PT2 What it's like driving a Fiero GT, my first time ever. This $500 car is AWESOME!
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2023
- First test drive on the road with this $500 facebook marketplace find, This is my very first time ever driving a Fiero. Take a ride along with me and my son to see what it's like to drive a Fiero GT! I love it so far, car isn't super fast but it is respectable for sure. Follow along as I do repairs and maintenance on it.
Worth $500?
Fiero GT Playlist: • $500 1987 Fiero GT
Total cost for this 1987 Fiero GT project:
$500 for the Fiero
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Puts a smile on my face to watch something like this
$500 for this is unbelievable. There's just so much potential. Just do some Googling, there lots of Fiero guys out there. If you need a part, they got you covered.
My cousin has a black one with a 4 cycl. He wanted to take a girl out that was not his girlfriend at the time without her seeing him out so we swapped cars for the day. He took my 78 Camaro and I drove his Fiero. The 4 cylinder in his car impressed me. It was about as fast as my stock 305 V8. He replaced the throttle cable in his and said it was the worse job he ever took on. (He was a full time mechanic at the time). I really liked the car!
The 4 cyl "Iron Duke" engines were turds, they got good gas mileage though. I drove an 86 GT with auto and the 2.8 V6, almost bought it, but couldn't agree on a price. Looking back I wish I had pulled the trigger, they are so damn cool.
Agreed after researching. I had iron dukes in a few boats, but apparently the boat versions are HD and different...
Good score. Congrats. Gonna be fun to see how the SC V6 install into the other one nets you. These days, the stick makes it the best anti-theft feature. LOL
So true
@@MotoCheezDrop the oil pan & put a new oil pump in. The tiny pressure relief spring inside them on the 2.8L V6 go bad early. Causing lower oil pressure, then they'll at some point completely go & you'll have no oil pumping to the engine = destroyed engine. If the 2.8 has 98K miles, a new oil pump + better modern oil. You might be able to get another 75- 100K miles out of it. If you don't check or change oil pump it'll be toast soon.
@michaelbrinks8089 I'll definitely look into that
I guess for 500$ ya can’t beat it
Glad you got it running bro! reminds me of mini Bat mobile!
You should make that it's name!
The other one can be "mini Kitt" and this one can be "Knobby" for the gear knob.
It looks soooo cool😎
🔥🔥El Fiero es fuego! 🔥🔥
So cool! Brings back memories of when I test drove a new Fiero GT when I was interested in buying one. Pontiac fixed steering/suspension geometry issues on those over the earlier y3ears and they handled better. In the end I didn't buy one and just kept my Trans am.
It is a Getrag Muncie 282 built by the Germans 😉 great transmission!
I put amsoil synchromesh synthetic to help the synchros fly! With an aluminum flywheel, center force dual friction clutch with an LSD on my white Cavalier Z24. Thank you for these videos✌️
Cheese , the fiero bug bit me a couple of year's back. I have a 1985 gt with a 4speed 97,000 miles, a 500.00 purchase 1 owner. Bought a 87 gt auto with 56,000 last year 1 owner paid alot more for that one. Fun cars ! I loved these cars when they came out. Back then they where considered fast lol.
Oh that's cool, Yeah now I have Fiero fever too
Awesome, $500 score! The camera shot going thru the leaves gave me a flashback from star wars 😅
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I love the GT more for sure.. Looks cooler and the originality of it is cool. Just needs some paint and she a steal for 500.
She'll definitely get some paint!
I am so impressed at how good that Fiero runs for that price! Deal of the Century Cheezy!
Right?! I found the exhaust leak, it's a crack on the top of the catalytic converter it's that old pellet style so that's coming off and I'm putting a you know high flow cat ;-)
Nice score :)
My Marine Corps buddy and childhood friend bought a new one in 85, the four cylinder model. It was great on gas and would cruise 6 hours and back home with both of us.
