Archie check your email........LSD

Hey, guys...

Sorry for the delays. I had a death in the family ( nothing to worry about ) and things got a little tangled for a few days. Back to work tomorrow.

Mark

quote Originally posted by Firefox: Hey, guys... Sorry for the delays. I had a death in the family ( nothing to worry about ) and things got a little tangled for a few days. Back to work tomorrow. Mark

I hope all is well mark, my condolences to you and your family.

BTW: Archie has the gas tank ready for you .

quote Originally posted by troyboy: Fiero1Fan to the resque, Timo is going to help me import a special octagon grill from Germany. this is a pic of it in an audi: It's been on back order for the past 6 months in the states with no arrival date. THANKS TIMO!!!!!!!!!!!!

I shipped the grill out to you Archie, you should have it by Friday.

Hey Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pics, pics, pics

Love the cup holder! Source?

~M

quote Originally posted by troyboy: I shipped the grill out to you Archie, you should have it by Friday. Hey Mark!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pics, pics, pics

I think things are going to start getting exciting pretty soon on this car.

In the next few weeks We'll start getting parts back from the platers & powdercoaters. The car will be painted soon. I've been ordering parts big & small left & right.

This is going to start getting interesting soon.

Archie

Cant wait to see this car come alive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Indy#64~FieroNews~Boots~Bag s~Wallets~Headliner~Spare Cover

quote Originally posted by troyboy: Cup holder what do you think? ]

I think that it goes along nicely with your theme. Should look like it belongs there, I say go for it !

EDIT - Holy cow, I just looked at the price - Yeah, def your style

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Very nice! Here a couple more...
http://www.thehoffmangroup....so?prodinc=cupholder
http://www.extremeproducts.biz/cup-cupholder.html
Installation instructions.
http://truck.hownd.com/link...rsal_cup_holder.html

You could custom engrave the outside. How about... Vette-Killer

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Thanks for the feedback , cup holders ordered .

The door looms look promising, thanks

good job on the car, can't wait to see the paint job.

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madcurl, the car in your sig,

is that car made from a fiero as well?

quote Originally posted by avatarofhate: madcurl, the car in your sig, is that car made from a fiero as well?

Yes.

quote Originally posted by troyboy: LSD order placed, according to Quaife it is a direct fit for the US version of the F40. It should be in house in 2 to 3 weeks.

How hard would it be to mount those in the stock Fiero location?

BTW, the car looks great, even better than the last rendition, and the one before that, and the one before that. Keep up the great work!

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88 Fiero Formula V6 auto
99 Kawasaki Ninja ZX-6R
99 Nissan Sentra 1.6L 5speed

quote Originally posted by Jakezilla3: How hard would it be to mount those in the stock Fiero location? BTW, the car looks great, even better than the last rendition, and the one before that, and the one before that. Keep up the great work!

They will fit in the stock nose nicely, you should be able to use the built in marker light as a turn signal, but I'm not sure.






That's Kris's arm in there holding the light while Archie took the picture.

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Ok, ok.....I just got home from our long weekend and will be hitting the car hard and heavy for 2 nights before heading up to the Dells for the long weekend. I just got my sound deadener for the underside of the front and rear clips so I can spray that on before reassembling everything, and the prep is almost done on the front half of the chassis. There aren't any pics that show that work so sorry....no pics. But, when I start spraying I'll have a bunch of pics! There are a ton of little details to work out when you are painting the front compartment so it looks really nice so it's taking time but the results are going to be astounding.

Mark

Ok...I've been working on getting the front part of the chassis ready for paint. Not much to see, but I've got most of the prep work done...



I've decided to use POR-15 on this first as a base covering. Archie sprayed the rest of the chassis with this and it looks excellent, but I'm going to brush this on to give me a little bit of filling qualities, then I'll scuff this up and prime over this. The POR-15 will protect the chassis for the future and give me a solid base to work with. This stuff will never fall off.

