quote Originally posted by Fiero5: Log cabin is terrible, IMO. Real Vermont or New Hampshire maple syrup is the ONLY way to go My Dad even tapped a Maple tree he has in his yard and boiled a small amount of his own again this spring. It was pretty cool and very tasty.

I don't know if it's available in all area's, but Griffin's Butter Pecan maple syrup is addictive !!!

Haven't been on here long, but it seems that many of the " Fiero5 " end up going this direction?

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quote Originally posted by 86fieroEarl: Here's my final thought on this design. The car has potential and can improve, In my opinion the whole tire setup doesn't fit that car at all( it's a pontiac not a Cadillac) Whitewall tires is more of a luxuary item then a sports car item.

Are you saying that no sports cars have ever had white walls?

quote Gold rims is a good color and could look decent on this setup, But the whitewalls pretty much destroy that purpose. The red and white pinstrip near the areo molding helps in making hte whole car look mith matched.

Getting passed the mith it is pinstriping and though it is obvious that it is not something you would do, to each his own.

quote If anyone remembered the old colors or my car, Silver with black rims and yellow calipiers, I started a thread kind of like this asking opinions, And ppl gave honest ones about the overall look of the car. Instead of taking it as a threat. I actually listened and painted the whole car black.

Just curious what I ever said in here that gave you the imnpression I took some comments as a threat?
I started this therad on request of my Dad the same as many other threads are started, as simply a look at what we, or in this case he, did thread. A sharing of an idea and something different. My Dad had always wondered what white walls would look like on a Fiero and now he knows. Of course in sharing it with the rest of world he now knows how many others also think about it
If you need others to help determin what you should do with your car, that is your choice of course and at times can be quite helpfull I know. In this case however, my Dad neither needed nor asked for help in what he wanted to do. He merely wanted to share it with others on here once he was finished. If others chose to then give a comment or opinion on it once it was posted, they certainly had the ability to either do it in a respectfull way or not.

quote everyone on this thread gave there opinions steve,

Yes they did and that was expected. We have no problem with that at all as I have stated many times now.

quote Why not simply listen to some of them?

Did you think were we asking for help and advice here? We were not, we were merely just showing what he did.
He is proud of it and wanted to share it with the forum. I am sure that now he may think twice about wanting to share anything else for awhile based on many of the rude comments. Not that he can't take opinions good and bad as he can as well as the next person, but lets face it, there are obviously some on here I think just can't wait to say something hurtfull or insulting in hoping to maybe get something started or help create the next trash can thread.
It's fine though that people want to give their opinions, as again that is expected when publicly posting something on the internet like this for thousands to see all with very differeing of opinions. I will say it again, there are two ways you can say you don't like something. The prefered way on this forum is the more civil way as some have already shown in their posts, and then there is the not so nice or even nasty ways some others have sadly also demonstrated.
Hopefully my Dad will not allow a few hurtfull comments by hopefully a small minority on here effect his enthusiasm and excitement in continuing to try new things while enjoying his Fiero the way he likes.

quote If you asked me what I thought about that car in person, I would give my honest opinion and flat out say, I don't care for it. If I posted and said I actually liked it, Then that would be lying.

Thats fine, I am not asking you to lie at all if you wish to state your opinion, but since you apparently want to get really picky about it, it was never actually asked for either, just expected.

Keep in mind that my Dad's Fiero here is a nice stock blue '87GT. Everything he has done and added to it, the pinstripes, the rims and tires, are not a permanent change at all in anyway and can all easily be taken off/swapped with no effect to the stock and original status of the Fiero at all.

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quote Originally posted by MinnGreenGT: ...but as mentioned - it's his car and he should do whatever he likes!

I would like to see a photoshop of this pic with the lower side skirts blue, and the white/red stripe removed - ala 88 GT monochrome style.

