Originally posted by Pyrthian: well....rear ended a mini van on the way into work this morning..... not a major hit - car is driving just fine - but - the front of the hood is alot uglier now right now - I think I'll still be OK for this - but, I'll be giving it quite a looky over Saturday
after getting home, I found the hood impossible to open - it slid back 1/2", and there are apparantly safety stops, which will catch the hood, and keep it in place. took a few wacks with a sledge hammer to move it back forward enough to get off the posts, and the hood opened. removed the hinges from the hood - they were bent, flattened them back, put the hood back. no mechanical or structural damage at all. just the top of the nose & the hood are scraped up. I'm all good for Sunday. and, now have an excuse to swap for a GT nose
I plan to swing out to the car show and look for a few of you guys out there on Saturday. My dad and I will meet up with you either at breakfast OR at MIS, since the track is only 4 miles from his house. We'll stick around for post-track activities as well.
Look for the multi-colored 87 GT!
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09:43 AM
Gokart Mozart Member
Posts: 12143 From: Metro Detroit Registered: Mar 2003
after getting home, I found the hood impossible to open - it slid back 1/2", and there are apparantly safety stops, which will catch the hood, and keep it in place. took a few wacks with a sledge hammer to move it back forward enough to get off the posts, and the hood opened. removed the hinges from the hood - they were bent, flattened them back, put the hood back. no mechanical or structural damage at all. just the top of the nose & the hood are scraped up. I'm all good for Sunday. and, now have an excuse to swap for a GT nose
bummer on the wreck, kudos on making it!
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10:11 AM
Aug 2nd, 2009
Darth Fiero Member
Posts: 5921 From: Waterloo, Indiana Registered: Oct 2002
I somehow was so overcome with all the Fieros in one place I didn't notice the flip flop two tones!
1.) I cannot believe how much faster a stock 2.8 with a 4 speed can pull away, even if the cat is. . . umm. . . not present. 2.) I was oddly re-considering going orange again 3.) The Red GT took me a while to notice. DANG was that thing clean. 4.) I saw a lot of cars that I had to say, "not my personal style, but I respect it anyway." 5.) Motor swaps are FTW. 6.) I designated myself as the ugliest Fiero present 7.) When we got off the track, my dad's response was, "Stop messing with making it look good. Get the motor swap done." He's only a car-guy in a far away past.
My favorite picture of the day was the last one I took, outside of the MIS "Welcome" sign. I'm looking forward to a before and after by next year.
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Aug 3rd, 2009
Pyrthian Member
Posts: 29569 From: Detroit, MI Registered: Jul 2002
Track run, just another thing.... Having your burger modified by Sinister Performance PRICLESS!!!
But seriously folks a lot happened that weekend. The Showboat Park car show was attended by 4 Fieros which collected 3 plaques for "Top Fifty" cars and a trophy for longest distance travelled. No small feat as there was some impressive hardware there.
After the show while we were at dinner a gentleman offered us a piece of Fiero history, a sample GT wheel not powder coated. Fred Bartemeyer says the wheel is "very special" He will be reaserching it to find the rest of the story...
Special thanks to Bob & Shelly for the car show they held on their lawn
I'll post links to show & track run pix when I get 'em on line!!!
