Georgia Fiero Club Forum
All Things Fiero => The Market => Topic started by: Wreck It Ralph on October 25, 2020, 11:11:00 pm
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If anyone sees a good deal on an 88 GT manual or auto, please let me know. Trying to get my eldest son into one. Price? As cheap as possible. 😂
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Generally, an '88 GT is about $5K. Yes, they can be found for less, but usually there are issues. Lately, prices have been higher.
The question is, do you want something that needs a lot of work, or something that is closer to pristine?
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No major mechanical issues if possible. Near drivable. I’d like him to be able to drive it shortly after getting it.
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My view on the pros and cons of the 88. Of course the 88 had vastly improved suspension and handling, but that is also one of its shortcomings in that suspension parts are in very short supply. Nothing from the suspension other than the rear strut cartridge and drive axels will interchange with any other Fiero, whereas the 84-87 years can provide almost unlimited parts interchange.
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Yeah the suspension is my main reasoning for wanting the 88 but I didn’t think about replacement parts.
Found this one , not sure if you can pull up the link.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/379029789917460/
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Maybe it only has 25K on the odometer but I'm sure it has more than 25K on the body. Still might be a good beginner project for your son if you could get someone down that way to check it out for rust.
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How about this?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/335184514245971
I found all these with a 250 mile search of Auburn, Ga. Scroll down through the page. There's lots of them.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/111974482148759/search?query=Fiero&category_id=vehicles&exact=false
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My brother did the bump steer mod on the rear of the 86 SE that used to be mine. And I had already done the Grand Am brakes on the front, and the Grand Am rotors and Cadillac calipers on the rear. He is happy with the way it handles.
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Yeah the suspension is my main reasoning for wanting the 88 but I didn’t think about replacement parts.
Found this one , not sure if you can pull up the link.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/379029789917460/
I think the odometer broke at 25k.
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Yeah the suspension is my main reasoning for wanting the 88 but I didn’t think about replacement parts.
Found this one , not sure if you can pull up the link.
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/379029789917460/
I think the odometer broke at 25k.
Yeah, I agree
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My brother did the bump steer mod on the rear of the 86 SE that used to be mine. And I had already done the Grand Am brakes on the front, and the Grand Am rotors and Cadillac calipers on the rear. He is happy with the way it handles.
Bump steer mod?
Is there a write up on the break mods?
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Bump steer mod?
Is there a write up on the break mods?
The bump steer mod basically consists of turning the rear tie rod mount around and shortening the rear tie rod. I'll try to get details later.
The rear brake mod is written up on Pennock's here (http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Archives/Archive-000001/HTML/20130314-2-083566.html). Search for "TopNotch" to see how I did mine. All the pictures in that thread are dead except, of course, for mine. The required brackets were made by a Pennock's member called DPWood, and I don't know if he is still around or not.
The front brake mod I did with a kit from the Fiero Store.
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How about this?
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/335184514245971
Those are some nice wheels!
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I think the odometer broke at 25k.
The wording was interesting. "Driven 25,000 miles". Not "Has 25,000 miles on it."
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Bump steer mod?
Is there a write up on the break mods?
TFS used to offer the kit. I didn't find the kit, just now, so maybe not, anymore.
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Here are a few comments on TFS' kit:
http://www.gafiero.org/bbs/index.php?topic=516.0
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The TFS brake kit is still available (https://www.fierostore.com/Product/Detail.aspx?s=56004).
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That link goes to a vented rotor.
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That is the brake upgrade. I believe it's the Grand Am upgrade. The vented rotors are similar to the 88 rotors and does away with the solid disk rotors of the earlier Fieros. I think it also has larger brake pads than the stock Fiero pads. Better stopping power and less heat fade than solid rotors.
Budgetman is doing the TFS upgrade and has encountered incorrect mounting brackets in the kit. Someone packaged multiple brackets for the same side, then upon replacement, got another one for the same side. The kit also had a pair of wheel bearings that were rusty and the wrong size. He said they have been very accommodating to try to get the parts issues resolved, though.