokart Mozart MAY 23, 04:52 PM

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Originally posted by GS Jon:

I'm starting to prepare myself for the inevitable sale of my '87 Fiero GT (5-sp) project. While I would love to keep it, it's more important that I have liquidity in my savings account as I'm soon going to be out of the military and no longer receiving a paycheck. In case I'm unemployed for a long period of time, I'm selling what isn't needed. It's the only reasonable thing to do, not to mention demanded by the wife. So, here's a few pics of the Fiero to whet your appetite, followed by a long list of what's been done and what's wrong with it.





Stats:
1987 Fiero GT, 5-speed, 162,498 miles

Highlights:
-Brand new Goodyear Eagle GT's on refinished GT crosslace wheels (less than 50 miles on the set)
-11.25" brake upgrade with matched Blazer brake master cylinder using all-new components, flushed brake system with new fluid
-Restored suspension with new KYB shocks/struts/mounts, Rodney Dickman aluminum cradle bushings, braided SS brake hoses, poly bushings, balljoints, tie rods, CV axles, bearings and hubs (no expense spared here!)
-New fuel pump, FPR, MAP, TPS, VSS, ignition coil, temp sensor, temp switch, back-up switch and O2 sensor
-Upgraded shift system with new Rodney Dickman parts: shift and select cables, shifter rebuild kit and a Comp short shifter/leather short shifter boot, even have Synchromesh fluid in the Getrag
-Just installed nice GT tails with no delamination and Kahines tinted quarter windows
-InfiniteWill GT trunk seal

Waiting on install (on hand):
-DIYstu dew wipe full set w/extra felt
-Rodney Dickman window helpers, two sets
-New lock set, power lock solenoid
-AC accumulator, oriface tube and accessory belt (will include several cans of R-134a and oil)
-Good OEM interior carpet
-Poly swaybar endlinks and Moog bracket bushings

The 3800 swap parts that come with it:
-L36 shortblock, needs some machine work (cylinder honing, hot tanking, etc)
-L67 parts including 3rd Gen M90 supercharger, L67 LIM, L67 heads, L67 throttle body, L32 aluminum oil pan, pistons and rods, some accessory belt tensioners/standoffs, balancer
-L36 wiring harness and PCM from '98 F-Body
-Spare bits and pieces like MAF, LIM/UIM from F-Body L36, fuel rails, flexplate (for flywheel balancing), etc

The bad (full disclosure, not hiding a thing if I know about it):
-AC inop (parts on-hand)
-Needs stereo installed, old headunit on hand but unknown if it's functioning, or status of speakers
-Windshield cracked but passes safety inspection (not in driver's normal view), also needs windshield surround trim
-Sunroof leaks (car washes are recommended if you need a bath, LOL)
-No headliner backing board
-Seats in poor condition, but rebuildable with Mr. Mikes covers and padding
-Rust-through in corner of trunk, should be patchable
-No trunk carpet
-Inop cruise control (components in place, but unknown status)
-Needs passenger's side interior door panel installed (parts on-hand)
-Needs interior trim/sunvisors installed (parts on-hand)
-Needs passenger side door lock/solenoid installed (parts on-hand)
-Power window switches are iffy, need replacement
-Washer fluid nozzle, one line must have fallen off (will probably have this fixed before car is sold)
-Engine was replaced by PO, donor engine was from auto-equipped Fiero, some spare wires in the engine bay I haven't ID'd yet

So, there it is. If you were selling this car, what would you ask for it with everything included? I don't want to know what you would pay for it, for very specific reasons. I'll get more pics up later, right now I have to get my wife's car's brakes done. Thanks in advance!




quoted for posterity, or is that posterior...
GS Jon MAY 23, 05:31 PM
Are you thinking I'm going to not be forthcoming about the future sale of my Fiero? I can see no other reason for you to quote my post. If I were going to edit it, I would have done so shortly after posting it, but I see no reason to change it.

So, explain yourself.
Nurb432 MAY 23, 06:12 PM

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Originally posted by GS Jon:

Are you thinking I'm going to not be forthcoming about the future sale of my Fiero? I can see no other reason for you to quote my post. If I were going to edit it, I would have done so shortly after posting it, but I see no reason to change it.

So, explain yourself.



My my my, aren't we insecure.

[This message has been edited by Nurb432 (edited 05-23-2010).]

Flamberge MAY 23, 06:52 PM
My first time to post in the Trash Can.

I had an 88GT that was in better shape that yours, but looked very similar. I sold it for $1800 at the end of 2008. With the market what it is now, I would have asked $1500. That being said, I was interested in selling it quickly. If I was more patient, I would have asked $2500 and hoped for 2200.

Just my 2 cents.

Flamberge
MstangsBware MAY 23, 09:49 PM

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Originally posted by GS Jon:

I just gotta laugh at this, at least you had enough common sense to use real humor to poke at me with.



What humor? I am serious.......I can even pay you cash when you get here.....Send half now as a deposit and pay the other half when you deliver it..DEAL?
Darth88Formula MAY 24, 12:21 AM
I bought my 88 Formula 5 years ago for $1700, if that helps any

And In after trash can...
GS Jon MAY 24, 12:11 PM

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Originally posted by Nurb432:


My my my, aren't we insecure.



So says the individual who said he was done in this thread, then PM'd me with one word: "Idiot." I can take and post a screenshot of said PM if you'd like? If you were done in here, why are you back? That little jab wasn't worth losing your credibility over, but there it is!

I'm not insecure, just wondering what it was that made Mozart want to quote my post. Usually that's done to keep people honest, or to keep them from backtracking. I've no reason to lie, and I have nothing to backtrack on.

