finding parts

[Swansen]

i am fighting my parents and i have countered everything but being able to fix things and finding parts. they said there un re-liable and proved they are then the whole fire thing which is crap anyways, i live in michigan so isurance is kinda bad but thats not thats much of a problem. My parents own a auto shop so their final defense is that i can't find parts and if i do the prices will be outrageous. Also i know working on fiero engines isn't the funest thing in the world but, a engine conversion would fix that, so i need some help if someone could give me some help with the parts thing that would be cool.

also they said i wouldn't be able to sell it, but why would i want to go and do that. Hey i have another question. This is for anyone who has put a 3800 or a 350 into a fiero. I was wondering if the insurance went up and if it does how much, espicially for the 3800 that would nice. thanks

[RedFiero]

Originally Posted by Swansen

i am fighting my parents and i have countered everything but being able to fix things and finding parts. they said there un re-liable and proved they are then the whole fire thing which is crap anyways, i live in michigan so isurance is kinda bad but thats not thats much of a problem. My parents own a auto shop so their final defense is that i can't find parts and if i do the prices will be outrageous. Also i know working on fiero engines isn't the funest thing in the world but, a engine conversion would fix that, so i need some help if someone could give me some help with the parts thing that would be cool.

also they said i wouldn't be able to sell it, but why would i want to go and do that.

Hey any car can catch fire, I once owned a Dodge Dakota that burnt to the ground due to a oil fire. But as for Fiero parts there are several places to get parts. Try www.fierostore.com/pegasus/index.asp or http://www.kickhill.com/fiero.html

Both of which I have used. The KickHill one is great loads of used parts real cheap. I just got an engine cradle with both lower control arms for $100. Heck the control arms are 170+ each if bought new. Good luck with it, I just bought my 1st Fiero ans believe me it's well worth the $$$$

[Ragtop_Renegade]

Insurance companies will not cover a car with an engine other then what the VIN says should be in it. (unless you never tell them, mind you that would be illegal) You'd need collector car\hot rod insurance for that, but it isn't expensive. You usually have to be over age 25 to work with one of those companies though. A Google search for "collector car insurance" will bring up several places to check in to.

Stock Fiero engines are no different then any GM FWD car with two exceptions:

It's in the rear of the car.
The cooling system is special because the engine is in the rear of the car.

The exact 2.5L and/or 2.8L engine blocks used in the Fiero were also found in 1980's models of:

Sunbird, Cavalier, Cutlas FWD, 6000, Century, Citation, Celebrity, Delta 88 FWD, Grand AM, Grand Prix FWD, Beretta, Corisca, and probably many more I can't remember.

Common items like brake calipers, pads, rotors, tie rod ends, shocks, struts, springs, gaskets, and ECM related sensors can all be found at any parts store and if not in stock can be ordered in a day or so.