Pontiac Fiero

[stealthstylz]

After seeing that thing in the soon to be locked thread I started wondering what the poor old Pontiac Fiero did to deserve being the basis of a number of kit cars/poor replicas, so I decided to hunt out some cool ones. They seem to have a funnily shaped rear arch, but look good with mods. Better than a "you'd only mistake it for a real one after a bottle of Jager" Ferrari replica anyway.







Fiero for IMSA racing







Road going version



Not much left





I reckon anything that would work on a Mk1 MR2 would suit perfectly. Think they've got quite a lot of potential.

Matt

[VIP]

I prefer the earlier 'notchback' version.

As you say, Matt, JDM touches would work quite well on them.

[akku]

I like 'em. The only thing wrong with them is the engines which GM put in them. That is fixable. There is or was a forum and website all about V8ing these and putting other engines in. The Northstar V8 is a total winner. Play with spring/damper/ARB rates and you have a pocket rocket/budget supercar.

[surprisingskoda]

yah, they were let down by an utterly curse word V6 with no performance.
I adore them - and this is why:


They are, as you mention, the MR2 for America. Or maybe the Celica. w/e.

[EmDee]

Due to growing up in the US I am guilty of Fiero bashing.

I have seen the error of my ways and I would like to apologise.

Penance:

[akku]

The 2.8 v6 is at least better than the 4 pot but neither is up to being a sports car engine really.

[stinkwheel]

I keep mistaking Fieros for Ferrari's, i think it must be all this Jaeger I'm drinking recently!!! But this one looks like a Lambo!! Brain melt, pass me that bottle.

[stealthstylz]

Just had a look on ebay, they're still mega cheap aren't they. Thought they'd have got some sort of following over here by now but obviously not.

Matt

[akku]

There was one in Scotland for £495 BIN with an MOT

[stealthstylz]

Yeah thats the one I saw. I might keep an eye out for one at the end of the year for a runabout.

Matt

[bigkris]

I like the rear arch, looks radiused, cool looking car.

[qwerty]

I have a soft spot for these as well. Although there's a ruddy awful one that comes to the Metro Centre Meet.

As has been noted they're really cheap! I believe the 4.1 V8 from Front wheel drive Cadillacs fits relatively easily.

[akku]

the 4.1 is a horrible engine. I killed one. They suffer from "sudden death syndrome". Nasty.

There is a 4.5 and a 4.9 based on the same architecture which are much better.

The 4.5 Northstar would be the win.

www.lambobuilder.com/northstar.html

www.streetfire.net/video/fiero-northstar-32v-v8-first-start_723761.htm

www.cardomain.com/ride/758704/1987-pontiac-fiero

and there is a kit to do it:

www.design1systems.com/northstar/index.html

also...

www.v8archie.com/v8Archie/home.htm

This guy sells a kit to install either a traditional small block Chevy or an LS1 series V8.

www.v8-fiero.us/

This site is about LT1 V8 install into Fiero

www.fiero.nl/cgi-bin/fiero/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro

Fiero forum

jalopnik.com/259465/v8-fiero-shakers-us-all-night-long

Jalopnik has a 4.9 conversion one.

[ToolsnTrack]

That 500 quid one in Scotland is tempting me to a disgusting level....

[Mystery Machine]

All this "I'm so tempted" talk yet no one has even asked or mentioned the most critical/important question that is usually on every RR'rs mind: what's the PCD??

5x100 in case you're wondering, so some rather lovely wheel choices out there ;D

That one in Scotland in tempting indeed and I reckon someone needs to buy one and make it look like one of the cars above (I like the first red one, but needs different wheels and more lows)

[Ratchet]

have a bit of a soft spot for these, after seeing one in a breakers yard in my town, prefer the notchback body style, as been said a usdm to a mk1 mr2, no idea what there like to drive though, and yeah i think a engien transplant would be necessary

still fairly cheap even now, even up here where theres soem kind of "tax" on interesting cars, there's a satin black one near me, not seen it lately though.

[Hirst]

Ideal for being the miserable sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off.

[akku]

"Pontiac Fiero: If Hirst had a sports car then this would be it."

[Roll inspirational music.]

Advert ends.

[surprisingskoda]

^ but only in 2.5L I4 layout!

[Mystery Machine]

Jun 1, 2011 15:51:13 GMT akku said:

"Pontiac Fiero: If Hirst had a sports car then this would be it."

Did they do a beige one? If not, they should have done.