All I see in this thread is a couple of guys trying to grief someone for no good reason. You all jumped me, I defended myself and the response was typical of an online "good old boy's club".

I've brought wanted product back to this market (lebaron brackets) and contributed a detailed writeup of the brake upgrade. What have you done, other than the behavior you've displayed here?
jstricker MAY 24, 04:32 PM

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Originally posted by GS Jon:


All I see in this thread is a couple of guys trying to grief someone for no good reason. You all jumped me, I defended myself and the response was typical of an online "good old boy's club".

I've brought wanted product back to this market (lebaron brackets) and contributed a detailed writeup of the brake upgrade. What have you done, other than the behavior you've displayed here?



I'd really like to leave this alone but YOU keep dragging me back into it.

OOOOHHHH, you "brought some brackets to market". Did you sell them at cost? No? You made a few bucks? Hmmmm. I've got nothing agains that but it's one thing to offer something at no cost or give it away and a whole different deal to see a void in the market and profit off it. The latter is hardly altruistic.

What have *I* done for this community? Well, let me see here.....

I contributed several thousand dollars to make sure Wheatstock happened and it didn't bankrupt CFOGI. Later, when we decided to disband the group with a few hundred dollars in the bank, I never asked for, nor did I want any of it back, the balance was given to "The Whole in the Wall Gang", our club charity.

When Darrell Morse quit making the solid cradle bushings I turned out about 15 sets or so on my own lathe, on my own time, and sold them for little more than the cost of aluminum.

I've done 4 engine swaps for members or other Fiero owners in my shop, making almost nothing on my time to do that. When they were here for more than a day or so, they stayed in my home and were treated like the family they are.

I just finished converting Blackram's '88 SC3800 from an auto to a manual. You can check with him how much money I made on that deal. He also stayed with us a night or two.

I've given away thousands of dollars worth of parts to people that needed them over the years just because I had them and they needed them.

When twofatguys was looking for work last summer I had a truck I needed brought to me so I hired him to bring it and gave him a job for a couple of weeks. I needed the help and he needed the work and I'd rather do that for a forum member than a high school kid or some stranger.

I've had thousands of posts in Tech and General on build threads and how-to's, many of which I've been contacted for permission (and granted it) to republish in various Fiero Club newsletters.

In not one post of mine did I call you a name or make a snide comment about you. I gave you values for your car and offered other opinions that you're free to do with as you like. Never was I disrespectful to you in any way, in spite of what you might think.

Get off your high horse, Jon, it's really only a pony ride in front of the grocery store. If you want me out of your thread then YOU keep me out of it. If you continue to disparage me I'll certainly exercise my option to respond.

John Stricker
GS Jon MAY 24, 04:57 PM

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Originally posted by jstricker:


I'd really like to leave this alone but YOU keep dragging me back into it.

OOOOHHHH, you "brought some brackets to market". Did you sell them at cost? No? You made a few bucks? Hmmmm. I've got nothing agains that but it's one thing to offer something at no cost or give it away and a whole different deal to see a void in the market and profit off it. The latter is hardly altruistic.

What have *I* done for this community? Well, let me see here.....

I contributed several thousand dollars to make sure Wheatstock happened and it didn't bankrupt CFOGI. Later, when we decided to disband the group with a few hundred dollars in the bank, I never asked for, nor did I want any of it back, the balance was given to "The Whole in the Wall Gang", our club charity.

When Darrell Morse quit making the solid cradle bushings I turned out about 15 sets or so on my own lathe, on my own time, and sold them for little more than the cost of aluminum.

I've done 4 engine swaps for members or other Fiero owners in my shop, making almost nothing on my time to do that. When they were here for more than a day or so, they stayed in my home and were treated like the family they are.

I just finished converting Blackram's '88 SC3800 from an auto to a manual. You can check with him how much money I made on that deal. He also stayed with us a night or two.

I've given away thousands of dollars worth of parts to people that needed them over the years just because I had them and they needed them.

When twofatguys was looking for work last summer I had a truck I needed brought to me so I hired him to bring it and gave him a job for a couple of weeks. I needed the help and he needed the work and I'd rather do that for a forum member than a high school kid or some stranger.

I've had thousands of posts in Tech and General on build threads and how-to's, many of which I've been contacted for permission (and granted it) to republish in various Fiero Club newsletters.

In not one post of mine did I call you a name or make a snide comment about you. I gave you values for your car and offered other opinions that you're free to do with as you like. Never was I disrespectful to you in any way, in spite of what you might think.

Get off your high horse, Jon, it's really only a pony ride in front of the grocery store. If you want me out of your thread then YOU keep me out of it. If you continue to disparage me I'll certainly exercise my option to respond.

John Stricker


Actually John, I didn't see a single red cent from those brackets. In fact, I spent more on my brackets (quite a bit more) than anyone else did to front the cost of the materials the machinist needed to get the run started. Why? Because the machinist is a good guy that needed the work, so I was going to bring him into a market that needed his skills. I guess I incorrectly assessed that this would be a good market for him to ply his skills and wares. So, would you like to continue making assumptions about my character and motivations?

You're really pissed off about this whole thing but you have zero right to be. You were the first one acting like a big 'ol toughguy, telling me how to manage my marriage. You think someone's going to be grateful to you for what you said? You've got to be insane to think that!

You know what? Being the gracious individual that I am I'll let you have the last word you're so desperately striving towards. Go on, say what you will. I promise I'll even read every last letter that you write, and even comprehend what you're trying to say. That's more than I can say about your attempts to understand my stance on why you're wrong for butting your opinion into my relationship.

I know, I'm a hell of a nice guy. Have a good one, John!