Mistake have been made

I just went and bought a 1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula. Its had a stroked 3.1 liter dropped into it. Heres to hoping this wasnt a mistake.

What could possibly go wrong? :)

This will be fun.

Fiero? Definitely a mistake.

But an awesome mistake that I bet you'll only regret a few times a month.

Does it need suspension work? 

The '88 is considered the best suspension because for' 88 the suspension was revised and shares nothing with the earlier year cars.  But,88 was also the last year,  so,these suspension parts are "one year only" which makes them rare...more expensive if you can find them.  

In reply to The2ndSonofToyman :

Last week you were shopping AW11s.  Congrats on the Fiero! 

When looking for a mid engine Toyota goes wrong. 

Hopefully my sarcasm does not offend.

Sweet!

You must promise the Hive that you will care for it, hug it, name it George, and drive the bag off of it.

The Formula is my favorite  Fiero, I had one when I started  autocrossing. Someone has taken off the 15" wheels and put 14's in their place, but you already  know that. The 15x7 will fit in the front on a 88 even though they came with 6" up front and 7" rear.  225/50/15 tires will clear all around. 

If it runs rough, check the egr pipe at the intake, they like to Crack there and cause a vacuum leak.

Great  car!

In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :

Oh,  yeah.  A Formula model would have those sweet BBS style wheels.  

Also,  Westlake white letter tires.  Interesting.  We're they self-made white? 

John Welsh said:

In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :

Oh,  yeah.  A Formula model would have those sweet BBS style wheels.  

Also,  Westlake white letter tires.  Interesting.  We're they self-made white? 

Yes they were and they will get a different tire, something a little stickier

John Welsh said:

In reply to Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) :

Oh,  yeah.  A Formula model would have those sweet BBS style wheels.  

Also,  Westlake white letter tires.  Interesting.  We're they self-made white? 

Also its not the stock engine

The2ndSonofToyman said:

Heres to hoping this wasnt a mistake.

Yeah, I've had a black truck, black M-5 and a black motorcycle; you learn to live with it .....

Gearheadotaku (Forum Supporter) said:

The Formula is my favorite  Fiero, I had one when I started  autocrossing. Someone has taken off the 15" wheels and put 14's in their place, but you already  know that. The 15x7 will fit in the front on a 88 even though they came with 6" up front and 7" rear.  225/50/15 tires will clear all around.

Maybe even try 17x7s so you can run 215/40R17s which has a good selection of tires available. 215/45R17 has an even better selection of tires available but may be too tall.

Just my luck. I leave town for a week, come home and the cars have multiplied. 

It's a neat little car. He should have fun with it. 

In 88 I was 16 and really wanted a Fiero Formula.

In reply to Stampie :

In 1984 I was six and used to daydream about owning a Fiero, looking at the car show brochure over and over again.

White letter 215/60-14 tires just look right

I guess you need to wear yellow pants to own one.

I was told there would be a mistake in here. I see no mistakes.

Looks to be in decent shape.  Have fun, and drive the wheels off of it.

Stampie said:

In 88 I was 16 and really wanted a Fiero Formula.

Well, how about fullfilling your dreams and getting a Fiero?  I know of a super clean, low mileage 4spd GT for sale.... 

Drive it, break it, build it back better.  Looks like a great platform to start with.

So where is this mistake you speed of?  

No turbo.....

Pete. (l33t FS) said:

In reply to Stampie :

In 1984 I was six and used to daydream about owning a Fiero, looking at the car show brochure over and over again.

 

 

White letter 215/60-14 tires just look right

Outlined raised white letter Goodyear Eagle GTs in 215-60-14 FTW.