Fiero Northstar was Re: X 1/9

[Tony Hoffman]

His was an '88, and I liked it. Sure, it's no Ferrari, but it was damn
fun for the $3000 or so he had into it. I "got" to do the modification
wiring. It was quite a bit of work, but since he knew nothing about
wiring, and a heck of a lot about fabrication, that's sort of where he
stopped. I met him at college.

BTW, anyone know why they were refered to as "FIRE-O's"?

I reran all the wiring on the drivers side through the bulkhead,
rather than through the center right past the exhaust (team
doorhandle, perhaps) as it was from the factory. The engine ran
beautifully, as if it was still in the Caddy. However, it was a bit
faster ;-)

You are right, Tom. Just as they got it right, they killed it. I've
never even heard of a factory Ferrari body kit. Would love to see one.

Tony



> Not a difficult conversion. For anyone considering a Fiero conversion,  try
> to find the last year GT ('88?).  That has an upgraded Lotus suspension  and
> brakes. GM was just getting it right and they killed it. Has anyone else  ever
> seen the dealer installed Ferrari body kit? I bought my '64 Plymouth  convert
> off a guy who had two of those and 4 regular GT's. He also had 4 Ariel  square
> fours. Interesting guy.
>
> Tom Faust