As if today I have actually taken possesion of the clubs formula fastback. Since I plan to do a good bit of work to the car I figured I would start a build thread so those interested in the car can keep up to date.
When I went to pick up the car a quick check over showed that Charlie was right and the front tires were badly dry rotted. The rears were in acceptable shape so it was a quick stop next door to Mikes so I could get new fronts. Hate to spend money on tires that will be replaced almost immediatly as I am moving to 17" rims in the very near future so it can clear the 12" C4 rotors that will be installed soon.
Once I made it home I went ahead and pulled the blower motor and resistor so I could clean the accumulated debris in hopes of preventing a dash fire. Since the light was fading fast I opted to just take care of some initial clean up. The windows took quite a bit of scrubbing to pull all the black residues and dirt off the, both inside amd out. I also chose to break my usual rule and used some armorall wipes to clean the interior vinyl and plastics. I am not a fan but it was what I had on hand and it gave me a better idea of what needs what in the interior.
Tomorrow the car gets titled and plated so it can become my daily driver while sorting the small stuff. While I am out I plan to grab a new set of winder wipers so I can cope with all the rain we have been getting.
Also I have been cleaning and dielectric greasing every electrical connection I open while working on the car.
So far I have identified some need to fix items to start with before tackling any cosmetic work.
1 The horn is not currently functional. Not sure if this is a switch and column issue, wiring, or the horn itself. I will get on tracking that down as my first task. Never really needed the horn in Alaska but since moving here to Atlanta I find it a cheap insurance when people are texting or just plain not paying attention.
2 The trunk release is not currently working and I plan to remedy that sooner rather than later.
3. Keys. The trunk and door keys are currently different so I will want to fix that with a locksmith at some point.
4. Interior. Lots of small stuff like replacing the window switches and replacing cracked or warped vinyl and trim pieces. Top of my list is the cracked and broken window switches, the shift boot and knob, the the missing driver's side seat recline lever cover, seat covers or upholstery, the pegged tac and inop temperature gauge.
The bigger stuff is:
The brake upgrade that I am preparing parts for now.
17" wheels to accommodate the larger brakes
Change ALL suspension and stearing bushings and go through everything there with a fine-tooth comb.
Up in the air for me is to decide on if I will keep the formula body intact or complete the conversion to a GT. I know I want to change the look with new side intakes along the lines of the old fierofiberglass.com stuff om the orange GT at Mike`s shop. For now the car will stay in primer till I am happy with all the body mods.
Thank you again to everyone who was involved in the building of the car and repairs done by the club, I a, excited to be back into the fiero owners fold.
