Ok ..Now that the side scoops are well underway and al most ready for shipping I decided to show you a picture of the front, but not straight on. It shows a better view of the hood vents and nose scoops this way. Shipping for the side scoops, if all goes well health wise and I strike no glitches starts Friday.
No exact price yet Stage-2 I kinda have to work things out as I build them. But it will not be a front fascia replacement but rather the mix and match bolt/bond on items shown in the previous front view posts. Keeps everyone individual that way and some may not want nose scoops etc. But I know it will be available in about a month. I have a workshop now and if I want to pay the rent I have to keep making the products. Well mind you the rent on the workshop is very cheap at about US$36 a week for a workshop the size of a 6 car garage, and has a mezanine level over half of it. Plus it is near Ponti-World and he also has the wharehouse next door to the one I rented. Starting to create a big Pontiac dealership over here if we keep taking the other workshops HHMMM only have to kick out the wood worker and the electrical supplies people, the panel shop and mechanic can stay...LOL
In my head Tabs. Plus some input from what people liked and disliked when I posted the original design on the forum. That is one of the finished designs. There will be other mix and match options.
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onfire Member
Posts: 1560 From: Maple Valley, WA Registered: Oct 2000
Hey, everyone has their own tastes. Wouldn't the world be boring if we didn't. You might like the other side panels I am doing yet. But they will come later. Much LATER! There is to be 3 other kinds.
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XDrewX Member
Posts: 241 From: Millersville, MD USA Registered: Jun 2001
Hey Aus, I have been trying to design a new front fascia for about 3 months, i have spent countless hours on this, I could not seem to come up with something I really liked.......well after I saw the above picture, i threw all my sketches away..... I LOVE THE FRONT FASCIA !!!!!!!
It would probably be easier at this point if I just sold the house and sent the cash to you. DON'T SHOW ANYTHING ELSE!!! I'm already salivating like Pavlov's dawg!
How much and how long before you ship?
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lowfunds Member
Posts: 177 From: Sturgis,MI USA Registered: Jun 2000
Jim,I sent you a check already.Is the price the same($390)?If not,keep the balance as a deposit on my next purchase.Again,do you know what clearance time is on checks from the USA?
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COUNTIBLIS Member
Posts: 378 From: Elizabethtown, ky Registered: Nov 1999
Killer, Jim! I love the whole package. One thing tho-do you plan on making the rear as agressive as the front? I've seen the planned rear, but I think the front without the bottom and top scoops would be a perfect match for the rear. Good work, mate!
PS-Don't overwork yourself, ya hear?
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Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
Well, since I didn't buy that 3800 s/c from TerryK... I may be able to convince my wife to let me get started on a Stage2 conversion! I'll work on it- so count me in too!
Now AUS, you're not overworking yourself again are you?
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AusFiero Member
Posts: 11513 From: Dapto NSW Australia Registered: Feb 2001
Well to answer a few questions. It is in Photoshop. Yes it is getting made. It will be made within the next 5 weeks if the orders keep coming in for the other products so I can afford to fund it. The pattern making and moulds don't come cheap, even doing them myself. But if you want the hood vents I noticed you asked for in anther thread Doni I could probably rush that bit along to be ready in about 2 weeks or less, something to do inbetween curing times on othr things.
Oh, and no I am not overdoing things. I work short hours and it has been a month now since surgery. Another month or 2 and I will be totally back to normal, well better than normal because I felt better days after surgery than I had felt in the 3 years previous.
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Songman Member
Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
Aus, how much of the original fascia is used? Is the entire grill cut-out replaced or just the center V added? And what about molding in the vents at the top. Looks like you won't have much room to work it from the back...
Most of the original fascia stays Songman. There will be enough room for all the new bits to bolt in and be stuck with an epoxy two part glue (or double sided tape, automotive grade) that can stick the 2 types of material together. The reperesentation does not show the flanges very well. Also you will have to remove your fascia to fit the parts. The lower grill sction is actually larger than an original Fiero one. I just got sick of drawing and didnt put the outer flange on it. Ther is other grill options that will be available also.
