over the weekend i'll try to get some with the top down. i'd like them to be a little larger (17" or so) and gold centered but i got these cheap so they'll do for now.
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Fierokid87 Member
Posts: 4954 From: N. Ridgeville, Ohio, USA Registered: Jan 2001
what i've been able to glean so far is that possibly it's a dealer mod. there is a blue one that has been posted here and that is what's been said about it. the construction from what i can tell in the pics is just like mine. the person i got it from also said it came from pontiac that way but i just thought he had been misinformed, but maybe he meant from the dealer also.
if anyone happens to know for sure and can put me in touch with the makers i'd appreciate it. it was recently vandalized in a theft attempt and i may need a pattern for repair.
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vegasfiero Member
Posts: 56 From: las vegas nv usa Registered: Aug 2002
sorry i really do not like those rims. but hey man there your rims. And tabs 31 what color is that on your car. i painted mine patriot blue pearl. its a dodge color, and it looks just like yours so i guess i have to repaint mine. damn
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Doug Chase Member
Posts: 1487 From: Seattle area, Washington State, USA Registered: Sep 2001
Originally posted by Philphine: what i've been able to glean so far is that possibly it's a dealer mod.
if anyone happens to know for sure and can put me in touch with the makers i'd appreciate it.
You're correct. Apparantly there was a dealer that had some '87 coupes made into convertibles. I think this number they did was in the 50 - 100 car range, but don't quote me on that.
The guy you need to talk to is Jason Wenglikowski. I don't know if he's on here or not, but he's on the Fiero.org list if you're on that. A few years ago he picked up one of these that was maroon and did quite a bit of research into where it came from.
As for the wheels, lowriders aren't really my bag, but I can appreciate a good one when I see one. The wire wheels on your car are growing on me. They'd be cooler an inch or two bigger with lower profile tires and the car lowered a bit.
What's the wing on your car from? It doesn't look like a stock Fiero wing. It looks narrower (front to back) and more curved.
don't know where the wing came from. it was on the car when i got it. i thought maybe a firebird wing at first, but it's fiberglass. then i thought maybe a sunbird wing but it's not quite the same. i believe now it's a mustang wing. there are some 5.0 type mustang convertibles that were some kind of special edition (seems like they were always yellow). i need to get another look at one but i think that's what it could be.
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atarian Member
Posts: 970 From: Spring, Tx. USA Registered: Aug 2001
Originally posted by atarian: Is that A convertable or a vinyl top? Very strange but hey looks nice kinda lika Jaguar.
well, he DID say "ill try to get some with the top down" hint, hint, TOP DOWN but actually he didnd specify what he would try and get with the top down , we all just assume he means pix. right?
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Philphine Member
Posts: 6136 From: louisville,ky. usa Registered: Feb 2000
i did mean to get some top down pics, but the car was vandalized over the weekend. that and other equaly non fun events (it was a great weekend ) kept me from getting them. i'll get some eventually. sorry.
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Philphine Member
Posts: 6136 From: louisville,ky. usa Registered: Feb 2000
kinda blurry, but i guess clear enough to get the idea. the scoops on the back are part of the top down cooling idea i'm playing with. about to see what i get from them now.
hmmm... i was just looking for this thread to add to the recent coupe mods thread (lost my pic-ability and can't post new ones). still have the wheels on and gonna pimp 'em out a little more. found some 3 bar spinners at a flea market. made some inserts with brass bearings so i can mount them securly to the wheel but they'll spin a few seconds after the car comes to a stop.
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1FST2M6 Member
Posts: 3905 From: Dallas, GA. Registered: Jan 2000
Originally posted by Kasdan: didnt even see the 'vette in the background....i thought he was being a punk and calling the fiero a 'vette, lol
i like the Fiero but i couldn't find anything nice to say about the wheels so i move on to faster things! and MAN i miss my 79.. Vermillion on Oyster (red on light grey)4spd, 402.. (sniff--sniff)
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...nice car but i dont like the wheels..sorry, like the convertible top though.
Looks good from here. Get some baby powder and you are set.
) kept me from getting them. i'll get some eventually. sorry.
