By Karan Singh

StreetFire.net

We’re not entirely sold on the aesthetics of the car–clearly the most remarkable thing about it is the engine compartment. Wow!

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By Ted Berner

GTwildfire

Last Sunday was a day I have looked forward to for some time. After realizing that my Fiero’s original four banger had a previously undetected crankshaft problem, I decided to yank it. I scored an ’86 Fiero GT parts car and stripped it like a chicken leg. The V6 now slated for my ride had some broken exhaust bolts, that and my schedule meant more prep and made me wait. I hate waiting. Read more…

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By Michael Berenis

Tampa Sports Car Examiner

Kids aren’t sniffing Sharpie markers anymore, they’re using them to create artwork down the sides of their vehicles. Sharpie artist “Pinstripe Chris” knows how to make the Fiero stand out. Read more about the Sharpie art trend at Tampa Sports Car Examiner.

By Jen Dunnaway

Editor

Back in 1990, Ethan’s Fiero was stolen. It was AWOL for two years, and when it resurfaced it was lime green. Looks like the car theif’s paintwork has held up amazingly well!

By Brian Lohnes

BangShift.com

Smell that? It’s cheese. This video produced by Pontiac to teach dealers and salespeople about the “all new” 1987 Pontiac Fiero is late 1980′s perfection. Featuring two stiff, fake news people and some really campy skits and acting to promote the car, you just can’t help but watch. The Fiero never quite caught on as GM wanted it to. There were a multitude of reasons but the anemic 2.8L V6 may have been one of the biggies.

Fieros have a cult following today and of course thousands of them have been “converted” into kit cars with oddly proportioned Lambo and Ferrari bodies hanging off of them. 370,000 Fieros were produced between 1984 and 1988. We hated them for a long time, but now we kind of want one to mess around with. Time heals all wounds.

Here’s the cheesy promo video!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Kolja’s 1987 Pontiac Fiero has changed a bit since he acquired it in 1994.

By Katherine Helmetag

Atomicalex

So you take your boosted Fiero to the dragstrip for a little weekend action. It’s ok, car is running good, and then BAM! You get a speeding ticket? At the dragstrip? New CarDomain member AkursedX tells the story….

“This was my very first run of the day! I was only on ~16psi and thought that it would only be a shakedown run. After my pass, I went to the booth to get my timeslip and they yelled at me for going too fast without a cage (11.49 and faster requires a rollcage). They let me off with a warning and told me I could run again, but if I ran too fast again, I would get the boot.”

By Ted Berner

GTwildfire

I was told the engine in the 2M4 SE Fiero given to me (in exchange for mechanical work) ran fine before a coolant leak developed in the engine with a previous owner. Going on that info, I ended up replacing the cracked head, replacing sensors, gaskets, plugs, wires and the rotor.

When it came time to bring the little beastie back to life, it ran rough and popped above idle RPMs. Having exhausted all other possibilities, I pulled the intake and push rod cover to discover a 1″ broken piece of push rod, broken lifter keeper retainer clip and a loose keeper that was allowing an exhaust valve lifter to rotate. The roller under the lifter must have slowly gouged the cam, reducing the valve travel and causing the popping. This engine is being abandoned now since it has to be removed anyway.

Apparently the engine broke a rod with a previous owner, and the repair involved pulling most of it out of the top and putting a new rod in. The valve cover was put back on and that was that…

Now it’s time to yank the 4-cylinder and put in something bigger and badder. I just wish now that was my plan from the start. I guess I’ll make a new page 1 and the old one will be a reminder to take nothing for granted. See more on my 1986 Pontiac Fiero ride page!

By Rob Einaudi

Editor-in-Chief

Great story. Big props to everyone at Fiero.com Via Jalopnik

By Ted Berner

GTwildfire

I have been on a Fiero kick lately, wanted one since the early ’80s. I had to get it out of my system eventually so I grabbed a 2M4 that needed help for next to nothing, to kick around in, use for commutes and the occasional countryside cruise with the sunroof popped out. My wife’s reaction was that I had bought a deathtrap.

Before jumping in I researched the hell out of Fieros. I remembered the fires and recalls long ago, so I wanted to know all I could before buying one. A LOT of interesting info was uncovered while Googling Fieros, but most importantly Pontiac made the cabin’s structural integrity a priority. They employed a space frame cabin design that offered unprecedented protection for a car of its size. According to Consumer Reports, the only car rated safer was the Volvo DL.

I have also read and watched accounts of the protection Fieros have given when all went wrong. Of course, no car can keep you safe in every scenario and Fieros are small and still vulnerable depending on the circumstances, but this video I found is impressive when you think of how such a small car could have kept its occupant on this side of the soil.