Im dying in anticipation of pics of the DGP and the GTP cmon quit holding out!! lol But seriously and calmly please!! Oh and anyone lookin for a 70 Mach 1 pm me maybe we can work some trades and cash!
------------------ 96 Trans am For sale high 13's car.. 70 Mach 1 First car (GU Resto in 97 95 Ranger cuz we all need a winter beater
I did not know a mob was forming. *looks out the front door for pitch-forks and torches* the GTP is due any day now this week. as for the DGP, my wife and i are leaving this Friday morning and should arrive in TX to pick it up late Saturday early Sunday. I will bring my camera to take pics of the DGP as i load it up. (i bought a trailer just for the pick up of this car) , but unless i stop at an internet caffe on the trip back i wont be able to post until we get back home late on monday (we plan on driving straight through on the return trip).
please dont burn down my house when i'm gone....or more importantly my babies(Fieros) i swear pics will be posted no later than Monday
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
Im dying in anticipation of pics of the DGP and the GTP cmon quit holding out!! lol But seriously and calmly please!! Oh and anyone lookin for a 70 Mach 1 pm me maybe we can work some trades and cash!
oh ya Stript96, here is a pic of my old 70 Mach. I sold it not long ago.....i regretted it about 1 minute after i handed over the keys and title....
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Will-Martin Member
Posts: 1164 From: DFW, TX, USA Registered: Aug 2002
I did not know a mob was forming. *looks out the front door for pitch-forks and torches* the GTP is due any day now this week. as for the DGP, my wife and i are leaving this Friday morning and should arrive in TX to pick it up late Saturday early Sunday. I will bring my camera to take pics of the DGP as i load it up. (i bought a trailer just for the pick up of this car) , but unless i stop at an internet caffe on the trip back i wont be able to post until we get back home late on monday (we plan on driving straight through on the return trip).
please dont burn down my house when i'm gone....or more importantly my babies(Fieros) i swear pics will be posted no later than Monday
OK, now what is this GTP and DGP that you bought, and where at in Texas? I live just south of DFW.
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Tom Slick Member
Posts: 4342 From: Alvarado, TX Registered: May 2003
it's the one in terrell that was on ebay. turbo 4 cyl and 7K miles.
i think i posted the link on texasfieros
toms...
Is this a white car with "Banshee" on the side?? If it is, then I know some of its history! It had all of the super duty stuff, except for the block itself.
Just curious.
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mrfiero Member
Posts: 9003 From: Colorful Colorado Registered: Mar 99
I just did a check on eBay and found the auction. It's the very same car! I talked with the owner of this Fiero years ago.....he had this car advertised in the Rocky Mountain News (Denver paper) and he lived in the same town that I did (Brighton).
This Fiero was built on a base '84 coupe.....it has the solid dark gray interior and is/was flawless. The paint was iffy back then (early 90's) and I imagine that it is just as bad (if not worse) today. For some reason the car sat outside all of it's life (uncovered at that)......what a shame. I believe the body was very nice....some fiberglass was cracked, but nothing serious. The engine ran at the time I saw it, but it was horrbly out of tune (I actually got to drive it!). The rear tires were trashed and it had less than 4000 miles on them at that time.....I'm glad to see he replaced them (they were down to the cords when I drove it). The wheels are 3-piece Gotti's and are HUGE. They're a bit outdated by today's standards, but can you imagine them 20 years ago??
This car is screaming for a restoration with HMS's wide track coilover suspension, rebuilt engine, etc. and a new paint job. I personally would keep it original, as it is painted now, but it's not mine, is it?
I still have a pictureof it that he gave me when I drove it.......it's not the greatest, but I will try to scan it in and post it sometime soon.
He also had a lot of literature on the Super Duty......did you get this stuff with the car??
BTW.....you got a great deal at $3850. Back in '92 or '93 (can't remember exactly when I met him), he wanted around $10,000!
He states that he owned it for 13 years.......this sounds about right. I also remember when this car was up for sale before he bought it.......it was advertised for $15,000 back then (I have no idea what the current owner paid for it, but it was north of $10,000.
