Bought a 66 today, too late to turn and run

[sparx]

Thanks; it will be fun and another learning experience. Here is a Fiero I restored and finished last spring. I painted it and did the upholstery too along with all the mechanicals. Fiero is gone now Mustang is up.

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[tx65coupe]

Welcome to the forum. That Fiero is kinda cool. It looks great. I don't see many of them around here anymore. There are 2 that look alot like yours and both are red that are in nice shape. The rest I have seen were not so lucky.

As far as you engine goes, I would rebuilt it as a whole, since you don't really know the history of it.

[SJs 66coupe]

Welcome!

I just recently helped my neighbor up the street sell a Fiero similar to that one that had been sitting in his garage for about 4 or 5 years. I got sick of him trying to talk me into buying it from him so I went out and found him a buyer, LOL! You don't see many of them around any more because a lot of folks use them for kit cars.

On your motor, if it were me....I'd just go ahead and rebuild it. That is the decision I have made on mine since I don't really know the history. Actually, mine is not numbers matching so I am simply going to replace it. Then again, I am looking to add horsepower so that has a good deal to do with my decision also.

[sparx]

Since I never rebuilt a motor before I am a little hesitant. It would have to come out, I can buy a cherry picker and stand at Harbor Freight, or I could have it done or buy a rebuilt.

I was told it is about $2000.00 to have one rebuilt from two vendors here in Tucson. This seems expensive and is why I consider a rebuilt and to use mine as a core.

And then there is the trans, not sure about the history on that either.