PT1 $500 fiero GT off marketplace - will it run? lets see if this car is worth the money!

Picked this 87 Fiero GT off marketplace for $500, guy didnt have the keys so I couldnt hear it run or inspect the engine. He seemed honest, so let's see. Brought the Fiero home on a car dolly backwards. Had to drill trunk lock out, Cleaned it up a bit, air cleaner was SOAKED with water,
See if it runs!
WILL IT RUN? Is it worth $500?
Fiero GT Playlist: • $500 1987 Fiero GT
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$500 for the Fiero
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[@TheGoldenHillFarm]

Great deal there. Can never have just one Fiero. Currently up to 11 in various conditions and drive a 85 GT. Great sporty little cars.

[@MotoCheez]

11, nice! Wish I had a big garage, I'd get more 😁

[@diamond_industries]

That’s a pretty good find. I have always like that body style of the Fiero.

[@MotoCheez]

Yeah, I agree. It's pretty solid too

[@RS-oy7uh]

You did great. Can't go wrong for $500. It's worth about $3500 right now.

[@MattC-eo6ep]

Nice Purchase! Fiero Fever is running wild!!

[@moonpie1616]

I can't believe it just started.... I think you done pretty good on this deal....😊

[@lowccperformance4059]

Been watching you since the hawk days haha good to see you still posting bangers 🤙

[@MotoCheez]

Thanks!

[@jeremyhall4440]

Great deal cheese! Like these 2 Fiero projects. 👍

[@chadcarter9581]

dude what a great find!!! cant wait to see the end product.

[@MotoCheez]

Thanks!

[@billcotton1551]

When I saw the video pop up ,I thought you were trying to start the engine for the other one. I really like the GT !

[@Morboeatspeople]

Best color, best body(quarter glass ftw!), manual trans, $500. Rock the f on, Cheezey! Those GT's look soooo good!

[@MotoCheez]

Agreed! Thanks! 😁🧀

[@Sagesitssolemnly]

1:48 the dog was like “bro, where are you taking my fiero?”. Then at 21:31 the bear comes by like “bro,that’s a clean fiero! Call me out of hibernation when you do the swap.” Hilarious and informative vid!

[@MotoCheez]

🤣👍👍 good one

[@jamesgeorge4874]

Dope, Cheezy. That tirty 8 hunert torque bundle will make that a hoot. Always liked the GT models, they still look exotic, at 30+.

[@jimsparks696]

Nice score Cheezy. Pretty sweet little hot rod.

[@MotoCheez]

Thanks!

[@silverback8183]

I loved these,test drove a few back in the day. Handled well,slow as snot, looked great and at 6'8 300 pounds with wide shoulders,I had plenty of room in em!

[@doctorwade927]

Awesome find! You are putting out videos faster than I can watch them. I just finished the mini truck vids and starting on the motorcycles. Can't wait to see the 2 Fieros rolling. Are you going to take one to Florida?

[@MotoCheez]

Thanks, one may reside in Florida when I'm done. Possibly the GT I just picked up. My wife wants an automatic car but she used to drive a standard years ago when we first met I taught her. So maybe she will drive this and give the approval of having that as a second car down there

[@DaVilla1126]

Nice find and the price was right!!

[@timothybroga1704]

Wow another project You're not messing around. Good score for the price. GO TEAM FIERO!!!! It would be fun to rip one of those around the track at lime Rock This might cut into Florida vacation time

[@MotoCheez]

Haha. Yeah! Weather getting crappy up here, Florida always fun to visit. By time I get back it'll be pure crap weather. Lol

[@briandrucker9640]

Nice score, definitely the best body and it's a stick!

[@Waybeforethefame]

this is going to be a fun project

[@MotoCheez]

Definitely a lot easier than the other fiero 3.8 SC engine swap we doing

[@thedepartmentofredundancyd5160]

How lucky are you to get that for 500! Well done!

