As you’re helping her with the restoration,be sure you emphasize the importance of checking the oil. IIRC, the Fiero has a 3 quart oil sump, so keeping it full is a major chore. And it’s one with dire consequences if not kept up.
This child is a reflection of you and your’s values. It’s always a pleasant surprise when they live up to them.
I remember those cars from the 80’s......
I seem to remember hearing that Fiero translated to “Proud”.... Coincidence?? Sounds like you have real good kid.
After she masters the V6, she can swap over to an LS for some real fun.
http://www.v8archie.com/v8Archie/Prod2.htm
Good for her...and the decision of mom and dad!
When I did motojournalism (and in my own spare time) I always played with off-road desert trucks (70s vintage F trucks mostly). My daughter was always playing with them with me from about 10 onwards. Not very ‘girly’ of her but it did result in a career working on F117s, F22s and lastly the F35 project ;)
The girl in the story DOES have a bright future ahead of her.
How cool!
My uncle was on the design/early production team. He kept one “dry docked” in his garage for years.
Ping to you.
You have a way cool daughter.
Sadly, she too young for my son...
/johnny
Just wow.
I wonder if BHO would say to her, You didn’t rebuild that, Somebody else did that? Wow, what a story.
When I was a teen, I helped my cousin in law restore a black 86 fiero and swap everything out for high-performance parts. We took it down a steep hill down the road from my parent’s house and the front end started lifting off the ground from the lack of weight and speed. I “fixed” the problem by dropping in a 50 lb bag of concrete that had been left outside. Drove like a charm after that.
If anyone wants one, let me know........ I know where to find one....... cheap.
bkmk
It's not just you. I think you have a very cool daughter. She reminds me of my 14 year old girl. Same drive and initiative.
And yes, she's also verrrry persuasive with her parents :-)
Wait, what?
I think I would like to introduce her to my youngest grandson who will soon be 12. Since age 6 his entire life has been consumed by automobiles. Wants to be a designer. Can rattle off information on almost every car ever made. Is an excellent artist but everything looks strangely like a car. Can understand and apply mathematical calculations used in the design of a car but has trouble with math used for other basic things, like making change. Owns every XBox game made on cars and can tell you which cars will not win a race or perform well and their design and handling flaws. Would rather go visit a car lot than do anything else. Plans to learn at least three foreign languages because he wants to be able to converse with designers in other countries. His mother insisted he at least attempt to play some musical instrument so he chose the piano and ended up writing a song he calls “Ode to the Audi”. Sometimes just drives me crazy.
I once had to ride in the trunk of a Fiero and have hated them ever since. Awesome story though which is helping me to get over it.
Some of you on here know that I’m into air cooled VW’s. I would LOVE it if my daughter came to me wanting to restore herself a Beetle or Karmann Ghia.
Sadly, she wants one of the new Dodge Chargers. Well, she’s 11, maybe she’ll change.
The front end was wrecked, so I bought an entire front clip for $25. Talked the guy down from $35.
Couldn't afford to paint the car for a few months, so it had a red front end and a yellow body. Oh yeah, the guy I bought the front clip from was a Drag Racer. He had painted “High Performance 327” on the fenders, so guess who got pulled over by the Cops the first week he drove it? It had a 265 V-8 and a two speed Powerglide. A real racer that car was.
The day I finished repairing the car my Dad said, good job, now give me $200 for the Insurance and you can drive it.