1988 Fiero Pictures

These are some pictures of a resto-mod I did on a 1988 Fiero.

First Day Home

Cabin Restoration

Reupholstering

Seat Rebuild and Reupholstering

More Interior Restoration

Rear Suspension Mods

Front Suspension Mods

Big Brake Mod

Phase One Complete

The interior was more comfortable and didn't smell like mice, the brakes and suspension were safe, and the car was lowered an inch and a half.

Engine Swap Prep

Freshening Up the New Engine

Oil Level Sensor Delete

Cleaning Up the Intake Manifolds

Exhaust Gas Recirculation Delete

Brass plugs

I forget why there were holes in the water jacket here, but they needed to be plugged.

Rebuilding Injectors

Throttle Body Adapter

The engine was a Series 3 3800 while the donor car (PCM, injectors, fuel rail, throttle body, and such) was a Series 2. So, the throttle body needed some adapting.

Thermostat Housing Mod

I modified the thermostat housing from the original engine to fit the new one. The Fiero cooling system is a little unusual: the thermostat housing is the highest point, so it's important that it have a cap for filling.

Alternator Bracket

I significantly re-arranged the accessory drive as part of the sawp, so I made a custom alternator bracket.

Air Conditioning Delete

The Fiero didn't have air conditioning, so I put an idler pulley at an appropriate place in the accessory drive.

EVAP Purge Delete

Ignition Control Module

Exhaust Headers

Transmission Linkage

Transmission Install

Engine Mounts

Engine Bay Prep

Trunk Reduction

I removed the lower trunk section to make room for the new exhaust.

Alternator Clearance

The alternator also took a little room from the trunk.

Cradle Installation

Exhaust

Pillar Pod Gauges

I did get all of the gauges in the original instrument cluster adapted and working with the 3800 Series 2 PCM, but I also wanted a couple of extra gauges: a wide-band oxygen sensor for tuning and an OBD2 scanner for diagnostics and tuning.