They claim to get 50 miles per gallon on the four cylinder
@@MotoCheez My father bought one new in 84(red 4 speed,) the 4 banger Iron Duke is really underpowered. Its the same engine that our mail guys use in their trucks. He has since kept his OG 84 and bought 2 more. A white 84 SE automatic and a Indianapolis 500 pace car edition. These days they just sit around collecting dust in the garage or molding in the driveway. Its a shame to see but its his cars to do what he wishes...
@jesses1589 maybe he'll give you one...😁. The iron Duke motor was also in a lot of boats, rated 120 horsepower but it had the super duty block which was thicker
That's a Beautiful car love your Fiero. ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Thanks! 😁
It's funny you mention the insurance, because back in the day when these were new, the insurance costs were INSANE. Especially if you were a young male driver.
I bet, being a 2 seater
Awesome seeing that sweet little ride come back to life. My vote for a name is KIT KAT
That's a good one
First!! That engine install must have gone quiet well. I always change the cabin air filter. Those things get NASTY!
You were first, it was so close I had to go back and refresh and look at it. I didn't put that motor in yet that's going in the other Fiero
I'll check and see if this even has one, some of these old cars didn't have them till I thought the '90s...
I’ve had 2 Fiero’s. This should be a fun restoration project
Thanks! I'm enjoying it for sure
😂 it's so close and having that a little tight it's kinda hard to find it...!!!
What a deal you got!!
Can't wait to see the monster new motor in the other car
That camera is so cool
It even sounds like fun :D
It was. Like a gocart
My grandfather and I both have a Fiero. He's got the 85 GT and I have an 84 SE. Working on a rust restoration on mine. Got almost all of the pieces needed to do it from a donor car.
Awesome, love these little cars. Just took mine out today for a nice long cruise. Debating whether I should do a video on it
Rust restoration? I'm assuming the under carriage, right? Because the rest of the car shouldn't rust. These suckers were made with a pseudo fiberglass, like the Corvette, just cheaper.
I bought a 87 Honda Accord lxi 2.0 4 cylinder. for $500 in 2006, it had 160,000 miles on it power windows and locks, cruise, and a sunroof (which leaked) good heat but a/c didn't work, I drove the hell out of it for 4 years, even drove it from Oklahoma to Washington state through the mountains of Wyoming without a problem. They don't make em like that any more. Can't wait to see what ya do to the other fiero.
That was a good deal! Hondas hard to get cheap now
A "kid" in college had one. He fully built the engine, super charger, roof/hood scoop, ... blah blah blah... I didn't fit behind the wheel... but there were a few new burnout marks around that campus.
As for the name.... Kid K.I.T.T.
😁👍👍👍
This was fun to watch ,have an 88 Formula, it's a street legal go cart, the 6 cyl is SO MUCH FUN!
Absolutely! I can't wait to get the 3.8 supercharged in the other car
@@MotoCheez yeah, that'll be a rocket ship, gonna need some bigger brakes!
@zak-a-roo264 That's what they say!!!
@@MotoCheez they ain't lying w the Fiero either, mines automatic, it already tries to push me through stop signs..... we definitely dont drive them for their safety, lol
@zak-a-roo264 someone put vented rotors on mine some time ago. My brakes are pretty good but I've never had to stop from a higher speed
Call one Mini Kitt, and the other Proud Bear.
In 87' my buddy in the Navy had a GT. It was like driving a go cart...thing was on rails...
That's about what it felt like because the front is so light!
I had one like that, including the missing clearcoat on the hood.
Do a series on the cars the more videos the better plus you get the attention of more subs 😊
I am! I have one for each of the fieros
On the gauges, all of them, you will see on the back of them there are what looks like 10/32 screws. These "screws" or pegs with ridges get corroded where they push into the springy fingers that they push into. A little maroon Scotchbrite and Isopropyl Alcohol will clean them up nice and help them work again.
