Colinb17's Little Red Rocket Build: 1988 Fiero

Good evening old friend! it's been over a year since I posted here


semi-chronological life update:

finished building our new home. the rainy day we closed on it (June '17)



made sure to get myself a nice big garage. 34 feet deep on the right side




overhauled the garage with some ceiling storage



Added a sub-panel to provide 3 high amp 120 volt circuits, and 3 240 volt circuits. it was quite the process

original panel with the cutout for the new one



wiring in the new sub panel. box is rated for 125 amps, but I've only got 90 amp service currently run to it. supply cables are rated for the full amperage if I ever need more.



all 6 circuits



saw some other fieros at the local cars and coffee. bunch of old guys driving them, so other than the v8 in the yellow one, nothing too special but very fun to see 4 at once.



Decided it was time to paint the car.

sanding stage


sanding complete, masked off, garage sealed in. had two fans behind the car, pulling air out of the garage. the two air filters on the right, kept the air being pulled in from contaminating the paint with dust.



2 coats of primer, 2 coats of paint, 3 coats of clear











Done



restored a 50 year old drill press





Bought a boat for my birthday. 1988 (same as the fiero) Nautique ski boat.
PCM 351 V8.



fits nicely in the garage









Hope you all have been well!

 

hey buddy! Railroad life still treating you well?

 

New phone, shoot me a pm

 

Blast from the past.

Good to see you're doing well!

 

Thanks Jack! You and the girls still in Houston?

 

I admire that layout of your garage. Shop worthy!