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Originally Posted by Carleton Hughes
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Hell,I knew a guy ran it in a Chevy Citation,ripped the whole goddam subframe out! BE CAREFUL!
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OK.. I admit it... I owned a Chevy Citation in High School.... I beat the crap out of that car. But good memories to say the least.... Somehow, cousins and uncles of my local family ended up owning some sort of variation of this car the X-body. Celebrity's, Olds Ciera's, Fiero's, Buick Skylarks, and etc. And somehow we all ended up working on each of these pieces of...
As far as the cradle (as noted above as the subframe) is concerned, they are known to fatigue and crack with the early fwd X-Body and A-Body (share the same cradle with the Fiero). Early 90s A-body cradles were improved.
But I would guess that the Fiero's cradle wouldn't have a problem because it does not handle the steering also, which adds stress to it. Just make sure the cradle mount bolting area are not too corroded. That would cause issues..
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Originally Posted by bgkast
Well I got it for $200. Now I have to find an engine. It should be quick with 240HP if I can get a 3.8 in there and gut it out.
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Sounds like fun! A stock supercharged 3.8 would get you that power, if you can get it cheap.. But I wonder if bay area would clear the belts?