I will be doing BOTH mods!!

edit: Sorry I stole page 2!

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I guess that we're booth snooping around the forum at the same time. Yes, I see that you stole page two!

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I'll sell page 2 to you cheap! Sent you an email.

YAY! the underside if the deck lid is done!!!! Is it perfect? No. But I'm pretty darn happy with it. There's still a few imperfections and the odd "wave" but over all I think it looks good. Let me tell you it feels really good to have some progress on this. When I was in the middle of the glassing/filing/sanding phase it felt like nothing was ever going to be done.

Anyways what do you think:




Nolan

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That looks REALLY good!

Now what does the other side look like

Awesome work Nolan. Don't see my old 3.4 dohc lying around the garage anywhere

crzyone:

The 3.4 DOHC is hiding, it's still in bit and pieces patiently waiting for me to get to it.

doublec4:

I just flipped the deck lid over to get some shots and here they are:

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May I ask what may be a silly question? Why did you only cut open 3 of the ribs? The 1st and 5th you left closed.

quote Originally posted by Fiero1Fan: May I ask what may be a silly question? Why did you only cut open 3 of the ribs? The 1st and 5th you left closed.

The first rib (at the front edge) wasn't open in the pictures that Golden sent me and it sits at a different angle that the rest of the ribs. I suppose that it could be opened up. I may give some consideration to this but bacause of the construction of the vent I think it would not be able to be cut to match the other three.

The final rib (at the back) is only about 1/2" high so you would end up with a very narrow slot and I don't think that it would be practical to do.

Nolan

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that is a great decklid there the underside is near oem factory looking. i like both ur mods would love to see both completed and car done. i might do the vent to my decklid but i think ill have someone else do it not that brave (well not yet anyway). so far so good keep it up man

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Wow, that looks really good! I might have been insprired to add a decklid vent when I get my car re-painted next. I didnt realize how modified and well done that car will end up being. Now get to the 3.4 DOHC !!

-Jeff

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--180* t-stat, (cam degrees) 1.5 degree intake advance and 5 degree exhaust retard, ported lower intake, FFP pulley, A/C Idler, flowmaster exhaust, EGR delete, K&N filter, chip-- --Check out the Fiero Kingdom!--

Thanks for the comments. The 3.4 DOHC will be down the road abit as I am redoing the suspension, Lebaron brake upgrade, adding power mirrors and door locks etc, etc....

Nolan

Sourmug, unfortunatly my landlord doesn't let me use the un-attached garage as he keeps some maintanance supplies in there...it's also in my lease that I can't use it Soon I will be house shopping so I will deffinately be on the lookout

BTW: Great work there! One of the better looking deck ven't I have seen. I'm sure she (he?) will be a real beauty when all finished up!

~Shane

Woohoo! My next project has arrived from Driven Visions. I purchased a low profile hood scoop. While I think the larger scoops such as Skitime's are very well done, they are too "in your face" so to speak. (No pun intended ) I want to have some thing a little more subtle. I think it's just a matter of personal preference.

Here is a picture of the top of the scoop:

The bottom:

And a lousy profile shot, but you get the idea:


The top finish is much better than the deck lid vent but the bottom of course will require a fair bit of work to smooth it out so that the final product will look OEM. There is a bit of warpage but I think it will lay out fine once I start to attach it to the hood.

Here are some pictures from the Ebay add. first one with the dimensions:


And a finished look:


I hope to be able to achieve the smooth look of the one on the green car. I have seen one on which it appeared to be adhered to the surface of the hood so that there was a raised band around the scoop. It was not the look that I am hoping for.

So, opinions, condemnations, have I gone to the dark side of rice???
Nolan

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I usually don't like hood scoops but THAT one looks GOOD . I'm wondering if the cutouts will actually allow hot air out though; they look pretty far back, maybe even over the spare tire trunk ....

PaulJK:

Yes the scoop cut outs are pretty far back but I should be able to cut openings through the hood behind the radiator and use the space between the hood and the raised portions of the scoop to vent. That's my theory anyways and I think it will work.

Nolan

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Looks great!
Now I just have to install my fender vents!

PS. You have mail!

Intel:

I have replied to your e-mail.

Nolan

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I did a little bit of work on the side scoops today. I wanted to patch some of the minor damage.

