[DMCForum] Re: 4 Cylinder Fiero's (Ryan)

["content22207" <brobertson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I know all about the 151. Have one in my AMC (did you see the pic of
my little green car? That spoiler is an inside joke to myself -- I
know what's under the hood). Is a tough little engine, though. I've
got 146,000 miles on mine. Drove that car when I was in high school
(sans trim and chrome, added later from models my parents were too
cheap to buy).

Whatever a Fiero is made of, it goes "boomp boomp" when you beat it
with your fist. I've never heard a car do that before. Isn't
technology amazing.

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxx> wrote:
> The 4 banger is an "Iron Duke", commonly referred to as the "Iron
> Puke". Worthless engine. Never buy a 4 cylinder Fiero.
> 
> You know, I'd responded to you twice on this topic, but apparently my
> first didn't get posted to the list. I'll try to reconstruct what I'd
> said:
> 
> Essentially, you're wrong about the body panels being all plastic. The
> hood, roof section, and rear decklid are all fiberglass. Don't knock
> the plastic panels - Fieros don't dent. I once slid off the road and
> into a fence post at a low rate of speed in a Fiero. Left a big
> indentation of the post in the front bumper. By the next morning, the
> bumper looked brand new again - it just popped itself back out
> overnight. A little touch-up paint and you couldn't tell anything had
> ever happened.
> 
> As for body panels and impacts, http://www.ryanwright.com/fiero/85gt/.
> Impact with a light pole head on at ~35mph. Accident was not my fault;
> I was intentionally run off the road by some dick who does this (tries
> to get people to rear-end him) for a living according to my insurance
> agent. Dummy has pins in his back from the last one, but got a nice
> settlement out of it, and I just happened to be his next victim.
> Unfortunately for him, I hit a light pole instead. Totaled the car. I
> walked away. 
> 
> As for the sound it makes - it always seemed normal to me. Sounds like
> any other small sports car with regular doors.
> 
> -Ryan
> 
> --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote:
> > The one I looked at was 4 cylinder. I'm pretty sure it's the old GM
> > 151 (itself morphed from the 141 inch "Vega" block). Looked just like
> > it -- very familiar with it from the one in my AMC. That being so, can
> > guarantee anemic acceleration (from the 4 cylinder).
> > 
> > I just couldn't get over the sound it makes when you open and close
> > hood, doors, etc. Sounds like a giant toy car. Do the body panels pop
> > back out after impact like a trash can?
> > 
> > Bill Robertson
> > #5939
> > 
> > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "ryanpwright" <yahoo1@xxxx> wrote:
> > > It's darn near the same car. Both have a 2.8 liter V6, both have
> > > almost identical performance, and they are similar in appeal (I've
> > > noticed many DeLorean people also like Fieros). The DeLorean handles
> > > much better stock, but Fieros can be easily upgraded with
aftermarket
> > > parts. Mine handles better than my DeLorean.
> > > 
> > > Fieros really shine when you go custom. Take a look at my '86:
> > > 
> > > http://www.ryanwright.com/fiero/86se3800sc/forsale/
> > > 
> > > Supercharged 3.8 and a lot of custom work. While I very much
prefer my
> > > DeLorean and am selling the Fiero since I don't drive it
anymore, it's
> > > been hard getting used to the relatively poor acceleration of my D. 
> > > 
> > > -Ryan
> > > 
> > > --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "timnagin" <timnagin@xxxx> wrote:
> > > > For a long time I have wondered if the Fiero was something GM
> > > conceived long
> > > > ago, perhaps when JZD was still there, but never green lighted it
> > > and only
> > > > did so when the DMC-12 came out, or if they created it in
> retaliation.
> > > > There are a lot of similarities.
> > > > 
> > > > Greg
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: content22207 [mailto:brobertson@xxxx]
> > > > Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2004 12:20 AM
> > > > To: DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > Subject: [DMCForum] I Stand Corrected ("Plastic" DeLoreans)
> > > > 
> > > > 
> > > > I *HALF* jokingly refer to our cars as "plastic".
> > > > 
> > > > In the junkyard today (yes Mike, I picked you up some footwell
> lights
> > > > while I was there) I had the opportunity to study a Pontiac
Fiero up
> > > > close. THAT'S a plastic car. Looked underneath to verify at least
> > > > SOMETHING on the car is made of metal. Everything else is plastic.
> > > > Plastic hood. Plastic doors. If you beat on the top it sounds just
> > > > like a Rubbermaid trash can. Truly amazing.
> > > > 
> > > > Under the hood is amazing too. It's the anti-DeLorean. Whereas
> things
> > > > like brake master cylinder and A/C receiver are less than easy
> access
> > > > for us, that's *ALL* there is under a Fiero hood (plus a donut
> spare).
> > > > Components are removable even with a 12" extension on your socket
> > > > wrench. Radiator lifts out from above too.
> > > > 
> > > > Bill Robertson
> > > > #5939

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