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This is how I drive my Fiero by La fiera
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRf0UgHKJ9E

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Report this Post06-05-2010 09:21 PM Click Here to See the Profile for fieroguy123Send a Private Message to fieroguy123Direct Link to This Post
Now that looked like alot of fun!
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Report this Post06-05-2010 09:25 PM Click Here to See the Profile for La fieraSend a Private Message to La fieraDirect Link to This Post
I drive a van every day, on the weekend when I get on my Fiero I always find a place to let it loose. Of course, with caution.
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Somebody needs a short shifter!
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Originally posted by katatak:

Somebody needs a short shifter!


No it doesn't.

Factory shifters are an Italian Sports Car / Big Daddy Roth kind of thing.

I enjoy a long shifter and a Muncie 4 speed.

Engine buzzing, Heel and toe down shifting.
Pure music to the ears.

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3.65 M17 4 speed = F.U.N. in the Sun.
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Originally posted by katatak:

Somebody needs a short shifter!


And a windshield.
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Originally posted by Hulki U. My-BFF:
And a windshield.


And screws for the center console, and a trunk release/defrost switch panel piece.

And a can of flat black spray paint. :P
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Report this Post06-06-2010 12:39 AM Click Here to See the Profile for La fieraSend a Private Message to La fieraDirect Link to This Post
Give me a break guys! Lol! I don't even have the window switches, I have jumper wires instead, yanked my AC out, only one window works, the carpet looks disgusting, the seats are torn and all the weather seal are dry and cracked. Look at what is replacing the radio, two flip switches and a push start button; don't even have an ignition key.The interior doesn't bother me because it will all come out. In the winter my Fiero will be on Weight Watchers. I upgraded the things that really matters to me; brakes, suspension and drive train. I'd take a trashy interior over a bad drive train or a worn out suspension any time. I'm into Go, not Show. Now, the windshield I will replace because it just going to get worse. Started as a little pebble mark and has escalated to that long crack.

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truly great to see someone who enjoys their car behind the wheel having a blast. It is what owning these cars is all about. Some people here forget that obviously...

Made me want to go drive mine watching you hit the roads.

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Report this Post06-06-2010 12:50 AM Click Here to See the Profile for nitroheadz28Send a Private Message to nitroheadz28Direct Link to This Post
That vid was great, definitely record some clips at the track if you can!
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Report this Post06-06-2010 12:51 AM Click Here to See the Profile for La fieraSend a Private Message to La fieraDirect Link to This Post
 
quote
Originally posted by katatak:

Somebody needs a short shifter!

That is next in my list. Where can I get a "real" one?
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Originally posted by nitroheadz28:

That vid was great, definitely record some clips at the track if you can!

Definitely! I was also testing my home made camera mount because I want to record some in car shots at the track.

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Originally posted by Marko:


No it doesn't.

Factory shifters are an Italian Sports Car / Big Daddy Roth kind of thing.

I enjoy a long shifter and a Muncie 4 speed.

Engine buzzing, Heel and toe down shifting.
Pure music to the ears.

Stock Shifters Suck the 3 SSS i live by. i absoluteley hate the stock shifter i have a short shifter in my red one and my green one is getting corrected come carlisle Hell if i coulld comfertable put a short shifter in my jeep i would ... Nice vid dude.

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Originally posted by La fiera:

Definitely! I was also testing my home made camera mount because I want to record some in car shots at the track.


Let's see a pic of that camera mount
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Originally posted by Hulki U. My-BFF:


And a windshield.


I need a new one too. I have a crack in mine that almost looks identical to this guys.
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Originally posted by La fiera:

That is next in my list. Where can I get a "real" one?


Build your own! It's fairly easy if you have a welder!

Makes going through the gears a lot more fun, quick and crisp.

