You've Been Asleep, Cap | 1985 Fiero 2M4 Revival - Part 2

This in my opinion is how a car revival should be done, I'm two episodes in and there has been progress in both episodes, I know every episode is going to be a pleasure to watch.

3:30, you can tell that as soon as he sees how slow it goes down, the idea for slow window gags was born.

Been working on cars professionally for more than 15 years, and even tough it's easy to point fingers and judging; "Thats not the way to do it if you want to do it right", it does not matter, because I can remember myself when I was at your age, just trying to get the car running on a low budget and feeling the joy when it does run, and thats whats counts.. Also, its really nice to watch you do this with your brother, you make a great team, and as a lot of other ppl already mentioned, the editing is great. Keep up the good work. Best regards from Sweden.

“The hard part was keeping it up. I guess I’m not as young as I used to be” 😂 I see what you did there lol

My dad has an 85 Fiero that has been sitting for about 10 years. Watching these videos he and I are very excited to start working on it and get it running. Thank you for the inspiration!

The part where he lowers the windows cracked me up!🤣

We have to say that, honestly, this car was well made. After 20 years basically abandoned outside in the grass, a lot of electric parts still work. I bet that no car of nowadays will have something that works after being abandoned for twenty years.

Way better than watching T.V. . An honest and informative and entertaining series.

It's great to see another fiero being saved. I have a few points to make. Pull the HVAC blower motor and resistor out and clean out all those leaves and whatnot you'll find in there. Its located up front just behind the spare tire on the bulkhead. This is a well known fire hazard. Next please, replace that tank. I'd never trust it. On to the last bit, the headlight motors gears have stripped. It's an easy fix if you have access to the parts. I just so happen to have a few repair kits left over. GEN2 headlights would be an upgrade but, make sure you get the wiring and relay that hides inside the LF inner fender just behind the side marker light. If you have any questions, I'd be glad to help. I've been building fieros since the early 90's and I am working on 2 Honda k series swaps into my 87 and 88 GT's on my youtube channel.

That smile once you got the idle right by cleaning the part, was priceless. And THAT is what it is all about.

"The first and only car to have headrest speakers from the factory" SCREEMS IN MIATA

U should have 3d printed the whole tank

If the fiero headlight motors are like the firebirds, then there are little plastic bushings that get brittle and break apart. Check eBay for the little bushing kits. It’s a lot cheaper than replacing the entire motors. Good luck on your project. These 80s cars need saved.

Very Bold taking on a project like this never even having done an Oil change on a car before. Thats a good attitude. You made tones of mistakes but thats cool, thats how we all learned. Anyone who tells you any different is full of it. Keep at it.

That's what you get for not setting up a shrine to our lord and savior, The Spare Key.

75% of the budget was carb cleaner

That engine is the 2.5L Pontiac Tech4, affectionately known as the "Iron Duke". It had a long robust production life from GM. It has two major flaws that can be troublesome to fix, but one is pretty rare, and the other generally only shows if you beat the hell out of it. The first issue is, this engine uses a fiber like material for the cam gear (this engine uses gear driven timing), and is known for chipping a tooth, when that happens, it chews the rest of the teeth off the gear, and just flat out stops running, and won't start. This is common if the oil was never changed, or the engine was abused heavily. I need to underline that, this is NOT death for the engine. It is completely NON-INTERFERENCE, it'll simply stop running. The gear can be tricky to replace for a novice mechanic, as the cam gear itself is press-fit to the camshaft. There are many write up's on how to replace it, and aluminum upgrades also available which will greatly lower the possibility of the gear stripping itself again. Second issue is the heads. The early heads have cruddy casting and are known for cracking on Cylinders 2 & 3. The crack will go though the valve seats, and into the combustion chambers. The strange thing is, the engine will still run alright because it's not a very high compression engine to begin with, but it will be hard to restart hot and will smoke a lot and it will devour coolant. GM changed the casting sometime in 1985, I have not seen a cracked head on a 1985+ ever. I have on years below though a couple times. By the sound of how yours runs, I would not worry. The ignition system on these has one weak point (until 1987 when it got DIS "Distributorless Ignition System"; Coil Packs), and that is the ICM located inside the distributor itself. Weak part, always worth replacing because it will strand you, sooner or later, it will. Especially if it's original. Spend the few bucks and get the AC Delco one, and it'll easily last 100K miles. The EGR Valve on this engine can also cause odd running issues if it's no longer functional. These engines new were rated at a BLISTERING 92hp, with a 4400 red line. They are slow but very dependable. I own and drive on a regular bases, three cars with this engine in it. They're older FWD cars, but the engine is exactly the same. They're super reliable, and super easy to repair. It's my engine of choice when buying an old car like this. I've been working on the Iron Duke engine for over 10 years now. While it's a boring little engine, I enjoy it.

So it has come to my attention that the views for this video are increasing pretty rapidly. It's to the point where it has surpassed the view count of Part 1 and is at a higher rate. If you haven't watched Part 1, please do so. I poured my heart and soul into making that video, while I only poured my soul into Part 2. It would mean a lot to me.

That has to be a universal experience- grin of pure excitement when it finally runs, then, a second later realizing you forgot to put the coolant/filter/engine parts back in. love it

Just found your videos. I am 60 years old. As I watch your videos it takes me back to when I was your age. Loved cars. Had no money. Had to learn to fix it myself. I have 2 Fieros. I had to restore my 1988 from the ground up like you are doing here. I love that you are working with your brother. I never had that. I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos. Congrats from Tennessee.