hey everyone! i finally got the Fiero done, i thought everyone would like to see it....
here is the list of stuff completed (exterior):
Flush mount head lights Turn signal covers Front GT air dam Inverted hood Custom lamborghini rear deck lid vent GT side scoops Trans am front brake vents Lip spoiler (waiting to get it back from the paint shop) Enkei RPF1's 17"s (these wheels only come in silver finish, Glendale powder coating, coated them in gold for me) Custom (camaro) exhaust tips Sail panel replacement
the color is Dodge viper red, and i had a semi-panel off paint job (base coat clear coat)
can anyone help me get these posted? i have a few "before" and "after" shots! thanks!!!
pending work... lowering springs (i already have the shocks, struts, ball joints, end-links waiting to go in, the car already has polly all around).
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Erik Member
Posts: 5625 From: Des Moines, Iowa Registered: Jul 2002
hey everyone! i finally got the Fiero done, i thought everyone would like to see it....
here is the list of stuff completed (exterior):
Flush mount head lights Turn signal covers Front GT air dam Inverted hood Custom lamborghini rear deck lid vent GT side scoops Trans am front brake vents Lip spoiler (waiting to get it back from the paint shop) Enkei RPF1's 17"s (these wheels only come in silver finish, Glendale powder coating, coated them in gold for me) Custom (camaro) exhaust tips Sail panel replacement
the color is Dodge viper red, and i had a semi-panel off paint job (base coat clear coat)
can anyone help me get these posted? i have a few "before" and "after" shots! thanks!!!
pending work... lowering springs (i already have the shocks, struts, ball joints, end-links waiting to go in, the car already has polly all around).
http://www.imageshack.us
or if you want to send the pics to me I will post them for you
[This message has been edited by Erik (edited 04-28-2008).]
have to still get the rear spoiler on, but it makes a huge difference. Thanks a lot for posting those! i will get some bettter pix when i get a chance. I just couldn't wait.
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Erik Member
Posts: 5625 From: Des Moines, Iowa Registered: Jul 2002
have to still get the rear spoiler on, but it makes a huge difference. Thanks a lot for posting those! i will get some bettter pix when i get a chance. I just couldn't wait.
no, it's a flush mount lip spoiler from sage (fiberglass guy for fiero warehouse). I will email you pix when i get the spoiler from the paint shop. any chance you can get the front pix posted?
by the way, for those who want to know if 245's in the rear rub with completely stock suspension, the answer is no! they are just fine. I took a hammer to the shock seat before installing the wheel (for clearance, just in case). But it turns out i didn't need to do that, however the offset is as follows...
17x7.5 front with 48mm offset and 17x8 rear with 35mm offset (only ones available in the silver with the 5x100 offset). the wheel weigh less than 16 lbs each!
i must have had at least 60 hours in the body work before turning it over to the paint shop. The front vent is from a forum member (angel) and the rear vent is from Marty at Pisa corp. believe it or not, he took the molds off his "artero" full body car, and it took me several hours to "glass" it in. I used SMC panel adhesive from 3m, but i later found out that Fusion is the best brand to go with for bonding fiberglass to SMC (this comes in a caulking tube and can be used with a conventional caulking gun). I than used light weight body filler and glazing putty to finish. I did the same method for the TA side vents and front hood.
dang, I guess I'm too slow man! Got to say I love the stuff that you've done to it and I love the red/gold combo! I think one of these times we meet up I'm going to have to swap one of those wheels onto my car to see what it looks like. But thats probably not a good idea because I can't afford to get rid of the stockers right not!
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Erik Member
Posts: 5625 From: Des Moines, Iowa Registered: Jul 2002
thanks a lot guys! i tried to do my best on the body work, but between a regular job and school, it was a real pain trying to find the time. i also can't afford to pay a shop thousands of dollars on body work if i can do it myself. i really like working with fiberglass and sometimes i wish i could invest the time to get "really" creative on the glass work.
the trans am side vents don't look to great in person to be honest. i just got tired of sanding on them. but they could have used a little bit more effort. however, this is a daily driver and not a show car, and for that reason, it gets the job done.
i also shaved the front emblem. the car looks a lot better in person. will get some day time shots later.
the vette' is the other toy, just waxed it. check out the reflection in the paint! six-speed car, vortech t-trim v2 on it's way for it! lol...
dang man, your a high roller. I wish I was a broke college student! lol Time for bed, talk to you later man. I'll give you a call sometime this week or call me if you don't hear from me. My house has to be closed by wednesday, so this week is going to be crazy for me and I might space it.
sorry guys, i have been seriously slammed in the last few days (final semester for me at ASU)!!!!
i will get those pictures to brandon tonight.
I just got the vortech supercharger delivered for the corvette! (i see 11's in my future).
I had "something" in mind, i wanted to see if i could *sell* this fiero. If i do, i will purchase another 88' and install a lotus body kit on it, and get it sprayed "electric" blue with the same wheel treatment. The question is, "what do you guys think this one is worth"? I was thinking of getting roughly $8000 for it?
i will also end up documenting the lotus project and selling that one eventually as well.
I don't know, just a thought. I really enjoyed this build (even though i can add to it), i think i would like to get my hands dirty all over again.
the head lights and covers are from Kris (he is really hard to track down) but the item is great. I will be totally honest, they are almost completely useless at night! So, it's really for "looks" rather than functionality. I might have done a pop-up "355" style if i did this one all over again.
He is parting the car out. He tried to sell it but never got any interest. Well, he did from me but I had something suddenly come up that prevented me from buying the car so he just parted it out.
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cptsnoopy Member
Posts: 2585 From: phoenix, AZ, USA Registered: Jul 2003
Those wheels would have sold a long time ago if it were not for the current hard economic times... ( I need a set like that for my project but will have to wait and see what happens after my wife is let go from work.)
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Posts: 4251 From: Sacramento, CA / Reno, NV Registered: Aug 2005