Add some length to the bottom below the pivot and above the cable pin - then cut the shaft out of the u shaped top, cut it down so that the threads are intact and reweld it in the u shaped mount:


Works great for the 5 spd:


Even better for the 4 spd. Really makes a difference in my V8 Coupe:



Not trying to rag on you - I love driving my Fiero and pushing it and / or my skills. Just saying that you should fasten down those loose interior pieces - you don't want stuff flying around and getting "stuck" in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Post up a pic of your camera mount please!
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Originally posted by katatak:
Not trying to rag on you - I love driving my Fiero and pushing it and / or my skills. Just saying that you should fasten down those loose interior pieces - you don't want stuff flying around and getting "stuck" in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Post up a pic of your camera mount please!


You are right katatak! Loose items are some of the things they check at the track. They even make you take the carpets out and empty the glove box, but like I said, all that is coming out. The short shifter looks great, got one for sale? I would buy one but won't make one even though I weld and have my own welder. I'm fine with my tractor shifter, but if I get an opportunity to buy one like yours I'll buy it.

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Originally posted by La fiera:
You are right katatak! Loose items are some of the things they check at the track. They even make you take the carpets out and empty the glove box, but like I said, all that is coming out. The short shifter looks great, got one for sale? I would buy one but won't make one even though I weld and have my own welder. I'm fine with my tractor shifter, but if I get an opportunity to buy one like yours I'll buy it.


Just grab the "Ultimate Shift Kit" from http://rodneydickman.com then.
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Originally posted by dobey:


Just grab the "Ultimate Shift Kit" from http://rodneydickman.com then.

Thanks dobey, I think that is a keeper!
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Report this Post06-07-2010 12:35 AM Click Here to See the Profile for katatakSend a Private Message to katatakDirect Link to This Post
Rodney's is a much better choice.... I'm a Fiero owner so I'm cheap and make everything I can myself! I would not sell one I built - I'd worry about someone having trouble with it.

Now how'd you mount that camera..........lol!

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Report this Post06-07-2010 06:18 AM Click Here to See the Profile for La fieraSend a Private Message to La fieraDirect Link to This Post
Took a couple of pictures on my phone of the camera mounted. I'll send it to someone so he can post them. Please don't try to tell me how to do it myself because since I've been in this forum I've been trying to post things and hasn't work, very frustrating when you have to rely on others to post something. I've been in other forums and it has been very easy to post.

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Report this Post06-07-2010 05:15 PM Click Here to See the Profile for La fieraSend a Private Message to La fieraDirect Link to This Post
http://videos.streetfire.ne...e6c-98100176a683.htm
As you guys can see, I don't care about interiors. As long as they scream when I ask them to and turn where I point them to, I'm fine.

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Report this Post06-08-2010 01:38 PM Click Here to See the Profile for kevinSend a Private Message to kevinDirect Link to This Post
Someone missed a shift at 44 seconds?

Cordially,
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Originally posted by kevin:

Someone missed a shift at 44 seconds?

Cordially,
Kevin


Shift? Missed? 44sec?

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This is how I drive my Fiero


Isn't that how everyone drives them in the Southeast US mountains?

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Report this Post06-08-2010 06:20 PM Click Here to See the Profile for La fieraSend a Private Message to La fieraDirect Link to This Post
Awesome! is that an annual race? Can't see his speedo!

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Report this Post06-08-2010 07:57 PM Click Here to See the Profile for TopNotchClick Here to visit TopNotch's HomePageSend a Private Message to TopNotchDirect Link to This Post
That's Run For The Hills, an annual event of the Georgia Fiero Club. The car is being driven by Fierofool, president of the club, and we're all trying to keep up.
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Originally posted by TopNotch:

That's Run For The Hills, an annual event of the Georgia Fiero Club. The car is being driven by Fierofool, president of the club, and we're all trying to keep up.


So, you have to be a Georgia Fiero Club member to attend, right? Can you invite a clubless Fiero owner?

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No, everybody's invited. We even get folks from as far as Michigan.
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Originally posted by TopNotch:

No, everybody's invited. We even get folks from as far as Michigan.

Cool! let me know when is the next one please.

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Report this Post06-09-2010 09:14 AM Click Here to See the Profile for TopNotchClick Here to visit TopNotch's HomePageSend a Private Message to TopNotchDirect Link to This Post
It's always the 3rd weekend in September. Keep watching our website for more details.
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