I just realized there are some photos that I took last fall which never made it into this thread. Here they are:







When the car is dirty, you can see the details better.

I was thinking that exiting the exhaust out the body like lemans cars would look sweet with this style.




You could use the existing holes that are already in the bumper and just trim them around the tips.

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That's a neat idea. Unfortunately, there's this "impact beam" thing in the way...

But I'm seriously considering a center-exit exhaust. Maybe one of you Photochop wizards can move the license plate up a couple inches and stick a pair of glass-packs in the middle?

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Im planning on ditching the plate, putting it in the backwindow or something IOWA'N like that and having the exhaust come out of there. Ill have it come off the 3800 exhaust manifold directly behind it, and right into a dual tipped chrome muffler.

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Hmmm... looks interesting. Although, I was thinking of having the mufflers closer to the ground, like the muffler is now.

Anyway, I did some more work on the trunk today. The fiberglass seems to be fully cured. I was able to stand in the trunk without falling through. So I think it's good to go.

Now it's time to clean up the trunk carpet and re-install it. Before doing that, I decided to install some firewall insulation material. In addition to acting as heat insulation, it also acts as a sound absorber. Let me tell you, with no carpet or insulation, that trunk resonates like a drum. A couple photos:





While I was at it, I also painted some POR15 on all the seams in the metal... to help prevent rust.

The trunk carpet was really grungy. With the help of some Simple Green and a pressure washer, I was able to get it looking halfway decent. I just have to wait for it to dry...

that looks pretty neat. Personally i would go with exiting through the impact beam and rear blinkers...but it's not my car and it is your safety at risk

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looking great from what i can see...why not try laying a mirror underneath to reflect available light up under your car ....just an idea it might work

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It isnt re-creation....its recreation!!!!

HELL YEA fiero wannabe, thats perfect lol. I needed that! I was thinking of using somehting like...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymot...mZ280094147038QQrdZ1


That! I think that would be pretty cool.

Blacktree, I sent you a PM.

Crap, the exhaust coming out of the license plate wont work, along with the reflector holes. The same support plate runs behind it. Im not willing to cut through or mess with this BUT. One could make a thick metal box the exhaust could go through and weld it between the plates so it stil has support. I just dont feel comfortable messing with it. BEsides, i scored a newer grand am exhaust i like!

I really like you air diffuser. I have always wanted to do something like it. When you laid the fiberglass piece
in did you rivet to the rest of the rear facia or did you glass it in? If you glassed it in how did you account for
the flexibility difference between them

Great job
Keith

bump...my main question throught this whole thing.....how the hell much did that thing end up weighing?????

I never weighed the diffuser fascia. But I doubt it weighs much more than the original. It doesn't seem to take any extra effort to lift it. :shrug:

Also keep in mind that any extra weight will be offset by the truncated trunk.

hehe yeah true..it just looks heavy with all the wood and glass, the glass bottem trunk prolly weighs more than what you cut out also....so now is that 100lb weight limit in a fiero's trunk acually apply to yours? lol

quote Originally posted by 88 Silver Formula: ...the glass bottem trunk prolly weighs more than what you cut out also...

I would find that hard to believe. The fiberglass in those parts is less than 1/8" thick. In the big flat areas of the diffuser, it's only 1/16" thick. In contrast, the original urethane plastic is about 3/16" thick.

I'm just playing with photoshop. Its not the best, but....I think this would look a lot better if i had used rectangular tips, but IMO it would look sweet with the exhaust exiting in the same area.

If you read my Silver Freak Project thread, you'll see what I eventually did with the exhaust. Also, any new information will be posted in there.