[@MotoCheez]

Super lucky. Can't find a parts car for less than $1500

[@rickreese5794]

Cool Pontiac, They built Excitement 💯🤙🏻😎

[@rickreese5794]

Too cool 😎, Lil’ piece of Americana👍💯

[@MotoCheez]

😁👍🧀🧀

[@multicyclist]

You got a steal of a deal!

[@MotoCheez]

Agreed! Needs a little work here and there but these are getting pretty rare

[@jasonstring9156]

There’s supposed to be a weatherstrip along that front side of the decklid, quite often they are lost or removed or wear out

[@MotoCheez]

Ahh, that makes sense, I wondered why they wouldn't put one

[@jasonstring9156]

@@MotoCheez yeah mine is missing too but it stays in the garage 😎

[@lorettalashomb9252]

Great deal cute little car

[@MotoCheez]

Thanks!

[@normalisntcomingback.Jesusis]

Look at how deep it goes surprised i even got it in there lol 😆 😅 😂 followed by the it wasn't like that last night had me dying 🤣 😂 😅

[@ThatCarGuy1000]

Looks like my backyard 10 years ago, c3 vettes and Fiero’s. “Wrap your ass in fibreglass” was a thing😂

[@MotoCheez]

😂🤣 hell yeah brother

[@danielsplayhouse3804]

That's a good score right there makes it a whole lot easier for you to put that supercharged V6 in there you don't need any extra harness or anyting just a computer upgrade!!!!!! 😎😎😎

[@MotoCheez]

The other fiero still getting the 3.8. I've heard it's a lot earlier with the GT

[@jasonstring9156]

Those wheels were popular in the mid late 90’s

[@MotoCheez]

I remember, can't find any to compare pricing, just used for $990 a set

[@jasonstring9156]

@@MotoCheez yeah I sold those at Sears in the 90’s they weren’t very expensive then like 80-100$ per wheel

[@leanardajuantap9816]

Back in high-school my buddy had a 4 cylinder one and where we lived it was all hills, people were furious getting behind us going 25 trying make it up the hills. Before it blew up...

[@MotoCheez]

🤣👍

[@fieroboy_8622]

my favorite car outside of the chevy corvairs. i had 3 early models

[@MotoCheez]

Those are nice too

[@davidhanger5795]

Good deal!!!

[@adamweston4152]

Check the crankcase breather pipe for blockage as that will cause the oil pressure to get that high, a nice car for the money though, im watching in Wales UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿.

[@AwesomeBuford]

Thats normal for the air filter and housing to get soaked like that. Even though there is an air / water seperator, it doesn't work too well. The water goes right into the filter housing from the side air intake vent when it rains. That is also the reason that the EGR solenoids fail. They get their "fresh air" directly from the air filter housing which as you can see, can be waterlogged. Funny thing is the "fresh air" is not even on the clean filtered air side of the housing. The moisture gets into the solenoid and then sits in it and corrodes the inside. What I did is remove the hardline that goes from the air filter housing to the EGR solenoid along the firewall and just ran a small vacuum hose from the solenoid and pointed it down so as to not suck in any water. You may also want to remove all the insulation on the back wall as it is a huge fire hazard also. It is messy and full of dirt, but once it is removed, you should be good to help eliminate anything that can hold leaves and Pine needles. That shift linkage and cables look pretty new. I bet that the linkage at the trans just needs adjusted and you should be good. For the rust, after you use a wire wheel, treat the area with Phosphoric Acid. You can get it in a gallon jug at Home Depot for $20. It is called Concrete and Metal Prep from Klean Strip.

[@MotoCheez]

I'm going to mess with that air filter, and draw thru side vent too. The linkage moved easy as butter, it has to be the cable. I removed the insulation off the sides and rear part, kept in firewall for now. Haha. FIREWALL Thanks for the info, somehow I missed this comment earlier

[@Sycothrash666]

Its still a cool looking car after all these years.

