The Fiero Blog

So I was checking out all these Fiero sites - that’s my new hobby - and I came across ‘10 Rules For Safe Lifting‘, at a place called ‘The Ogre’s Fiero Cave‘. There are some general tips to live by (If it doesn’t look safe, it probably isn’t. When it does look safe, check it again.) and some more specific guidelines (When stacking wood blocks, alternate the grain direction.) One final point on safety: check for rust on an intended jack point by hitting that spot with a hammer. This tests whether the area is getting weak or rusted/rotted on the other side. (Fieros are about 20 years old now …)

I found it all very interesting, but since I wouldn’t have any idea what to do underneath a Fiero, there is no reason for me to lift mine.

I was checking out the threads over at PFF, and found this one, which gives some great shots of a restoration job on an ‘84 2M4. My (85 GT) doesn’t look nearly that bad.

(The flip side of that coin is that I don’t even come close to the skills & resources of the person who is restoring that car. But, details.)

Here’s mine -

So this guy at PFF is totally giving me hope!!!