I could make complete fascias but that then leaves no option for mix and match pieces and would cost me a fortune to cover every possible combination of parts I designed.
Originally posted by AusFiero: Most of the original fascia stays Songman. There will be enough room for all the new bits to bolt in and be stuck with an epoxy two part glue (or double sided tape, automotive grade) that can stick the 2 types of material together. The representation does not show the flanges very well. Also you will have to remove your fascia to fit the parts. The lower grill section is actually larger than an original Fiero one. I just got sick of drawing and didn't put the outer flange on it. There is other grill options that will be available also.
I could make complete fascias but that then leaves no option for mix and match pieces and would cost me a fortune to cover every possible combination of parts I designed.
Great work Aus! I have a question. Would it be possible to create an optional fascia to go with your different trim/molding pieces? What I am getting at is I think if you took the design you have in your picture and made it onto a fascia that looked like the one from the 89-90 prototype, that would be unbelievably awesome. I'm not sure if I'm saying this right, so let me try it this way. Imagine the front of the 89-90 prototype, ok, now imagine it with the stage2 mods on it. ... .. that would look very sharp. I like how the body lines come off of the front parking lights. Anyhow, just a thought. Please let me know if you think I'm dumb or just crazy ... Take it easy!
-Fatal
P.S. what's with those lil' round holes at the bottom on each side of the venting? They kinda look cool, but was curious as for their purpose. Also have you tested any of this or other design for there aerodynamic properties? Thanks!
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AusFiero Member
Posts: 11513 From: Dapto NSW Australia Registered: Feb 2001
I have an 89 hybrid design that will take the stage 2 parts. Future project. The botton holes can be used for driving lights or for ducting air to the front brakes, or even to the radiator.
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pontiacs4me Member
Posts: 500 From: Wichita, Ks, USA Registered: Feb 2001
Hey aus, are you going to make the covers for the stock turn singal holes in the fascia, like in one of your previous posts? I liked the one where you had the fog lights and amber turning lights mounted in the cover. And if they are going to be bond on parts, how are you going to do the vents that go on the top of the fascia? Man that thing looks wicked. I cant wait until I finally save up enough money to buy the kit. I made up a pic of my car on photoshop, painted bright orange, with the sides on it, lowered with the wheels I want and the sail panel extensions, and one of my friends thought it was a ferrari 355.
Originally posted by pontiacs4me: Hey aus, are you going to make the covers for the stock turn singal holes in the fascia, like in one of your previous posts? I liked the one where you had the fog lights and amber turning lights mounted in the cover. And if they are going to be bond on parts, how are you going to do the vents that go on the top of the fascia? Man that thing looks wicked. I cant wait until I finally save up enough money to buy the kit. I made up a pic of my car on photoshop, painted bright orange, with the sides on it, lowered with the wheels I want and the sail panel extensions, and one of my friends thought it was a ferrari 355.
Don't be shy, post the picture.
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AusFiero Member
Posts: 11513 From: Dapto NSW Australia Registered: Feb 2001
I'll draw them back in tonight. They are just 1 of a few options. I got tired last night after working on the kit most of the day and then drawing most of the night. Today I have done a bit more on the body kit but now it is time for some rest with the family.
Originally posted by AusFiero: But if you want the hood vents I noticed you asked for in another thread Doni I could probably rush that bit along to be ready in about 2 weeks or less, something to do inbetween curing times on other things.
Naw, Jim...
I'm gonna get some Sunfire ones from Cadaver. But we can DEFINITELY talk about the fascia. No rush, though. I'm gonna go ahead and paint with the side & trunk scoops. I can always do the fascia when it's ready. Get some rest.
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pontiacs4me Member
Posts: 500 From: Wichita, Ks, USA Registered: Feb 2001
Aus is my new god! Aus you as the man! I have been waiting for something to come out that wont change the look of the fiero and here it is! life issssss good! all hail AUS!
Great job Aus! I like the whole concept except for the Pontiac logo and the GT. The rest looks great. I especially like the extra inlets at the top of the nose. It really serves to break up all that area. I take it they are functional. Nothing worse than fake bits and pieces.
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COUNTIBLIS Member
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