[@MotoCheez]

Agreed! I've always wanted one

[@marks6385]

The biggest issue that I had with my 88 GT was one of the shifter cables rubbing on the coolant crossover pipe. This pipe is made of mild steel for some reason. It developed a pin hole leak. These are a pain to replace because the ac compressor has to be detached from the engine. I ended up using a flexible stainless steel pipe and it’s been fine for years. My ac compressor leaked so that had to be replaced. Other than that, it’s been great with just regular maintenance.

[@MotoCheez]

That AC compressor is wedges in there. I have a manifold lake and of course it's the one right over the AC compressor You can't take the manifold off

[@gabriel-hn5ok]

wut up cheezze?!?! noice car i like it :D

[@MotoCheez]

Hi! Thanks

[@chrisbarba516]

Love those cars. Got 3 right now

[@MotoCheez]

What you have?

[@chrisbarba516]

@@MotoCheez 85 se, 84 four wheel steer, and a n 86 gt. Have had many of those cars. Love em.

[@MotoCheez]

@chrisbarba516 I never knew they had a four-wheel steer fiero!

[@chrisbarba516]

@@MotoCheez they didn't. We don't know if it's a prototype or a modification. On rear control arms it's set up with a electric steer . Doesn't turn much but makes a difference in the curves😉

[@MotoCheez]

@chrisbarba516 I remember when the preludes came out with that in the '80s

[@alanpowell9459]

Nice size bear!

[@MotoCheez]

It was heading for the bird feeder!

[@jacobtice129]

The 2.8 5 speed was always a fun combination

[@MotoCheez]

Getrag 5 speed is highly saught after nowadays

[@jcmusco]

Good buy and fiero store and Rodney dickman for parts. I am an owner of an 87gt. have fun

[@MotoCheez]

Awesome, thanks for the info. I also have an 86 se we are putting the 3.8SC engine in

[@scottg9481]

Nice

[@MotoCheez]

2nd! Thanks

[@josephsaucedo8691]

Liquid soap with a touch of water and brake cleaner. Will be able to find most leaks just a FYI that was one big dog guard dog he looked friendly. Lol

[@williamzoom]

I always liked the GT's more anyway & they probably didn't change the air filter because they saw the K&N sticker. I bought a 86 Mustang GT with those wheels on it & the first thing I did when I got home was take them off and put factory 93 wheels on it. The bear is just browsing!

[@MotoCheez]

Probably! I'm taking that sticker off. The wheels I'll keep. Bear was doing just that for sure

[@fistpump6145]

Best body style.

[@Scotty_in_Ohio]

The microphone made the car sound like the car from the movie "The Wraith" - I think that's the nickname for this car going forward (although the movie car was based on a Plymouth / Chrysler

[@MotoCheez]

I remember that movie! Haha yeah It did

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Drop the oilpan and put a new oil pump in it if it's easy to get to. The little pressure relief spring inside the pump gets weak/worn out, causing low oil pressure. If it goes out completely like it did on my 86 Z24 2.8V6, the engine won't get any oil, will overheat/lockup metal on metal..... If the car was fixed up a bit. You could drive on the 2.8L V6 for about 150K until it throws a rod.

[@MotoCheez]

I was going to do it but it's not really that easy because it's a type that goes over the crank on the front. Definitely an inspect it maybe put a higher pressure spring

[@MotoCheez]

Thought you were talking about the 3.8 SC going in other Fiero

[@bryco32]

Careful towing the gt body style in reverse. A few years back I had mine towed to a friends house and he put it backwards on the trailer. After a few miles of hwy driving the air pressure in that open rear pocket of the *Fastback* one completely blew out and the other caught a bit of wind and broke in half. This was on a garage kept low mile gt and the windows were sadly immaculate.

[@MotoCheez]

Oh damn. They weren't screwed down? He tried jumping from there and there was no way it was coming off. The fastback ones are square, maybe that's why?

[@bryco32]

@MotoCheez mines a Gt like yours. They are only held on by double-sided tape.

[@MotoCheez]

Oh you're talking about the plexiglass side piece over the engine compartment. I thought you were talking about the two removable grates

[@jimtom8273]

Im a weirdo I love the way them small gm v6 sounds..