Thanks. I'll check that
Thanks for the heads up...will check that to try to bring my H2O & fuel gauges back from the dead(?). Temp gauge checked out fine, but when I put new sender in it gradually pegged within about 30 seconds from cold, picking up speed as it went...replaced THAT sender with ANOTHER new one and same thing, only a little slower. WTF!?? Not enuf resistance evidently but hard to believe that BOTH could possibly be THAT defective. 😵🤬. The REALLY bizarre thing is that with the wire to the sender completely DISCONNECTED and ignition OFF, the gauge seems to show the appx temp the engine WAS when shut down previously when I return to it later(!?!) 😵💫
Goddamn black walnuts lol almost got my 50kmi supercharged Miata the other day :p again, that thing is freakin' sweet. Congratulations on an increasingly rare deal!
Damn nuts!
Thanks
It wasn’t a GT but I had an 84. I was 17 or so when I got it. My mother worked at a car lot and I was able to pick it up really cheap, only had 34,000 miles on it. I think I had gotten it in 1990. Mine was a 5 speed if I remember right, fun little car to cruise around in. I put in an Alpine CD and 2 Rockford Fosgate Punch 8” grey box speakers with a Punch amp. I was styling in high school 😆. Got a lot of the jealous kids telling me it was a girls car. You know they would have loved to have it lol.
How funny, after watching the video mine was the exact same way. Throttle was hard to push in and yeah no power steering. I learned to drive stick in that car so of course I burned out the clutch and I remember it sat parked for 4 months or so because I couldn’t afford to get it fixed. The repair of the clutch in those was quite expensive because they had to pull the engine if I remember right.
Nice!, thanks for sharing. Yes, to change clutch you have to drop the cradle
We saw the Fiero's debut at the LA Auto Show. They were swinging a bowling ball into the door showing how it would not dent.
Awesome
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The wiper need the relay module replaced some times its in the actual motor it self. The other engine will fill fast because of the design when it hits boost oh ya
The Cheez Limited Insanely Nice Transport. Or CLINT if you prefer. 😂
😂👍👍
Feisty Fiero
you could get the Lamborghini kit for one of them. that is a sweet deal. junk yards around here pay more than that for complete cars.
Yeah I love the Lambo and Ferrari kits on these
Oof... man, those kit cars can be abominations. I really think keeping the Fiero the way it is, is the the way to go (with a few tasteful performance upgrades).
is it time to add a turbo yet😂 keep having fun
My dad had one of those cheez my uncle bought the 4 cylinder one they were both cool AF My uncles caught on fire twice
Oh damn!
Looks nice but i had an 86 mustang Gt with the 5spd. Im sure it would blow the doors off that Fiero. But nice.
Maybe... not once the 3.8 supercharged engine gets in. 😁
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A guy on my street has a yellow one still driving it too Mabey I'll tell him about your vid on it
Yeah I haven't seen a fiero on the street in a long time many years, I see him at the car shows once in awhile
YAYYYYYYYYYYYY
Cheeeeeezy...
1st!
Way I screwed up you were second It was so close
It's all good. Ida passed it on anyway. Keep up the great work.@@MotoCheez
I had an 87 5 speed if you cut the cat off and advance the timing a little they work really well. It’s like driving a hole new car.
Funny mansion that because that's exactly what I was thinking of doing!
I also upgraded the coil with a msd and Taylor 9 mill wires. 5th gear is really tall I got 250 out of it on the gps.
@chadlyhowlett the coil upgrade worth it? Pretty good, must be 26 or better mpg then.
The coil worked better at higher rpm than the stock coil.
I was averaging 32 miles per gallon straight highway.
The fabulous fiero . Nice car. Does it have the speakers 🔊 in the head rest .
No this one did not come with the speakers in the headrest
@MotoCheez they must have not been very good in the early one . I just wonder how they sounded if it did..I aways thought they were sharp looking.
Proud Mary.... Just like the song...