The front clip needs just a bit more edging and then it's ready for sealer and a heavy coat of primer for block sanding, then I can paint edges, spray the sound deadener on the underside of everything and reinstall the clip on the car. the rear will go so much easier as there is not as much prep work and the engine bay is pretty much ready to go.





Things are starting to actually look like they are proceeding but this stage always seems really slow. I'm putting it away tonight for the weekend as Kristie and I are heading up to the Wisconsin Dells for the Dells Run tomorrow right after work, then I promise that you'll see some fresh paint by the end of next week.

Mark

Thanks for the update.

The coolant pipes, Front crossmember, engine cradle & a bunch of other parts came in from Powdercoating today.







Archie

Looks good to me.

quote Originally posted by Firefox: Things are starting to actually look like they are proceeding but this stage always seems really slow. I'm putting it away tonight for the weekend as Kristie and I are heading up to the Wisconsin Dells for the Dells Run tomorrow right after work, then I promise that you'll see some fresh paint by the end of next week. Mark

Tic, Toc.....
no pressure

quote Originally posted by troyboy: oops I forgot the link: http://www.stylintrucks.com...658&scid=affprod I'm still shopping for a better price

Very nice. Was ready to go and order one but $170 for a cup holder? No way. I'll keep obeying the not drinking while driving law

quote Originally posted by Alex4mula: Very nice. Was ready to go and order one but $170 for a cup holder? No way. I'll keep obeying the not drinking while driving law

I agree and I shopped for a better price
http://www.clparts.com/clsh...ries/beverage-holder

I think you can find them cheaper than this but you will have to go with a plastic face instead of billet

quote Originally posted by troyboy: HiddenLicense Plate Kit. This kit allows you to swing your license plate out of view with a push of a button. You can also wire it up your ignition so it will automatically disappear when you park.

I spent hours searching the web for a solution and didn't come upon this kit. I need something like this.

Thats pretty cool. I remember seeing it on that hoffman group site I posted earlier. They have all kinds of crazy gadgets. You can easily go super spy like James Bond... only with a fiero twist.

The 1st of the Chrome parts has arrived from plating.

The coil racks & the valve covers.



Archie

That looks good Archie, It would even look better next to some orange paint......... Mark.

About that cup holder, where in a stock interior would you mount it so that the driver can use it.

A couple of years ago, I tried to find a place for the same cup holder and could not find a place to put it.

Regards,

David

quote Originally posted by D2inDFW: About that cup holder, where in a stock interior would you mount it so that the driver can use it. A couple of years ago, I tried to find a place for the same cup holder and could not find a place to put it. Regards, David

Thats a good question, but I'm not using a stock interior


Archie is going to mount them under the soon to be glove box in my car. Trust me with a 6spd and a LS7 passing the drinks will be the job of the co-pilot, just nice for her to have a place to put them.

Any new paint pics? Teasers?

I've got the front end ready for paint. I was all set to spray the front end of the chassis this afternoon as I've been working all week on the little stuff under the hood but we had a bunch of sever storms roll through and I had to get Kristie's car into the garage for the duration. We had a bit of hail and I didn't want to leave her car out. The wiring is all taped up and ready to go and the entire front clip is ready for primer. I expect to have the front part of the chassis in paint tomorrow afternoon and the front clip primed and edged so I can get that back on the car and finish up the engine compartment and rear clip edging.

Pics tomorrow...I promise.

Mark the pictureless paint guy

quote Originally posted by Firefox: I expect to have the front part of the chassis in paint tomorrow afternoon and the front clip primed and edged so I can get that back on the car and finish up the engine compartment and rear clip edging. Pics tomorrow...I promise. Mark the pictureless paint guy

Well, I'm bored; please entertain me

quote Originally posted by madcurl: Well, I'm bored; please entertain me

Ok...time for some entertainment.













I sprayed one more coat of color after the last shot and the clear isn't shown in the pics. As I type here, there is another weather front moving in and we've got more heavy rain. I'm going to spray the last coat of clear in about 15 minutes and it'll be done for the night. It's looking great!

Mark the picture posting paint guy