[@MotoCheez]

Me too 😁

[@radpaul2574]

My auto shop high school days I did a book report on this car along with the K car. I would take the F over the K. It’s like a back to the future car but smaller

[@MotoCheez]

That's awesome!!

[@billcotton1551]

Bear!!!! That guy was close.

[@MotoCheez]

Yeah I got within about 30 ft of him

[@sirus2496]

What are those pipes for at 18:56? You put "blower for motor" on the bottom of the screen, but I'm still lost. What do they do?

[@MotoCheez]

Cooling blower, one in distributor and one on the ignition coil

[@sirus2496]

@@MotoCheez Thanks for the reply, Cheezy! Never heard of that... is it a rear engine thing?

[@MotoCheez]

@sirus2496 I think so, maybe air doesn't move as good back there?

[@jg6579]

I've always loved these cars but not a fan of those rims. Just a personal thing. Can't beat that price.

[@EmbraceTheSuck]

I saw one of those in the mid 90s burn/melt.

[@MotoCheez]

Yeah I did some research and I guess it's because of all the debris that builds up It falls behind a deck lid onto the manifolds like I cleaned off. I can imagine it would burn up pretty quick being plastic and fiberglass

[@EmbraceTheSuck]

I remember hearing the one I saw burn was because of an oil leak that ended up on that manifold. Good luck, and I’ll be following the progress.

[@MotoCheez]

@EmbraceTheSuck yes, the 84s caught fire because if that. But some after still did. Mostly debris accumulated started fires

[@marks6385]

My brother had an 84 Indy. He knew there were major issues with the iron duke in it. He sold that car to a guy. He warned him that the engine was in bad shape and that he shouldn’t drive it. Well, the guy insisted on driving it and it actually burst into flames. It burned down to the ground on the side of the road.oops!

[@MotoCheez]

@marks6385 lol. Wow

[@fieroboy_8622]

i just bought my second fiero which is a gt fastback 86 auto. nothing like fieros

[@MotoCheez]

Hell yeah brother! I'm working on a 3rd... Fiero fever

[@anthonyblacker8471]

That's cool it looks like you might have a 2m 70cm radio (or maybe even HF) in your truck. Neat. edit: Jeep, sorry.

[@MotoCheez]

Thanks, yeah I do, and a 10m/11m

[@anthonyblacker8471]

@@MotoCheez Oh I totally wasn't thinking 10/11 for mobile! Hahaha yeah, I got away from cb frequencies during the solar minimum, back last maximum I was running 50mhz (6 meter they called it the magic band, you could talk around the world on low watts) We're in a maximum now so should be great talking, I need to fire up the old rig I have a Yaesu 991-A (and more HTs and all) but yeah I have a life it's tough, gets in the way of the hobby!

[@MotoCheez]

It's a 2M, 70 cm on the left and 10M/11M on right. I still use the CB when I'm traveling and sometimes when I'm wheeling with other people, it seems like half the people have ham radios in the other half have CB. Yeah get her fired up! CQ

[@djkiIIag]

Did this one come with the speakers in the headrests?

[@MotoCheez]

No, that was a cool feature

[@djkiIIag]

​​@@MotoCheezit's even a 5speed??? 🤩🤩🤩 you lucky dog!!

[@jasonstring9156]

Shift cables need replaced most likely common issue

[@MotoCheez]

I think your right!

[@thumpersquid]

Cheeziero!

[@MotoCheez]

🤣🧀🧀

[@cmdr_talikarni]

I always liked those cars, but tried to sit in one (like 25 years ago) and realized I just don't fit (I am 6'5").

[@MotoCheez]

Yeah I bet it's tight, that's what she said. But not as tight as a mini truck! That's what he said!