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88 GT T-Top 5-spd #338 of 1252
87 SE 4-cyl 5-spd sunroof, spoiler, performance sound
85 2M4 base coupe T-Top 5-spd, rackless decklid, 15-in 88 GT rims, aero-conversion

I think these quotes pretty much sum up the fact that it is ok to say "you don't like it" as long as you do it respectfully:

quote Originally posted by jscott1: I agree 1000% You may not like what someone done with their car, or how they dress, or the way they punctuate, but free speech doesn't mean you have to insult them every time you post. A lot of things are better left unsaid.

quote Originally posted by exoticse: Jscott seems to be a lot of that going on the forum lately,..just because you do not agree with someone doesn't mean you have to go out of your way to insult them. Some people seem to be just out to stir up drama, while others just seem to think they are auditioning for the comedy network.

Hi guys,I just love all of your possitive comments.Have a great day!

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quote Originally posted by 87V6GT: Hi guys,I just love it when all of you just can't wait for an opportunity to SLAM someone.This well be the last time I EVER put anything on the forum about my car.You can all go sink your own boat.I'll drive my car the way I like it,and I don't have to make the whole world happy.

alot of people stated that they like everything but the whitewalls, you did receive quite a few compliments on the rim job (oh man that sounds funny) because it was some great work that looks good on a fiero. It's amazing how one simple thing can alter the look and class of a car....in this case, white wall tires. The rest of your car is probably kick ass.......there's no reason to stop posting your car's progress unless you can't handle criticism. In college I watched people go down in flames in front of 50 people because of a presentation they crapped out on, and they were criticized in front of the class almost to the point of tears....they never switched programs......Take Steve for instance, despite many of his threads sharing the same fate, he's still posting the green one with all the bolt-ons and stickers. You need a bit of thick skin anywhere on the internet....

Nobody said your car is a piece of crap, because it obviously isn't.....and alot of people said "it's your car, do what you want" or "I wouldn't do that". Everyone knows that whitewalls look confused holding up a fiero..... if you like it, good4u.....I like the rest of the car, but the whitewalls I would save for when I put my fiero in storage and don't wanna damage my other tires. And besides, at least you know you'll be the only one sporting that kind of tires on a fiero!

quote Originally posted by Kelvin Vivian: I would like to see a photoshop of this pic with the lower side skirts blue, and the white/red stripe removed - ala 88 GT monochrome style.

Here's a quick PS...

Hi again.I am trying some ideas with the lug caps.I did them all blue,it didn't look good.Tryed them with a white dot in the center,not good.SOOO I did them all silver,looks great.But I am keeping the white walls.They cost me $344.oo.But I still have the old tires and rims.The old tires are too worn and have some bad spots and cracks.Plus they are out of balance.Anybody going to the Merrimack Brewry show will get to see my new setup.Have a great Day!

quote Originally posted by F-I-E-R-O: Here's a quick PS...

That looks 100X better!

here is one for you, My 2 cents I guess. I would get bigger wheels, Lower the car, And It surely needs to be all blue..

All blue does look good,but a little too heavy.Two white racing stripes over the top off center would look good to. Who knows, maybe two white and a red stripe,up the middle of the white.He/He just playing with youall.

BTTT

The wheels really turned out great. What kind of gold paint did he use?

I think part of what makes the wheel/tire combo look a bit odd is the wheels (great refinish, btw). A different style wheel, like the early Fiero steel wheels, might make an entirely different look.
On the other hand, on reflection, it might be that the rest of us are so ossified in seeing nothing but blackwalls on these (and most other cars nowadays) that we've become fossilized in our thinking. Props to 87V6GT for having the stones to step out of the box...

Hi. It's Dupli-Color - GOLD - Instant Gold Finish - Lacquer - Quick Drying. Clear coating dulls it some what. But just be sure the wheels are really clean,or the paint will fish eye.
BTW they look a bit better in person. Thanks for the comment Vonov!

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Here is a picture of it taken just yesterday on display at the Merrimack NH POCI show:

He took second place.