Restoring the Subframe (Pontiac Fiero) | Saturday Projects
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0:00 ronald finger or soon to be: ronald
@Ronald Finger When I was a pipefitter in my twenties I took the guard off the grinder constantly, until...one day the cutting wheel exploded, a big chunk went right through my jeans, right next to my Sunday Funnies on my inner thigh. It just barely cut me, but left a massive black and purple bruise that didn't heal till after the cut. When it hit, it felt like being shot by a BB gun. Stung so bad it made my scalp tingle.
@Ronald Finger That cutoff wheel should've been replaced before reaching that size.
Make m📸📽📼🎞o
@181charlie "Ronald not so Finger"
More like: Ronald Fingerless.
4:30 Almost mistaken that cap for his foot lol
I worked on a bunch of these back when they were new, they were fun to drive, fast, affordable and they were very popular. My efforts were Mostly concerned with electrical issues, no doubt you know by now the battery cables are impossible to change out. And, alternators died often and starters were a nightmare due to early heat death so many got swapped out without the heat shields being put back on. Just look at what you had to do to even see the starter heat shield! I fixed many of the computers when they let the smoke out; typically a thermistor would fry in spectacular fashion because the battery cable ends rotted off. But, back then any way, I was able to buy new thermistors at RADIO SHACK. These were fun to drive but many got totaled out when the computers went up in smoke, not really flames usually, and a lot of them did let the smoke out. I developed a system of soldering on new cable ends to the existing cables, because as you know by now, the cables are impossible to change out. A belt, alternator or starter could cause that damned computer to smoke and an insurance company would total one of these out. By about 1990 The junk yards were full of Fieros. Good luck, parts catalogues still show parts for these because everything was common GM stuff.
become an actor already 🙄🤌🏼💯
Not a very environmentally friendly process with the chemicals and oil being washed onto the ground.
Oh no
Nice I am maybe thinking about a Fiero 2M4.
With as much oven cleaner he buys and goes through the people at the store must wonder what he is cooking that gets the oven so dirty.
Free Ronald!!
You used tin snips to cut wire?
Whats really cool about your resto, is that you will know every nut and bolt of this car very well. If anything goes wrong in the future, you'll have a very good grasp of what to do.
Oven Cleaner "this stuff pretty much tears through all oil and grime " but amazingly doesn't seem to do anything to my perfect lungs or eyes, its quite incredible really :) Safety equipment sucks to wear but fortunately it works which is often impossible to understand before something has gone very wrong... Seriously glad that blade didn't go in your eye though ! I love your channel, Thanks
Always great content. Fantastic work!
That field fragment could kill u
I am Venezuelan, I see you from Chile I love your video of the restoration of the FIERO
PAR CONTRE AVEC TES PRODUITS CHIMIQUE TU POLLUES LA TERRE PAS BIEN NO GOOD
The "Ť̴̗h̴̡̛̞̳̪̹̘̘̱͕̃͗̐̀̅̓a̴̗̝̹̿͊́̈͐͆̋̕ͅţ̴̧̮̳̩̓̌ ̸̭̺̲̰͓̇͗̈́͊͜w̶̢̘̭̗͕̱̼̫͚͈̎͋̈́̈́̚å̷̯̩̈́̂̿͊̾̃̐͘s̵̩̓̚n̸͈̩̰̾́̋̔̓̈́'̵̛̛͉̞̤̳̿̈́͒̋̀́̋̚t̷͚͓̘͆̓̇ͅ ̵̡͕͍͈̭̝͔̹̣͚̅͗́͗͌͆̏̏m̵̧̲̠̙̪̱̤͚̪͙͑̄͋̽̒̉̿̒͠e̵̡͍̺̍̾͌͑͊̉̕͠ ̵̪͉̺̣̣̫̟̩̃ͅẗ̴̡͓͇̜̤h̶͖̼̥̠̪̗̲̹̭͍͒̽̅͆͝á̸̢̢̛̘͎͈̰̗̝̫͈̔̆́́̃̇̀t̶̡͓͈̫̫̲̹̹̗̿ ̴̙͓̻͓͎͕͉͇̓͒͛́c̵̼͙̳͊̑̋͂͂̿̒̊ȃ̵̻̞̟̫̭͚͈̅͌̈́̓͜ͅm̵͓̥̏ȩ̷̧̡̢̛̫̥̥̇̈́͗̽ ̵̩̯͓̞̭̠̱̼̙̀̌̈́̚o̵̡̪͓̝̝̩͔̙̓̀̒̒͘̚ừ̴̱̪̯̮̩̥̲̥̬̽̇̋̊̉͝ţ̴̹̰̫͖̟̱̐.̵̧̻̘̉̓̿̕ ̸̡̩̮͕̱̠̩̰͓͑̂̀́́͋̾Í̵̼̫'̴̢̢̧̮͉̦̲̮̲̉͊̀͊̈́m̸̝͐̅̈́̅̈́̋̓̄ ̷̟̭̱͖͑̒̉͐́s̸̻̤̮͔̤̪̾͒t̶̛̬͇̱̩͍͚͚̿͒̆͝i̴̫͆̎̈́̕l̷̢̗̣̱̂̋̚l̸̨̨͓̙͍̠̙̞̩͛͆͂̿͘ ̵̧͇̣͖̯͙͔̰͒͆̆̉͋̅̍͛s̶̡̥̥̩̠̠̹̳̦̈͊̀̃̍̌̽t̴̗̘̣̙͚̟͔́̀̔́͆͆̚͝ū̷̠̠͔̠̑͂̈̏̉̓͆ͅç̸͈̖̣͍̠̙͌̓̽̀͜k̷̮͙͍̂̆͋ ̷̧̮̫̆̔̔̃͋͌͝t̷͕̜̙̥́̅͂̉̐̕ẖ̷̛̮̳̜̓̿̆̑̉͌̈́̒̉e̶͍͓̝̭͊ͅr̵̥̪̝̰̞͕̞͖͕͐͒̽̀͠e̶̱̖͈͕͍̝̜͖̬̍͗͊̌͠.̷̼͗͆͠ ̸͙̀̎́̓̏̍͆̉̂̚H̷̨̀̒̃͊̈͑̓ȩ̵̜̝͛̏̈́̓̂͠͠l̶̙͓̭̝͋̑̔̐̑̋̐̈͝p̸͈̙̩͂͗̂͗̄̈́͛͜.̶͍̜͌̉̀̀" really hit me . . .