Looks awesome, man. Even with the stock engine. BTW you inspired me to supercharge my mini truck. Been stockpiling parts for the past few months. Been studying your videos like scripture, to see how you did it all. I’m pretty close to figuring out how everything is supposed to button up, but it’s scary, man. My Carry runs so good, but like yours, it’s 4 speed, set up with all this off-road gear, and it struggles up hills and stuff. Boost would definitely help it out. My plan is to remove the stuff that’s stock and replace it with modded parts, instead of modding stock parts. This way I can always go back. Every day I realize another thing I’m missing 🤷♂️
Is there a way to contact you privately? I have questions regarding this build. Having said that, I understand if you say no and prefer to keep separate interests, so to speak. I’m a fan of your channel either way 👍
Awesome, you'll be glad you did the supercharger. You can contact me MotoCheez through Facebook Messenger or MotoCheez on Instagram is actually better through their messenger.
@@MotoCheez thank you man. I’ll hit you up on instagram. Much appreciated.
@MotoCheez you are such a good guy man so happy I found this channel
@normalisntcomingback.Jesusis thank you 😁🧀
Cousin kit . Proud Mary.
Little cousin
@@MotoCheez like it .
My old boss had a GT years back, he loved that car. Ended up selling it to get a crossfire.
I've always wanted one
@@MotoCheez my buddy John bought a few of them before that one, he was into them like crazy years back.
He started with one of the four cylinder ones, but knew the six was the ticket.
@JimsEquipmentShed or the 3.8sc engine! You should see if he has any parts left
@@MotoCheez I’ll ask him if he does. It was a few years back though.
@JimsEquipmentShed ok. Thanks!
Mini KITT
Fiero's a neat cars, it's too bad they ended up having flaws to them that gave them a bad rap. For me, I'd say they coolest car I found for sale on Craigs List over the years was a Chrysler Conquest project car. It was in solid shape with some spots being done up in primer. I think the engine was in it but it didn't run being a project car, the dude only wanted $1,200 for it at the time. Sadly I wasn't working so I had no money to buy it nor did I have a spot to store it. But it was a surprise seeing one for sale.
Some other neat vehicles I encountered last summer while stopping at a local gas station were an 80's Toyota Van (Toyota Town-Ace in Japan) and a Plymouth Horizon. Ya, I know neither of them are cool sports cars but I was surprised to see both of them. Especially the Plymouth Horizon, it looked very clean and had no rot from what I could tell. Cars like those tend to be rotted into the ground here. :)
I remember the Conquest. That was turbo, right?
@@MotoCheez Yes, according to some info I just read it came with either a 2.0 or 2.6l 4 cylinder, both of them equipped with a turbo. It could be had with a 5-speed manual or a 4-speed automatic. The Conquest was a rebadged Mitsubishi Starion. Made from 1982 until 1989.
My pickup has a 2.7l Turbo-4 in it that puts out 310hp, imagine something like that in the Fiero. Of course it's tuned for torque so it doesn't rev high. But still, it's big power for a light car. :)
@Slane583 insane power they get with turbos today
@@MotoCheez My truck is an earlier model from when GM started putting the Turbo-4 into them, so it makes 348ft-lbs of torque. I think it was the 2022 models where they started upping the torque output to 430ft-lbs. :)
@Slane583 Right when the variable cam timing came into play it unlocked a lot more horsepower at different ranges of RPM
Going polish the paint?
It's faded on hood, going to need a whole paint job, I'll do it this summer probably.
the motor and transmission mounts go bad and the engine moves out of place and it can bind the shifting cables and throttle.
Definitely going to check the mounts.
The four cylinder cars were IMO better than the GTs. The Iron Duke is a very primstive motor, but they are solid and can build a lot of power with the right parts. And the four cylinder cars could be turbocharged without cutting the body.
I thought the same after having iron dukes in boats I've owned, but the boat engines were HD. The 4 cylinder iron duke they put in cars were no good. I learned that after reading many forums, they blow up with boost, weak rods and had plastic cam gear... I have another SE Fiero that I bought blown up (another video).
