{"id":1013,"date":"2009-12-18T10:53:50","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T15:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1013"},"modified":"2015-04-05T02:16:10","modified_gmt":"2015-04-05T06:16:10","slug":"fiero-community-helps-teen-with-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1013","title":{"rendered":"Fiero Community Helps Teen with Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tyler's<\/p>\n

Although this is not an engine swap story I still wanted to put it up. The story talks about how the Fiero.com community helped a young man with terminal cancer fix his Fiero so he could drive it. This story is very heart warming and shows how great the car enthusiast community can be. Although we might prefer specific types of cars or trucks, we can all appreciate the enjoyment another person can have from working on and driving their favorite ride.<\/p>\n

Source: Tyler’s Toy<\/a> and KARE11<\/a> via Jalopnik<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Although this is not an engine swap story I still wanted to put it up. The story talks about how the Fiero.com community helped a young man with terminal cancer fix his Fiero so he could drive it. This story is very heart warming and shows how great the car enthusiast community can be. Although… Read More »Fiero Community Helps Teen with Cancer<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[127],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1013","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fiero"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":141994,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=141994","url_meta":{"origin":1013,"position":0},"title":"Pontiac Fiero with a Cadillac Northstar V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"December 9, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"This 1984 Pontiac Fiero SE is powered by a 4.6 L Cadillac Northstar V8. 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