A wire wheel on a bench grinder is a great way to clean up rusty original hardware.
The engine mounts must have come from that shithole Fierostore. All they sell is junk that never fits the car.
Nah it came from the cheapest manufacturer that RockAuto carries. The Fiero Store is great, just had one issue with an exhaust pipe from them.
Hey Ronald, what electric ratchet is that?
Good video with plenty of corn.
I love all of your videos they are so smooth and we'll spoken and very entertaining and fun.....
why are you cutting against the disc rotation?! you're holding anglegrinder upsidedown. no wonder it broke
Throw the bolts in Evap-o-Rust as you remove them? It’s genuinely magic.
5:30 what!!?
Dude....you got soooo lucky with that grinder blade....please don't use the grinder without the blade shield, as it will grenade a blade into you face or other valuables, resulting is stitches or worse. We really like you and your videos and would hate to see you hurt.
Is there some backstory to the horror edits? I mean they are awesome but they are so... well interesting.
It seems he is running an ARG or unfiction series at the same time of his normal videos. He is doing an interesting job.
Might want to try using safety glasses. Just a thought. Eye injuries are not fun.
Christmas tree drill bit on Christmas eve🎅
I found this whole Fiero restoration series yesterday and i binged it all and now im so sad, i have to wait for more. I truly have fallen in love with this channel, i always enjoy people fixing up their project cars, but here there is a splash of humour (or horror), i love that. I too have some technical knowledge of cars but have never done any work on them, so i truly feel like i learn with you on these videos. Thank you for the awesome videos, keep em comming, i hunger for more!
So you could call it a.... Cradle of Filth? I'll see myself out.
Your going to have a nice Fiero when your done!
hey mate! just wanted to let you know I started watching from the Fiero build and have enjoyed every episode so far. Love these little resto videos as well but if those rusty bolts worry you so much just hit them on the wire wheel to make quick work of them, they wont come up perfect if they're real bad but trust me its worth the effort if the bolts are seen/
Eyes bleeding here because of rusty bolts, why didn't you just sandblast them?
Bro I am a fan for sure !Really appreciate what you do, how you take time... but I'm really ready for you to slap that engine back into that vehicle, merry Christmas
I couldn't help but notice there was a Black Carpenter Ant Swarmer crawling around on the concrete floor at 3:41 while you were working on the bushings. Carpenter ants can be rather destructive to existing wooden structures and you should make sure that you don't have an infestation starting. Also, I've really enjoyed watching you bring the old Fiero back to life.
Looking forward to the next video!
Please help support him on Patreon.
Where did you go?
Will there be a Christmas gift in the form of a new video? We can only hope so! 🤞🏼
Ronald Finger, if we don’t hear from you, have a great holiday!
I hope so. I’m really struggling getting it running properly, so it’ll be a while for the next main episode.
Duuuuuuude, where's the next one????
... no uplouds sad
You dah Man !!!!
Boi I'm still waiting for a new video
Try a good product called Super Clean...
UGH!!!! How much longer until next video????
@Ronald Finger FIX IT ALREADY YOU'RE KILLING ME SMALLS!
3 million years
Maybe on a later day, paint the car black and silver just like subframe. They complement each other perfectly. However, the issue would always be the cost...
7:29 Please get a higher table. My back is killing me just by looking at yours. Plus, you only get one spine, so take care of it! Love your vids!
Its been a month Ronald another video please 😪💔
Where is the next video
Give your car a Name
Lol forgets to wire wheel the bolt heads still love the video it gives it character!