This corner had cracked in a couple of places but the bottom layer of mat is still intact. I applied some Corvette Panel Adhesive while holding the cracks open. Then I supported it from behind with a small piece of angle iron clamped to the backside. This will hold the piece strait while the adhesive cures:


Here is a repair of a crack that cuts diagonally through the layers of mat. Again the adhesive was applied similar to the repair above and clamped shut:


The skirts have a few dimples in them from the molding process and they are being filled:
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I don't imagine that any fiberglass part comes out of the mold and is perfect not requiring any kind of touch-up. Again the amount of work that will be required shouldn't be too much for these parts. I also tried out the new sander smoothing some of the seams and rough edges, if you can afford one of these I would highly recommend that you get one, it is great! I purchased mine though Ebay from this vendor - "autobodydepot". It is the Chicago Pneumatic Random Orbital Air Sander CP-7200S Mini Sander w/2" & 3" Pads/Sandpaper and Case.

Nolan

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** UPDATE **

I hvave forgotten to show the primer that I am now using thanks to the advice of Custom2M4 and 355Fiero. What I did was go down to the local Autobody Supply store and asked for advice on materials and preparation and explained what I was doing, they were extremely helpful and recommended the following.

Final sanding with 400 grit paper.
Cleaming of the deck lid with soap and water.
And a final cleaning with a degreaser.
I also used acetone as one of the steps. Here is the acetone and the degreaser.

I am using a high build primer. This picture shows the reducer on the left, the primer in the middle and the activator on the right.

For a sealer coat the recommended mix for this product (yours may be different) is 4 parts primer, 1 part activator and 2 parts reducer.
For a medium caot with some filling the mix is 4/1/1
For a high build coat the mix is 4/1 with no reducer.

Here is a picture of the detail spray gun that I am using. You will also need a water/oil filter to prevent fisheye and of course a good quality mask:


I have now seen the light about spray can versus real primer. The automotive primer is 1000% better than the spray can junk. It just flows on much smoother and covers way better.

Thanks again guys!

Nolan


Edit to add: It's great working in an engineering firm, I get all the free paper that I need for masking off parts!

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It's now about 8 hours after I sprayed the Deck lid. The automotive primer sure leaves a nice smooth finish. After looking it over there are a few tiny tiny pinholes and as a previously indicated just a little more sanding to do. I have applied the glazing putty and will be doing the final sanding and primer coat tomorrow.



I hope you guys are finding this thread to be informative, I've sure learned a lot doing this. If you had told me that I could do this a year ago I wouldn't have believed it!

Nolan

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Awesome work man. I really want to see this in person

Wow! I bet its next to impossible to get a better factory finish than the one you've got there!

Can't wait to see the deck in place!

It's an awesome thread, Nolan. You're doing a great job. Thanx for the extra time to do the thread...

Bob

Thanks for the compliments guys, I'm really quite happy with it. I'm also happy to contribute to the forum, I wouldn't have had the guts to try any of this without the information and support that you all provide.

Levi, next time you are coming this way send me an e-mail and you can drop by.

Nolan

Honestly Sour mug will you consider doing some glass work for me, i also have the stage 2 rocker panels and front stage 2 scoop aswell. You do amazing work.

Comealongway:

I don't know what to say!!?? I am honored that you would ask but I am really just a beginner, perhaps I could help you out and show you what I did? would that work?

Nolan

i say keep this one going

wing tips, wing tips, WING TIPS!!!

quote Originally posted by FieroWannaBe: wing tips, wing tips, WING TIPS!!!

What do you mean about wing tips?? Got a picture?

Thanks
Nolan

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quote Originally posted by FieroWannaBe:

Ahhh, I see. I think I remember seeing those in a recent thread, I'll have to dig it up. I'm not sure exactly how I feel about those yet.

Thanks for the picture.

Nolan

PS. A + for you.

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I would urge you to 'glass on some tips on that wing. IMHO it's the one thing that makes it look like it belongs up there.

Oh, and keep it going in this thread. You do beautiful, detailed work. Gave you a + long time ago.

quote Originally posted by GonsaiPK: I would urge you to 'glass on some tips on that wing. IMHO it's the one thing that makes it look like it belongs up there. Oh, and keep it going in this thread. You do beautiful, detailed work. Gave you a + long time ago.

GonsaiPK and FieroWannaBe:

I see what you guys mean. I looked around a bit and Curly's chop top has the extension too. It looks different when they are finished. I guess I will have to look into doing something similar. Also thanks for the comments.

GonsaiPK: I returned your +! Thanks!

Nolan

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