Wstefan20's First Fiero Build and Help Thread

[selliott]

Soooooooo how many l67 swaps do you have going on now?

[wstefan20]

Soooooooo how many l67 swaps do you have going on now?

haha maybe none by the end of it! lol here's the rust I found on the rear:


Bottom and all other corners are really clean. Battery was left in it and it must have leaked and eroded the side away. The good news is that it's only that corner, and the only part that's actually gone all the way through is the sheet metal not the frame, so it might be worth saving.

What I'll do is wait for the summer, strip down the rear and check out the rust. If it costs too much to fix, I'll just strip the car and part it out, and if it's not that bad, I'll just repair it and paint the frame.

Turns out the electrical stuff wasn't all that bad. Someone had ripped out the a/c system and left everything disconnected. A few things have been re-routed, but all work. Got the battery charged up enough to do some testing!

Fuel pump or injector is bad, but got the thing to actually fire up with starting fluid! Did compression and leak down tests, and as expected, for a nearly 200,000 mile iron duke, it needs new rings and valve seals for sure. Probably would run for a while if I wanted to throw money at it, but why would I spend money rebuilding a 90hp engine when I could just as easily swap a 3800?

So for now, I'm putting things on hold until I have more time. Can't flunk out of school! haha