You can turbo the 6 without cutting body, but the best option by far is a transplanted 3.8 Supercharged
@@MotoCheez not all of the Iron Dukes had the issues you mentioned. They are one of the most reliable motors ever built. That's why they were used in the LLV mail trucks. And you have to admit, those trucks were driven in the absolute worst conditions, stop and start, 6 days a week, for 30 years. I fell in love with those motors while doing maintenance for the postal service.
The marine blocks are the best, and the Pontiac SD4 heads were the best you could get without doing a bunch of machining. My Fiero has a marine Iron Duke with an LS head. The biggest job was actually getting a functional fuel injection system, I eventually used Bosch injectors that were originally spec for a 240 Nissan. With a haltec running everything. It is reliable and has good manners on the street at 390hp, but I can turn it up over 450hp and it gets exciting. I have beaten 2 different 3800 swapped Fieros on the strip and it handles FAR better than any of the V6 cars.
I am looking for another chassis to build a full track car, but I will use a billet block and take it much further.
@jacktheaviator4938 they were! Back when they were carbureted and 60HP. They're a low RPM torquey motor. They don't handle boost well because the 100HP mark was when the issues start.
I did a ton of research because I was going to replace the blown one with another duke, if I could find an HD I would.
@jacktheaviator4938 that's some impressive HP!!
So many people love or hate on the Dukes... I always was a fan
@@MotoCheez dirt track racers are getting massive numbers out of them, and they run naturally aspirated.
my father always told me these were nick named the fire arrow because they had problems with engine bay fires?
Yes the 84 was recalled because it had so many engine fires but supposedly they corrected it. But the later models still ended up with engine fires because stuff from the hood would fall down and accumulate on a manifold and if the valve covers leak bad it would cause a fire
Call it the 286GT😊
286?
@@MotoCheez 2.8 V6. You know like the Ferrari 308 GT😉
@chrisbarba516 ahhhh. Yeah
Breakfast 😂
Ertha name fits.
What's that?
5 hundo can’t believe that shit
Yeah man I haven't got a deal like that in many years
Runs pretty dang good especially for 500 better send the guy a Christmas card and some meat and cheese 🧀
Haha. Good udea
Call this car Rowdy ... because it sounds meaner then it actually is 😂
Name it black Betty
Mini-KIT as in kit car? Or
Mini-KITT as in K.I.T.T?
Because that wouldn't be bad.
Knight Rider KITT
Slight Rider.@@MotoCheez
It's quite obvious Fiero Di Tomasso is the only name that fits.
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Esquire Rider
or Afternoon Rider if you want to get super punny
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You can't get anything for 500$ anymore, you should buy some lottery tickets!
Good idea!
Let's hope mini don't get jealous Moto.... Is your fiero male or female
Haven't chosen yet...
@@MotoCheez if it's a female you can always call her Carmelita
@vharrald what's that mean?
Put some white stripes on it and call it Pepe' Le Pew
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I'll give you 600.
😁
To fix the revers lights the switch for the 4 speed is on the shifter and the 5 speed its on the trans by the speed sensor. The 4 speed its common for them to need to be adjusted. The 4 speed are way way faster off the line.
Thanks for that info, I saw the switch on a transmission I believe. Yes I heard the four speeds had lower gearing than to get rag five speed but the Isuzu 5spd I guess is equivalent with an extra gear at top
@@MotoCheez They also would take the 4 speed out of the 4 cylinders and put them in the v6 cars. The 4 cylinder 4 speed trans have 410 finale drive. The gearing in the 5 and 4 speeds aren't the same. The 4 speed has a longer 1st second and third. The 5 speed first is almost to short to use. I hope you enjoy your Fiero.
@darianballard2074 Thanks for that info. I am!
Where do you find a car for $500 dollars these days?
He was asking 1500 and I found a little bit of rust on the engine carriage like the size of a quarter so I offered him 500. He lost a keys so we couldn't hear it run either so it was a little bit of a gamble
I still say the toyota mr2 is a ripoff of the fiero.
Definitely! And the fiero's a rip off of the Ferrari. Lol
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Call her blacky