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1988 Pontiac Fiero Formula Red Original on 2040-cars

Year:1988 Mileage:128000
Location:

Barboursville, West Virginia, United States

Barboursville, West Virginia, United States

1988 Fiero Formula in good condition and driveable, with many many repairs done to the car this winter.  New steering rack and boots, new tie rod ends and both upper and lower ball joints.  All new emergency brake cables have been replaced, also new brake pads and calipers on all four wheels and new rotors on the front.  Performance chip in the ECM unit.  New shift and select cables with shift kit from Rodney Dickman.  Interior is in good shape, but the head liner does sag some.  No rust damage on the subframes and clean underneath.  Car also has new rear tires, front tires are serviceable shape.  All part on the car were purchased from the Fiero Store.  Car also has new KYB struts and shocks installed on all 4 corners of the car.


On May-03-14 at 10:23:22 PDT, seller added the following information:

To answer some questions that I have gotten about the car from the listing and would add the following:

1. Does the AC work - compressor kicks on but does not cool, so would think it needs freon since the car has not been used in about 10 years.

2.The car had an alignment after the ball joints and tire rod ends and steering box was replaced.

3. The tires are the correct size for the 1988 Formula and the front do not match the rear.

4. The gauges are missing on the dash, but wiring is still there, previous owner said he took them off for storage on top of dash and could not find them.

5. There was a Pioneer Stero in the car when I purchased, but it was dead and did not replace, but all the wiring and adapters are there.

6. There is no rust in the trunk area and will include a new pictures, chassis is not rusted and it is solid.

7. Engine seem strong and does not smoke, along with the clutch, so not know when the last tune up was done.

8. Work was performed by myself and done right, not a jack leg job that you get in most garages since I was going to do a kit car on it, but not enough time now.

List of parts replaced and cost is follows:

KYB Front Shocks                $104

KYB Rear Struts                   $165

Steering Rack                       $205

Rack Boots                             $32

ECM Board and performance chip   $120

Front Rotors                          $80

Front Brake Pads                  $38

Front Calipers                        $150

Rear Brake Pads                    $38

Rear Brake Calipers             $138

Tie rod ends                          $42

Upper and Lower Ball Joints  $90

New Rear Tires                    $200

Fuel Filter                            $20

Battery                                $110

Shift Kit and Cables          $180

Three Emergency Brake Cables $82

Total Spent on new parts in last month  $1794

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