[@donaldshorrock5844]

Could you please send me the file you have for the wing stands as I need to get new ones made and your the first person who said you have it thanks in advance Donald

[@MotoCheez]

www.thingiverse.com/thing:4976661 www.thingiverse.com/thing:4976663

[@josephsaucedo8691]

Get a push start button you won't need a key to start any engine it hook up to the battery and starter then you can push the button to start it. I use one and a gas can with a electric fuel pump with battery clips. And a battery to almonds every car I go and look at. Usually I can get any car started with this set up. As you can tell I look for real winners there usually good deals people are trying to get ride of. Usually I'm looking at it as parts but I like to drive it at least to wear I need it if I can save me 40$ that a tow guy charges me.💪👊🍻😉

[@MotoCheez]

How do you power the ignition? Problem with these cars is the trunk engine bay is locked with battery inside too

[@josephsaucedo8691]

@@MotoCheez that would be a little ruff but usually I have a battery and I would hook up to that and use jumper cable to the main car positive and crawl under and hook up straight to the starter. One time I had a throttle cable snap a mile from my house i just payed for this truck for parts so I took off the hood and my cousin sat on the engine and used the carb throttle by hand while I drove it to my house. Was definitely a adventure.

[@MotoCheez]

@josephsaucedo8691 haha. Nice!

[@2wheelLove]

I miss my 88. BTW, you are going to want to take that shifter plate out and replace those bushings as well as replace both shift and select cables before you wind up snapping off that shifter. Also, being that its an 87, you wont have issues getting front end parts from a local auto parts store. pre-88s had the old chevette front end on it. ** one more very important note! DO NOT DRIVE IT WITHOUT KEEPING A SPARE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE IN THE CAR! They go sporadically and for seemingly no reason at all. Once they go, it will leave you stranded. If you keep a spare you can always change it out in 5 min and be back on the road. Its located under the distributor cap. Also, don't cheap out. Get a good name brand module. The cheap ones are worse and will pop more often.

[@MotoCheez]

I had the shift mechanism apart, it's tight, I greased it up too

[@2wheelLove]

hey cheez, read my edited comment. Dont want you to get stranded on the side of the road bud!

[@MotoCheez]

Ahh, good advise, thanks

[@michaelbrinks8089]

Also shouldn't you add some heat sink gel ? I think the ignition module went out in my 2.8 ....I know it did in my 4.3L V6 & on hot days the new module would overheat & die. If I pulled over, popped the hood and let it cool off. It'd start back up, I think if I had used some heat sink gel. It would have dissipated more heat to the aluminum distributor plate and not overheated.

[@MotoCheez]

@michaelbrinks8089 Great info! thanks

[@JoeR203]

Those rims were popular in the late 80s-early 90s. They're not worth the amount you speculated.

[@MotoCheez]

Only set I found where on eBay for $980 used.

[@grabasandwich]

Is your camera dirty? Looks kinda blurry or smudged up.

[@MotoCheez]

It was really humid and it fogged up, this camera's been doing it a lot so I don't know what's going on with it. I put it the beginning sorry it's humid

[@grabasandwich]

@@MotoCheez sorry must've missed that. Thanks 👍

[@captsam54]

SCORE...!!!!

[@user-mv9he4si5p]

You need more garage space

[@MotoCheez]

I know!

[@DirtyDiezel]

Looks like KIT

[@MotoCheez]

Yes! Many commented make the first fiero mini-kit nightrider, but my son just asked which one we should do it too lol

[@DirtyDiezel]

good score looks like fun @@MotoCheez

[@RatdogDRB]

Found a good one for that price. Heck, almost that to fill the tank. LOL Time to slap a trap in that trunk and commit the death sentence to that lousy mouse, then mouse proof that piping.

[@MotoCheez]

I put poison in there, going to have to pull that blower too, bet it's full, and no screen

[@DesperadoGarageOfficial]

As long as you don't make it go to the moon like LS George then your good lol

[@MotoCheez]

Haha. Never know....

[@DesperadoGarageOfficial]

@@MotoCheez if your still up here hmu. Gotta hangout one of these days man. I'm like 10 min from you.

[@MotoCheez]

@DesperadoGarageOfficial I leave next weekend

[@DesperadoGarageOfficial]

@@MotoCheez I'm available today, tomorrow and during the week.

