Post by: mweldon on August 23, 2019, 09:32:48 pm
I'll pay for lunch, drinks and gas..😃
Don't want to uber it that far nor listen to the wife complain about putting up with fieros 😉
Let me know if anyone is interested in such a road trip.
Warmest regards,
Marc
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 23, 2019, 09:39:19 pm
Post by: mweldon on August 23, 2019, 10:04:02 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 23, 2019, 10:09:59 pm
Where you located? I said id pay for gas..🙂
You don't know what you done got yourself into. Wait for it. :)
I'm headed up to Scott's place on Canton Hwy tomorrow but I'm only about 20 miles away from Pauls, so you'd almost be there by the time you got here.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on August 23, 2019, 10:32:37 pm
Post by: NoMad on August 23, 2019, 11:14:35 pm
Post by: mweldon on August 24, 2019, 12:24:56 am
Timing dependant I might be able to. Where are you starting from?
NW Marietta area
Post by: TopNotch on August 24, 2019, 08:34:25 am
Post by: mweldon on August 24, 2019, 10:30:34 am
So I gather that what you want is for someone to take you from Marietta to Paul's so that you can drive your GT back home, and you want to do it on either the weekend of Aug 31 or Sep 7. Is that correct?
Something like that... ;D
Post by: scottb on August 24, 2019, 08:04:40 pm
Post by: TopNotch on August 24, 2019, 08:44:38 pm
Post by: NoMad on August 25, 2019, 12:47:00 am
Post by: mweldon on August 25, 2019, 12:22:20 pm
I am currently based out of Marrietta and don't mind driving. Weekends are generally tough for me. Do you ever have a Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday free?Unfortunately, weekends are my only free days...
Post by: mweldon on August 26, 2019, 09:34:06 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 26, 2019, 09:37:48 pm
Are cables and slave mount included with the trans?
Post by: NoMad on August 27, 2019, 12:01:40 am
Post by: Fierofool on August 27, 2019, 08:26:35 am
Post by: NoMad on August 27, 2019, 01:05:52 pm
Post by: Fierofool on August 27, 2019, 01:44:47 pm
Post by: mweldon on August 27, 2019, 11:05:51 pm
I can make this Sunday or an evening work if you like.
Check PMs
Post by: NoMad on August 27, 2019, 11:28:28 pm
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 01, 2019, 07:42:06 pm
Post by: NoMad on September 01, 2019, 10:53:53 pm
Post by: mweldon on September 02, 2019, 12:12:51 pm
Yup! Had a good drive out and back. Nice lunch and some folks looking over the cars. Marc's sure makes mine stand out as the ugly duckling though.
Yes excellent time making a new like minded friend...
Yeah mine may be the looker but it's beauty is literally skin deep at this point and yours would clean its clock in EVERY other department. Can't wait to see yours after paint....
Mine is still 99% original, literally, under the body and comes with all the fun of 30+ year 165K mile sensors, calipers, oil leaks, sediment filled radiator, pinched coolant tube, wicked exhaust manifold leak, a slushy slush box, leaking egr, dead egr solenoid, sagging springs, oem shocks, oem bushings, intermittent head lights when warm, duct tape on the coolant cross over pipe, and on and on and on.... She got super hot and almost overheated the moment I slowed to stop by Oreillys to get my battery core charge back..
She's definitely getting the 6 Million Dollar Man treatment in the coming months/year...
I'll get some pics up of Paul's work when I give her a bath...
As it was when I received it from Paul Vargyas
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 02, 2019, 07:27:04 pm
Post by: mweldon on September 02, 2019, 08:05:42 pm
That Fiero had 149K miles on it, last I saw it. It was listed as better than excellent condition. That was in 2013. It did look great.
Cosmetically it was a 9 out of 10, mechanically it was a 6.5 out of 10 as it had a lot of hidden issues that were present on delivery and immediately cropped up after part time daily driving. Additionally, for instance, the rear calipers were corroded in place and bores pitted beyond repair without sleeving, therefore no ebrake, and was even rusting through the trunk too.. she was NOT better than excellent... ;)
I'm not complaining...it's still a great 88GT for a quality swap...
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 02, 2019, 08:13:01 pm
That Fiero sat for a long time. I imagine that the calipers ftoze during that time, although he should have known better. Unfortunately, his first wife died shortly after I saw that Fiero. His first wife was a wonderful woman, and everyone who knew her even slightly misses her. She was everything anyone could want in a wife, friend, grandma, etc. The new woman is not like the first wife. Paul had a lot going on in the year after his wife died.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2019, 07:52:26 am
Post by: mweldon on September 04, 2019, 10:26:51 am
My bad. Different car. The car I saw had a sunroof. Yours has a solid roof.
It has one now.. :)
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2019, 05:51:13 pm
Post by: mweldon on September 04, 2019, 09:46:53 pm
Paul added one?
Indeed... There were a few faded spots on the roof and I had a sunroof roof from a GT I parted out several years ago... sunroof, modified ausfiero scoops and moldings, and a modified Archie Warber hood scoop were all done by Paul.
Post by: GTRS Fiero on September 04, 2019, 09:47:32 pm