Re: Is my 88GT frame too far gone?

The FieroRust picture is the one that would make me most nervous about the 
car.  there appear to be a couple rust holes all the way through the
frame. 
Yes, that is the engine cradle.

It is hard to tell from the others.  They could be surface or all the way 
through.  Your mechanic is probably better suited to giving the final
answer 
than anyone who is just looking at pictures.  He would know if it is 
possible to clean up the problem areas and weld in appropriate bracing to 
bring it back.

In case you don't already know, your next problem is that you have an 88. 
There are a lot fewer of them out there and the engine cradle is nothing 
like the other years.

One of the ears holding on the right forward lateral links broke on my 
Formula this year.  Fortunately, I had a spare engine cradle from my 
previous Formula.

You might want to contact Ed Parks at the Fiero Factory 
(www.thefierofactory.com/).  He has many salvaged Fieros and parts for
them.

-- 
Bill Fuhrmann


"ZiggyPopp"  wrote in message ...
> Hi,
> My Fiero has been sitting for years and I live in the North East US so, 
> bad combo.
>
> I had some exhaust work done and the mech told me the car was very
rusty.
>
> I am prepared to begin restoration including all new suspension, brakes,

> cradle and frame repair.
>
> Here are some pics of rust that I have found. The pictures are behind
the 
> rear wheels where the brake cables pass through. Is this the engine 
> cradle?
>
> Opinions on salvageability???
>
> Modem users => These pics are large
> http://home.comcast.net/~czeigler5/FieroRust.JPG
> http://home.comcast.net/~czeigler5/FieroRust1.JPG
> http://home.comcast.net/~czeigler5/FieroRust2.JPG
> http://home.comcast.net/~czeigler5/Fiero2.jpg
>
> Thanks!
>