[@MotoCheez]

Maybe tomorrow breakfast?

[@warrenpeas]

just be glad you didnt buy a mk2 mr2 like i did. biggest headache ever! i had to have keys made to get in my car and how does your 176k mile pontiac run buy my 75k mile toyota dont idle?

[@MotoCheez]

Are they? I liked them cars

[@Studio_Earth]

yo!

[@Studio_Earth]

Looked like a decent size bear.

[@MotoCheez]

First! Yeah he was... or she

[@marks6385]

They deleted that trunk blower for 88.

[@MotoCheez]

I did not know that

[@darianballard2074]

sweet !!!

[@2StrokeSmoke544]

Saawweeetttt

[@wonyankeesays5661]

Feed the fieros to the bear

[@MotoCheez]

Nooooooo

[@mariotibbrine1]

Needs a ridiculous bat wing😂

[@MotoCheez]

👍😁

[@wccrispy]

3800 swap when??

[@MotoCheez]

That's going in the other Fiero. Waiting on my son to get time to drop carriage on it

[@wccrispy]

@@MotoCheez That's awesome man! Supercharged or regular 3.8?

[@MotoCheez]

Supercharged! I did a video on it last fall

[@wccrispy]

@@MotoCheez I saw that right after I left my comment! That's going to be a quiiiick car. And reliable! 🤣

[@Sinerwray]

A black bear there goes the neighborhood😂

[@MotoCheez]

🤣

[@kevinnashskitchen3517]

Lol.. Pimp My Fiero Series of videos.. Or keep it all Original.. It's already a classic car I rekon.

[@kevinnashskitchen3517]

Now everyone is going to go find one of those cars😂😂 You are going to be responsible for driving up prices.

[@MotoCheez]

Haha, possibly. Seems like I did that to the Minitrucks 😥

[@kevinnashskitchen3517]

@@MotoCheez well people want to see info on you tube if they buy some project car or bike. The better the info about mods and repairs, the better peace of mind they have. Influencer and trend setter fed hobbies are common now days. Lol

[@kevinnashskitchen3517]

We can't all afford a Volkswagen or a Corvair to fix up.. But the Fiero project is within a few peoples budget. Speaking of rear engine cars anyway.

[@MotoCheez]

@kevinnashskitchen3517 you're right ..

[@MotoCheez]

@kevinnashskitchen3517 Ferrari Lamborghini and porche? 😁

[@wonyankeesays5661]

Lid gets left open,,,mice can get in,,,answer is ?,,,gallon of gas and a match ;,,,did u loose ur mill job ?,,or UR compass ?

[@MotoCheez]

I should have bought a Prius?

[@wonyankeesays5661]

@@MotoCheez no !,,,but if u do,,2gallons of gas and a butane torch !

[@MotoCheez]

@wonyankeesays5661 thanks for your support!

[@wonyankeesays5661]

@@MotoCheez hell yeah,,I'll buy u a few gallons of gas and a butane torch

[@wonyankeesays5661]

@@MotoCheez there are a ton of vintage American coming on the market,,,there a hell of a lot more fun,,but if its about the dollar ,,that funny stuff is a not for me,,beware what u atract

[@Jim_woods]

Beep

[@MotoCheez]

Méép!

[@chriswilson451]

Back in high school i wanted to buy a gt but the parents talked me into a vw rabbit... worse car i ever owned. Lol

[@MotoCheez]

Lol. I remember those cars!

[@jacobbambam5460]

U better have some bear spray or a gun. Black Bears hunt people.

[@MotoCheez]

I have guns ...

[@jasonstring9156]

The taillights alone are worth 400$, you stole that car!

[@MotoCheez]

Whoa, really?

[@jasonstring9156]

@@MotoCheez yeah a good used set goes for that all day😎👌

[@MotoCheez]

@jasonstring9156 Yeah I see these cars are becoming rarer and rarer, especially parts

[@marks6385]

84-87 not good, 88 great!

[@MotoCheez]

Yeah I guess the 88 suspension was superior to the rest