Anyway, great find! If I had seen that ad I would have bought it myself! I was seriously contemplating it back in the early 90's, but I was still paying off my first '88 GT and couldn't afford it.
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Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
Is this a white car with "Banshee" on the side?? If it is, then I know some of its history! It had all of the super duty stuff, except for the block itself.
Just curious.
HOLY MONKEY *no pun intended* Mr. Fiero! i want to know all the naughty bits that you can tell me about this cars history! as well as any pictures you have of it back then!!!
Wow, it is a small Fiero world indeed!
The guy i bought it from said he has a lot of extra parts and stuff to give me when i pick it up. i like the sound of that.....
anyways, what was it like when you drove it? was it so out of tune that it was no fun to drive? was it carb'ed when you drove it, or had he already added the F.I.
Notafieroanylonger, we are leaving early friday morning, if we haul arse we should make it there saturday afternoon. let me know if you find a good time where my wife and i can possibly drop by, let me know. would be cool to meet you
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Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
oh and, i fully intend to restore this car, and most CERTAINLY keep it original. I may tune up the susspension as you suggest. if i can not get the F.I to tune i may go back to a carb set-up. the only thing with the engine that i plan to change is put my REAL SuperDuty engine in there
The Paint sceme will stay the way it is, white/red/grey but i will definately be getting a new coat on her. I would also like to add the original "BANSHEE" stickers to it once it is painted (something the guy i bought it from wanted to do years ago) The interier looks very fresh, but i will be reverting it back to the original 84 in the areas that were altered, like the shifter/guage plates. And the grey buttons/window switch's plate's that are supposed to be black, will be so again.
I will have to ask him about the steering wheel. it looks like it was added recently, but if it was actually part of the Banshee conversion then it will stay. otherwise i shall try to find the wheel that it is supposed to have. who knows, he may still have it!
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
HOLY MONKEY *no pun intended* Mr. Fiero! i want to know all the naughty bits that you can tell me about this cars history! as well as any pictures you have of it back then!!!
It is amazing, isn't it? I'll have to dredge of some distant memories of this car, so give me some time. You pretty much got the gist of what I know about it though.
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anyways, what was it like when you drove it? was it so out of tune that it was no fun to drive? was it carb'ed when you drove it, or had he already added the F.I.
It was carbed at that time......the FI stuff was in teh trunk. It drove OK.....I only went around the block since it wasn't driving very well. It was very low on power because of the fuel issue, but it seemed like it would have been a blast when everything was worked out.
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The Paint sceme will stay the way it is, white/red/grey but i will definately be getting a new coat on her. I would also like to add the original "BANSHEE" stickers to it once it is painted (something the guy i bought it from wanted to do years ago) The interier looks very fresh, but i will be reverting it back to the original 84 in the areas that were altered, like the shifter/guage plates. And the grey buttons/window switch's plate's that are supposed to be black, will be so again.
The picture I have shows the sticker very clearly, so you can see exactly where they were placed. I can't imagine the interior being any different than when I saw it.....it looked like a brand new car! I don't remember there being the '88 bezels at that time, but it is possible that I just forgot. I agree with your choice to re-install the correct '84 parts and I am glad that you will keep the "original" paint configuration as well.
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I will have to ask him about the steering wheel. it looks like it was added recently, but if it was actually part of the Banshee conversion then it will stay. otherwise i shall try to find the wheel that it is supposed to have. who knows, he may still have it!
Hmmm.....I don't remember an aftermarket steering wheel being on it. My memory of it was that the entire interior was 100% factory Fiero. The picture that I have (unfortunately) does not show the interior. If I had thought about it back then, I would have taken a lot of pics. Sorry!
Here's something for you.....I *might* (and that's a BIG might) actually have one of the newspapers with the ad for this car when it was for sale back in teh early 90's. I used to keep stuff like that, but may have tossed it. I'll need to search through boxes of junk, but I will see if I still have it (that would be an interesting item to keep with the car).
Take it easy and post pics of it when you get it home!
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
Here's something for you.....I *might* (and that's a BIG might) actually have one of the newspapers with the ad for this car when it was for sale back in teh early 90's. I used to keep stuff like that, but may have tossed it. I'll need to search through boxes of junk, but I will see if I still have it (that would be an interesting item to keep with the car).
