Post by: f85gtron on July 02, 2016, 01:00:33 pm
1984 2m4
Post by: Fierofool on July 02, 2016, 03:05:13 pm
Post by: Raydar on July 02, 2016, 03:49:25 pm
Post by: f85gtron on July 02, 2016, 06:57:11 pm
I washed it and it looks like a daily driver again.
Post by: TopNotch on July 02, 2016, 10:13:26 pm
Post by: f85gtron on July 02, 2016, 10:25:38 pm
Post by: pgackerman on July 03, 2016, 10:03:22 am
A few more pics starring Rescuing Ron!
https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6303067570539400625 (https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6303067570539400625)
And why Fiero Owners are better than Mustang owners:
https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6303067093451428145 (https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6303067093451428145)
Post by: Raydar on July 03, 2016, 12:36:43 pm
Dekalb county plates? I usta live there, in a previous, life.
And the third Mustang pic looks like he's having an alignment malfunction. As if...
Post by: scottb on July 03, 2016, 06:27:02 pm
Post by: Roger on July 03, 2016, 08:30:19 pm
Post by: scottb on July 03, 2016, 08:50:55 pm
Post by: pgackerman on July 03, 2016, 08:52:57 pm
please tell me that mustang was a poorly done photoshop...........
Sorry to say, no.
Just one of the sites along I-20.
Post by: f85gtron on December 18, 2016, 10:20:08 am
https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6347357811273499633 (https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6347357811273499633)
Update:
IT'S ALIVE! It runs and drives! There's a little bogging when the throttle is tipped in, but other than that, it's doing well.
My suspicion is that the fuel pump is wimpy, but I haven't checked pressure yet. It's a pain because it's an 84. No fuel pressure port. Could also be because it's got an edlebrock big port tb on it and a big cam too, so might be too much for it. If Pgackerman and I can get it right, this thing will scream! I feel confident that it will be one of the few dukes in the world that could do doughnuts on command.
Next is interior and cleaning, then it will be offered up for sale to an enthusiast.
Post by: Raydar on December 18, 2016, 12:25:06 pm
...It's a pain because it's an 84. No fuel pressure port. Could also be because it's got an edlebrock big port tb on it and a big cam too, so might be too much for it. If Pgackerman and I can get it right, this thing will scream! I feel confident that it will be one of the few dukes in the world that could do doughnuts on command.
...
Is it possible there are some other high performance goodies there too? Like maybe SD pieces? At least the head? The TB is one thing (I didn't know Edelbrock even made one for this engine) but it's odd that someone would go to the trouble of installing a cam, and not do other things too.
Has it got a stock exhaust manifold?
I'm thinking the bog may be a TPS adjustment.
FWIW... I've had two 88 Dukes. Neither one has a fuel pressure port. Unless it's skillfully hidden.
Post by: Fierofool on December 18, 2016, 06:05:39 pm
Post by: f85gtron on December 18, 2016, 07:18:15 pm
Post by: f85gtron on March 05, 2017, 09:12:44 am
The problem is the huge Holley tbi unit and little injector. I upped the fuel pressure at the regulator and adjusted the throttle plates more closed and that makes it drivable, but not perfect. I've got to track down a larger fuel injector to do the job right.
In the mean time......
I swung by pat and Linda's and grabbed the 84 bumperpad front from the barn and put it on.
Looks much better already! Needs a good bath now. I'm trying to get it ready for the parade in Dublin. It could use a good drive to stretch it's legs (and hopefully not a tow!).
Post by: GTRS Fiero on March 05, 2017, 10:25:32 am
That nose works (with the aforementioned cleaning).
Why does the car appear to ride so high? Maybe it's the angle.
For the parade, you could make the bumperpads green. If you 3D printed a leprechaun, you could sit it where the emblem would go.
Post by: f85gtron on March 05, 2017, 06:44:11 pm
Post by: pgackerman on March 05, 2017, 09:39:42 pm
Found a couple emblems.
Oh, and a 3.4 emblem for your car.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 03, 2017, 08:19:27 pm
Post by: pgackerman on October 04, 2017, 09:11:46 pm
It starts, runs, moves, turns, stops, etc. Everything a car should do.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on October 04, 2017, 09:13:21 pm
Post by: pgackerman on October 05, 2017, 07:18:50 am
Is any Fiero ever finished?
The window has a crack. Dew wipes would be nice. Tweaks here and there. etc.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 10, 2019, 08:59:07 am
Here's Pgackerman's proof of it running.
https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6347357811273499633 (https://plus.google.com/photos/101244603559962497427/albums/6347357811273499633)
Gone.
Post by: f85gtron on August 26, 2019, 03:12:22 am
Consider this one a successful rehabilitation. It was given to my brother, a gm mechanic, to be completed. He's replaced all the issues that kept it from being daily driver capable and I think its last need is painting. He drives it occasionally and has fun with it. It’s in good hands.
Ron
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 26, 2019, 07:27:35 am