Genesis Does! Pontiac Fiero!

I spotted a little 87 Fiero 4cyl 5spd (engine out of an 88) and I test drove it with my friend Matt. Matt asked if he could drive it (to my suprise) and made an offer and purchased his first fiero! This is interesting in itself to me cause he has NEVER been a car guy - ever. Now, all of a sudden the Fiero changed him! Now Im DEFINITELY NOT complaining here - just feel like Im in a twilight zone episode thats all. So Ive been helpin him work on it, showing him how to do everything (plugs/wires, fuel filter, oil change, etc.) and teaching him things about it. Today, he had a surprise for me - he'd put a small TV in it with my favorite video game system off all time in it - Sega Genesis! He'd said he'd wanted to put an SNES in there, but knows how much I love Sega AND mid-engine Pontiacs so a Genesis it is! Being bored in car audio/video has its perks after all! :P Enjoy some pics! -Ben


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I almost thought this was the return of ShadowHawk haha. Pretty neat little setup you've got in there.

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Originally Posted by Guntz

I almost thought this was the return of ShadowHawk haha. Pretty neat little setup you've got in there.

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Its a clean versatile little setup - and you still got a decent amount of legroom! :)

That's really awesome. Repped.

You might want to take that out on hot days though.

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Originally Posted by zetastrike

That's really awesome. Repped.

You might want to take that out on hot days though.

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Its always garaged - he drives it from his home garage to his work garage so it is in A/C 85% of its daily routine :D Car also has working A/C so you can stay 80s cool while playing our favorite 16 bit wonder :D

Oh man oh man! The car may possess a small engine but it's sleek design is what I admired about this American vehicle. In my youth we lived in an apartment complex and one of the tenants owned one. I still remember the car's profile: The Fiero was painted a midnight black, with gold trim and accents. It was gorgeous!

You know, I've always liked the Fieros as well. Neat little sporty car.

Needs a LS1 and or at least an L67

This is awesome but I don't quite understand where the TV is, in the car? Is it on the floor of the front passenger seat?

These.cars are not good mechanically

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These.cars are not good mechanically

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And thats why he doesn't do serious driving with it.

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This is awesome but I don't quite understand where the TV is, in the car? Is it on the floor of the front passenger seat?

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Its on the passanger side floor. The floor does this curve to the left thing and has all kinds of room to play with. @Rpgbandit - he got lucky with his thats not only been rebuilt but has the later 88 motor with all the bugs and fires weeded out. :) @iron lizard - l67 is where im goin with mine, but hes happy drivin around gettin 37mpg atm so no swaps in his future :P

Auto or manual

If I were to ever consider getting a Fiero, it'd have to be the fastback. And despite all the horrific things people do to Fieros, I'd probably try to turn it into a Venturi 400GT replica.

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Auto or manual

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Going by the OP its a 5 speed

My first car was almost a 86 Fiero GT. It was gorgeous. I see no reason for fooling with the lines of the a GT

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BoostedGr IS shadowhawk

Yes, it was a factory 5 speed car - and it was all rebuilt including a new clutch and flywheel. :)

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My first car was almost a 86 Fiero GT. It was gorgeous. I see no reason for fooling with the lines of the a GT

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Agreed. Unfortunately the GTs are going for a high price these days - otherwise, Id own one of those as well! :)

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BoostedGr33k IS shadowhawk

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Shhhh! Dont tell anyone!!! >.< :P

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Yes, it was a factory 5 speed car - and it was all rebuilt including a new clutch and flywheel. :)



Agreed. Unfortunately the GTs are going for a high price these days - otherwise, Id own one of those as well! :)

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Yeah it's the same story with everything these days. I have a 92 5.0 Mustang coupe. 15 years ago people wanted them but now they are freaking out over they them. Same with my 66 Lemans. Back then it was neat but not a GTO. Now no one seems to care. They just want to knock on my door and make stupid offers to buy it. If I hadn't got my hands on them earlier I don't think I would have ever had either. It seems like bad taste catches on instantly but it takes years for anything with class to be noticed.

Very cool!

After seeing the pictures that Iron Lizard posted, it just occurred to me that the Toyota MR2 series shared a similar body design to the Pontiac Fiero. That was another bad @55 car back in the day!

Funny enough, I never see either car on the road here in Toronto. What`s up with that? :(

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After seeing the pictures that Iron Lizard posted, it just occurred to me that the Toyota MR2 series shared a similar body design to the Pontiac Fiero. That was another bad @55 car back in the day!

Funny enough, I never see either car on the road here in Toronto. What`s up with that? :(

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Cause in the Great White North, sports cars hardly ever get used.... but there is a Canada Fiero group so I know they're around up there. MR2 is a fightin word to a Fiero owner.... ;P

I want to take that supercharged 4a-gze out of the MR2 and put it in my MG Midget.

Hah! My first car, that is the one I purchased after the hand me down Toyota Corolla, was almost some 80s model Fiero. This one was a little under the weather and my Jaguar/Mercedes Mechanic neighbor told me to go for an '85 Honda Prelude instead. I'm glad I did, mainly because that car went 200k miles for me of Pizza Delivery and helped pay the bills (except Student Loans !$%^%) during college.

Still, that Fiero looks awesome and I always wondered if I would have liked it more for horsepower alone.

The v6 gt fiero only has 170hp or less. My 4 door luxury sedan has 225