Take it easy and post pics of it when you get it home!
Hey thanks mrfiero! that add would be awsome if you could find it. please keep me posted.
UPDATE: The GTP is in San Diego County. i am waiting for the delivery driver to call so we can get it in my driveway. only challenge is, it is raining almost an inch an hour at the moment....this will be fun pouring rain and all i want to do is crawl all over and under this car when it arrives ARGH!!!!
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RossT Member
Posts: 3038 From: Bismarck, North Dakota Registered: May 99
Monkey, your adventure should take you right along Interstate 20. LMK where/whenabouts you'll be and I will certainly try to meet you guys (as you say in California) Ya'll (as we say in Texas)!
FieroMonkey, give me a call, that number you left didn't work...btw, I left a message on your cell (hoping that you'd know where you left it!) later/Chris
well, still no camera, and i really didnt want to post pics until i cleaned it up a little first. its been in the elements for 13 years. but my neighbor nicely took one for me.
here is one, ill try to get him to take a few more later today when he is done with his yard work i have a black towel closed in the window to keep the sun off the seats
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Flyguyeddy Member
Posts: 568 From: pekin, Il USA Registered: Dec 2003
1996 Taurus SHO (my baby) 1986 Ford EXP (rust galore, but im keepin it!) 1986 Fiero (to be my street rocket) 1977 yamaha xs750-2D (in pieces right now, will be done for summer!)
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Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
there is a lot of rubber on the ground in the rear
got a couple cool models with the car
the interier is near perfect! all that is needed is the reinstalling of some original 84 nicknacks that were changed out with 88 parts. the original steering wheel is behind the passenger seat.
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
i still cant believe the miles on the car...unbelievable. (documented even)
tried to get a pick of the turbo setup. pretty dirty under here from sitting, it will need a big time clean up and detailing.
i have started it up and WOW this thing does NOT sound stock....more like a Stockcar, heh. it rumbles! it is running a bit rich so i need to figure out the fuel system so i can adjust it without going too lean. i wont try to tackle booste yet.
....not sure the statement below is even possible with this car
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
Wow. THAT, is one PHAT (like literally) Fiero. Just awesome! Talk about rare Fiero, and the interior does look really nice! Hopefully that turbo spools and boosts nicely too. If not, bigger turbo here we go!
You should bring it that one to the Dell's this year!
------------------ '87GT Fully modded, 3" Drop on 17's, 3800 turbo on the way.... '92 LeBaron soft top, The Players car. :)
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
havent seen one screened like this before. the front intake and fender flare vents are similarly screened
and this one's functional
i have an abundance of original reproduction "Banshee", "Turbo" and trim stickers that came with the car, as well as many, MANY extra freebie parts, documentation, and magazines the owner gave me that werent offered in the auction!
The car has BEEFY sway bars front and rear, as well as full polly bushings all the way around, including the cradle bushings. The really has been my dream car ever since i got to know all about Fieros. I am very happy
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FieroMonkey Member
Posts: 3294 From: poway,CA,USA Registered: Nov 2002
Wow. THAT, is one PHAT (like literally) Fiero. Just awesome! Talk about rare Fiero, and the interior does look really nice! Hopefully that turbo spools and boosts nicely too. If not, bigger turbo here we go!
You should bring it that one to the Dell's this year!
hey, thanks for the compliments
when i finish (which wont take long i think) i plan on taking this car to events and shows as much as possible.
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Flyguyeddy Member
Posts: 568 From: pekin, Il USA Registered: Dec 2003
damn, i really like that body! are those available still?
------------------ Brandon Edmonds
1996 Taurus SHO (my baby) 1986 Ford EXP (rust galore, but im keepin it!) 1986 Fiero (to be my street rocket) 1977 yamaha xs750-2D (in pieces right now, will be done for summer!)
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fierobear Member
Posts: 27104 From: Safe in the Carolinas Registered: Aug 2000
, but unless i stop at an internet caffe on the trip back i wont be able to post until we get back home late on monday (we plan on driving straight through on the return trip).
pouring rain and all i want to do is crawl all over and under this car when it arrives ARGH!!!! 
