ive heard of people doin this what all do I need and how hard is it to do??ALSO WILL MY DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT MOTOR FIT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.. I HAVE AND 86 AND 2 PASSENGER SIDE MOTORS AND ONE BAD DRIVER SIDE ,,ARE THEY INTERCHANGEABLE??

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You need the complete wire harness from the 87 and the shorter bolts from the 87 to mount the motors to the buckets. There is a great how to in the FAQ section that will guide you thru the change. It is worth the time and effort !

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thanks for the reply if it were as easy as just switching a few things I would but not that motivated,,will the passenger side motor on an 86 fit the driver side or are they side specific? thanks

As far as I know, there isn't a way to swap the motors over, they are side specific. I did the Gen 1 to Gen 2 swap about a month ago, and it took me a couple of hours tops. There was nothing really difficult about it, on a scale of 1 -10 on difficulty I would rate it a 3. Check this link here, it has a really good writeup on how to do the swap. The toughest part for me was taking the hood off without a helper (And trust me, you do want to take the hood off).


https://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...060811-2-071514.html

If you don't want to swap the harness, here's a good article on how to convert a Gen 1 harness to work with Gen 2 motors.

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...090907-2-087182.html

I'd highly recommend getting rid of your Gen 1 motors. Gen 2 are faster, quieter, easier to work on and more reliable.

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quote Originally posted by NetCam: As far as I know, there isn't a way to swap the motors over, they are side specific. I did the Gen 1 to Gen 2 swap about a month ago, and it took me a couple of hours tops. There was nothing really difficult about it, on a scale of 1 -10 on difficulty I would rate it a 3. Check this link here, it has a really good writeup on how to do the swap. The toughest part for me was taking the hood off without a helper (And trust me, you do want to take the hood off). https://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...060811-2-071514.html If you don't want to swap the harness, here's a good article on how to convert a Gen 1 harness to work with Gen 2 motors. https://www.fiero.nl/forum/A...090907-2-087182.html I'd highly recommend getting rid of your Gen 1 motors. Gen 2 are faster, quieter, easier to work on and more reliable.

Agree totally. But my father and I didn't bother taking the hood off lol

You got to have everything,wireing harness (one or two screws hold that on at the firewall).Motors and brackets.Basically everything.