The History of this 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT - 4th Owner

The History of this 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT - 4th Owner - 3800sc Supercharged L67

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We track down one of the previous owners of this car to find out the history, and show him what the 3800SC Fiero Looks like now.
Here are links to the products I used in painting and priming my project:
Eastwood’s 2k Urethane two-part paint in a can:
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3M Auto Sandpaper Sheet, 180 Grit, 3 2/3 in x 9 in, 5 sheets
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Lot of 5 Red 3M Scuff Pads Scotch Brite 3M Brand
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I have also received my Mr. Mike's custom seat upholstery kit, and will be selling my RW Upholstry: Seat covers soon.
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The C8 Corvette has a great uncle in this naked 1987 Pontiac Fiero GT. This mid-engine Fiero GT has been engine swapped with a 3800sc Supercharged L67 with ZZP Stage 2.5 intercooler, ZZP XP camshaft, upgraded heads, Jet-Hot coated ZZP powerlogs, and many more upgrades. It isn't an LS Swap, but it is almost as good and has lots of support. It is on the home stretch for this restoration of GM's mass produced mid-engine car and this engine swap.
1987 Fiero GT Engine Upgrades
1998 Grand Prix GTP 3.8L Supercharged Engine
3800sc Series II
Engine was from a one owner donor vehicle
Partial engine rebuild
Painted with Eastwood’s 2K urethane ceramic engine paint
Upgraded to an Eaton M90 Gen V supercharger
ZZP Stage 2.5 Intercooler
3.4” Supercharger Pulley
Cadillac Northstar Throttle-body Swap and ZZP Adapter
ZZP (CompCam) XP high performance camshaft
Modified heads with 136lb valve springs, ARP Studs
LS7 Hydraulic Lifter
ZZP Stainless Steel Valves
Jet-Hot ceramic coated ZZP PowerLogs (front and rear)
Jet-Hot coated crossover tube with DEI Titanium exhaust wrap
Flowmaster 3” high flow catalytic converter
Custom 3” stainless steel exhaust to muffler
FlowTech Afterburner Muffler 5036FLT (3” inlet 2 x 2.5” outlets)
Dual 2.5” stainless steel exhaust to C6 dual tips
Since the body panels are off, people aren’t sure what car it actually is. The top guesses are Toyota MR2, Chevrolet Corvette, and a few people have actually said Mazda Miata MX6.
The Pontiac Fiero competed with the Toyota MR2. The original MR2 was squared off, but the 2nd generation MR2 looks like it took cues from the Fastback Fiero GT. The 2020 and 2021 Corvette C8 have a similar mid-engine layout and the front trunk and rear trunk are in close to the same location.
3800sc 3.8L SuperchargedPontiac Fiero Build and Restoration.

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@tomaszstarling 2 күн бұрын

I was driving my 1987 Fiero 2M6 SE Notchback Silver, sunroof, full body kit with large spoiler 2.8l v6 4 speed and 76k miles. I purchased it for $1,800 in 1993 and I sold it for the same $1,8000 to another student in 1998 after high school. It was AMAZING I LOVE IT STILL, now at 40 years old I have a Yellow 1988 GT T-Top, I just swapped my 56k mile 2.8l with a new crate 3.8l Supercharged making 475HP to a 6 speed transmission. It's not your mom's Fiero that's for sure, It is scary fast. Hello from Colorado

@zAvAvAz 4 күн бұрын

Yup like i say in the forums,, the 3800 series swaps are definitely the wat to go for these little fiero cars. Has a better balance to it. Awesome car i know many are envious tonight after seeing this. I love the paint straight from the gun forget the cut and buff it looks better.

@wiregrassevchargingllc119 2 жыл бұрын

Great looking Fiero! That red really makes the car "POP"!

@MichaelKirbyMusic86 Жыл бұрын

Amazing! I'm definitely a die hard 3.8 guy, I've had two regular 3.8 grand prix and currently now have a SC 3800 GTP, been absolutely dying to drop one of these in a Fiero GT myself. Yours is incredible, love the hood work that shows it, kudos!

@erics8192 11 ай бұрын

this is the Fiero pontiac should have built

@superchargedfierogt 11 ай бұрын

Thank you! They almost did build something similar with the 1990 Fiero GTA Prototype. I’ll be posting video of that soon.

@mr.2cents.846 8 ай бұрын

Yes, but that is what the GM brass was afraid of. The Fiero was starting to make the Vette look bad. And when they say what Pontiac had planned for the next model, they got it axed before it could happen.

@shovington67 2 ай бұрын

I'm 57 years old, and was graduating high school when the first Fiero's hit the road. I was "meh" about the red pointy ones, I can't lie. But, the 87-88 GT fastback were beautiful looking little sports cars. I've been an absolute fan ever since. My friends have been brutal about my choice, but I've forced them all into a corner on the subject, making them take a good hard look at what can be accomplished with and engine swap and suspension upgrades. Your 3.8L supercharged conversion is sweet!

@thomasford4235 8 ай бұрын

I've been a Fiero fan since they first came out in 84. (I was in college then) I had an 84 fiero in 84. Then I bought 85 GT, Two 86 GT's, an 87 GT, then I bought a New Formula, Then an 88 GT in 89 because the 88's sold out before I could get a new one. Then I ended up buying 3 more GT's. Sold my last one 10 years ago. Never had more than two at a time. Always wanted to do a project like you've done. I've also had 3 corvettes. 79 before I got my first Fiero. Then a 92 in 95. Then 2005 in 2008. Believe it or not I've always liked my GT Fiero's more than my corvettes. Even though I enjoyed the speed of the Corvettes I always wished the Fiero could have had similar performance. Thats why I researched all the engine swaps. I even drove down to the Fiero factory to talk about it. I sold one of my GT's to the owner. The Fiero was always on the installment plan from day one. Engine then suspensions. Even the wheels. Anyway you've created my dream Fiero!!! Its Awesome!!! I'm 62 now and I think I'm going to start looking for another GT.