I hope you consider using lye as opposed to oven cleaner. Oven cleaner is just crappy, more expensive lye in a can. I'd also have used a grinder and a much heavier wire wheel instead of that wimpy wire wheel on a drill. That's a good way to get really tired. The right tools make things so much easier. Other than that, looking good. Hope you keep at it.
Any idea at all when your going to get this ferio wrapped up ? (Ballpark??) Or at least the next video ??
5:24-6:15 LOL! David Lynch!
I like that the Sub story is that Past/Present and Future versions of you are at odds with eachother.
Jonzing for a new Video, hope your well, cant wait for a new upload
yo when will u being making the next episode i really want to see the next one and this is my fav car and i found your you tube channel when i go interested in car restorations and watched every top gear and car restorations on Netflix and got bored and look it up and found the ferio episode 1 and fell in love with it and watched all the episode to episodes 5 and i have watched both Saturday episodes and the engine removal from the car and was so fasinated with the steps of it and really lized that it was harder than it looked and so i will be happy if u even can make another Saturday episode. if u do read this comment plz shout out on the next episode if u want. i am very excited to see the next one and can't wait to see the full car in its true former glory . love your channel .
This is such a great project. Thanks for taking the time to do it well and document the process. I'm also appreciative of your film and editing work. Keep it up!
What's up with the description? I don't get it.
all that production for a restore video lol you get a subscribe from me
Just a tad disappointed you used the rusted bolts and washers especially since you had the tool to clean them up right there.
Not many people can afford to restore a car at age 40 and the ones that can don't do the work themselves - you should be proud of your accomplishment at such a young age.
I'm loving the little lore bits
great vid, the fade at 6:00 was so good.
We need a new video Ronald!!!
Thanks Ron interesting and informative as always
No medium strength thread locker on those bolts? I know someone who would be upset...
Ronald, please, post another video soon. I am okay if it is just the car being cleaned or something!
Another fantastic video! Try not to misplace the subframe again 😂
I was waiting for the frame to be chasing you somehow. Had me going for a minute! fun! How about restoring the Go cart?
Here's a newer version of the Fiero for anyone looking to pick one up: sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/d/san-diego-1987-refurbished-pontiac-fiero/7002510689.html
Is there gonna be a body paint and plastic restauration episode?
Wait - you carefully remove all the rust, repaint, drill holes, then... leave the bare metal exposed in the holes as you bolt an engine mount through them? That bare metal will rust in a hurry.
I love this series and been following since the first video. Lot of work and its looking good. Still, ill never understand why your buying new, or restoring parts to bolt back on with rusty hardware. Something so small and cheap lol
Does that count as a vibe check?
I had to google what that meant
Thanks for not squashing the ant at 3:54....
Those bushing caps are just forbidden donuts
very twin peaks season 3! loved it!
TG someone else saw David Lynch's style in that bit!
He kinda sounds like the guy from Zombieland
Spends hours and hours restoring. Uses rusty hardware.
Keep up the great work and documentation. Looking forward to your next installment. Also.....what brand is that right angle power ratchet are you using?
I've recently bought a 1987 Pontiac Fiero and will have to do so much of the same stuff. Maybe I should record the restoration of mine and upload it with my lack of video editing talent and low resolution budget camera. I recently bought some of that Eastwood internal frame coating for an MGB Roadster and have yet to use it. Hopefully it works well. Additionally, I have used plenty of the Eastwood and Skyco phosphoric acid to convert rusty surfaces both on the MGB and a 1989 Dodge D100.
Nice job !
Awesome video, great progress!!
glad to see this car getting so more love!!
Great job mr finger.
I remember reading somewhere that the 86 or 89 subframe was different and 2 inches lower. I can't remember what years it was and wasn't just the motor mounts or the frame itself.
Get yourself a cheap HF angle grinder and put a wire wheel on that.
Fantastic video as always. So inspired by your jobs on that car. Can't wait to see the rest and specially the Exterior part when you are polishing and protection the car! BTW, what's the exact name of the music/song at the end of the video?
Might sound weird but now I want less often uploads
I swear it's always raining in our area with our 1000 season havin asses.
OMG you have a blaster why dont you blast the bolts, get a magnetic tray to put them in and blast and paint them.
Does David Lynch know how awesome you are yet?
Excellent restoration series of your Fiero! IMHO when pressure washing anything, using a wire brush or a cut-off wheel, you might want to wear safety googles. It's better to wear safety googles when you still have two eyes, than to lose an eye, and then decide safety googles would be a good idea.
The sound work on the horror bit was great with headphones! Overall great video. At least you admit to being a maniac about reusing rusty hardware. If you're committed to that decision, don't take the criticism too hard. It's your project, be smart about how you do the work but don't be too surprised when people have different opinions about how and what you should do.
The shorts are the best part on these videos, keep it up!
And that's why you should always wear eye protection...
I have really enjoyed your Fiero series so far, and your added cinematic elements are always so fun and unexpected. Thank you!
Use a tack rag on surfaces before primer or paint
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