@superchargedfierogt 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your story! Every carshow I visit with the Fiero, I’m usually the only Fiero that people have seen for a very long time, and they tell me it’s the “cleanest and nicest Fiero” that they’ve seen. I usually see several Corvettes, Mustangs, Camaros, and Mopar vehicles, but being the only Fiero helps it stand out in the crowd. I love this little car, and the story behind it, and how it prevailed despite GM doing their best to keep it from being everything it coulda been. The success of the C8 Corvette shows what the Fiero could have been 30 years ago had GM corporate politics not hamstrung the Fiero. My Fiero GT is my interpretation of what the Fiero should’ve and could’ve been had the designers and engineers been allowed to do what they wanted to do. I recommend you check out my other video from the Fiero 40th with Cheri Alexander: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/j9x4jdOZzKebg2g.htmlsi=l-V_99XdKJd-I-nt

@murderdoggg Күн бұрын

13:42 "Well would you look at that." 24:13 an actual Look at that.

@mr.2cents.846 8 ай бұрын

Wow, it trned out beautiful. Love the window in the back. The Fiero realky is a Farrari for the poor. I myself yad once a 300hp Fiero GT. And then it disappeared.

@MrJOESHMOE135 3 ай бұрын

This has to be the cleanest Fiero I've ever seen, yet...beautiful! Question...where did you get the air side scoops?

@louisbabycos106 8 ай бұрын

Imagine if the fiero came with the Buick 2.0 LTG

@124BILLION 6 ай бұрын

You really outdid yourself brotha

@ThatGuy-yk9lg 2 жыл бұрын

Sweet ride. I'm in marianna and I'm restoring a 86 with the 308 body. I'm also doing a 3800sc.

@xarrow81 Жыл бұрын

what's the 308 body

@ThatGuy-yk9lg Жыл бұрын

@@xarrow81 it's a 1986 Pontiac fiero with a ferrari 308 replica body kit

@danielwilson6665 5 ай бұрын

Hey That Guy, I’m responding to your year old post because your impressive ride grabbed my attention. Give yourself a pat on the back because cyber technology is still too primitive to allow me to do it myself…plus from my experience nobody else cares enough to do it. I’ve owned my 2002 GTP sedan since new. My daily driver’s have always been performance oriented because I think driving should deliver enough performance to break the boredom of driving every day, especially if it involves the depressive task of moving forward a few feet then stop and wait for a few minutes then repeat the process for at least 10 miles on a good day. Even more on the special days when it allows you to reflect on what the hell are you doing this for. Thoughts of being on the lake.. any lake will do just fine as early morning dew starts to burn off. Then the answer to my question about why becomes clear again. It’s required because of the need to eat every day, and do it comfortably with a roof over my head… and the beat goes on…. Sorry about the rant man. But my car is always a reminder of the daily commute into Atlanta every day from 35 miles away. Far enough to stay clear of the madness of any big city. Now for the other reason I stopped to admire your workmanship is the name Marianna. My entire family roots are planted in Jackson County, down the road from you in Sneads. I’ve been retired for a while and the thought about moving down your way keeps popping up more often these days. It’s not like something down there is calling me for any particular reason. It would be more convenient when the time comes because the whole family is patiently waiting for me to join the party in the Millspring Cemetery 😳. I’m not in that big of a hurry. I’ve got plenty of automotive projects to complete with time to check out my performance at the drag strip. My last thoughts about your cool ride is how well it must do overall because from the way it looks, your car must be much lighter than a production GTP. A nice advantage with the better power to weight ratio. My car even the components I installed from ZZP, probably won’t ever set any earth shattering records. The mods did make an improvement that can be felt with the butt dyno. The best quarter et was a less than impressive 13.99. But I’ve got a cure for lousy performance. My project is a 1970 Mach 1 Mustang with a warmed up 351 C I built mostly from parts from the Pro Stock Ford glory days when they dominated the class with multiple wins and world championships for a couple of years. Should be fun if I can ever manage to get the new transmission needed for the high power and abuse on the track. Damn man 🤷‍♂️so sorry. I didn’t intend on writing you a book. Nice ride you built, my friend. 🏁 😮

@FieroAustin 2 жыл бұрын

Great work!

@russellcleveland847 2 жыл бұрын

Very cool! Safe travels up to PA

@TheSpeeddemonss 4 ай бұрын

I love this car!

@BetterASKSOME1 Ай бұрын

Only thing missing is 2 over the roof air scoops

@brap_stu_tu_tu Жыл бұрын

AMAZING story. I need your help. I have an 84 Fiero I’m doing the same swap to. My mounts came from Fiero Rog to! How do I get ahold of Danny out of Canada for the wiring harness? Best wishes. Jon

@Scott9000rr 6 ай бұрын

I would love for you to build me one!

@MrMadStylez Жыл бұрын

Where you get the side scoops? Price?

@superchargedfierogt Жыл бұрын

I found the side-scoops on EBay. They were produced by “Fiero Fiberglass” but the company stopped production years ago. A group of enthusiasts in Europe have bought the molds and started producing them again. Google “Fiero side-scoops” and you’ll find them.

@MrMadStylez Жыл бұрын

@@superchargedfierogt correct me if I'm wrong but I checked the web page and prices are outrages