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Orville's new choptop (Construction pics!) by Songman
Started on: 07-19-2004 05:08 AM
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Report this Post07-24-2004 06:14 PM Click Here to See the Profile for laffer98Send a Private Message to laffer98Direct Link to This Post
I vote for more pictures..... This is a great chop, will you be doing more Orville? I am going to have to do some searches on PFF to see some more examples of your work. Keep us updated on the progress (pics) Please!
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Report this Post07-24-2004 06:31 PM Click Here to See the Profile for doublec4Send a Private Message to doublec4Direct Link to This Post
By the end of the night I should have another photoshop picture for you.
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Report this Post07-25-2004 05:22 AM Click Here to See the Profile for NotAFieroAnyLongerSend a Private Message to NotAFieroAnyLongerDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by Orville:

The person I spoke with quoted an unbeleivable price
of $67 per side. My previous order for these windows was at $200 per side. I triple checked
the order with him and came up with the same price. Let you know when I get them.

That is UNBELIEVEABLE... If we could get the window's that cheap!
I think if the glass were readily available like this, then alot (well maybe not ALOT..) of people would attempt a chop themselve's.. I am not trying to take $$ out of Archie's pocket's but, just the opposite! If you are stepping up the bar by offering a way(an idea how anyway's, not a kit or anything!) Then Archie might step up his engineering and design a 2nd styled chopptop!

Anyway's, enough rambling..lol
Please do PM me or email me at NAFALCustom's@gmail.com
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Report this Post07-25-2004 08:07 PM Click Here to See the Profile for doublec4Send a Private Message to doublec4Direct Link to This Post
Here's another photoshop job:

I've incorporated different aspects of supercars and exotics to come up with that.

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Originally posted by doublec4:

Here's another photoshop job:

I've incorporated different aspects of supercars and exotics to come up with that.

Nice photo-shop'n there. Suggestion. Why not switch the extra vents and molding. Place the plates between the rear lights and move the vents between the tail pipes? maybe removing a couple of vents too?

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Originally posted by madcurl:


Nice photo-shop'n there. Suggestion. Why not switch the extra vents and molding. Place the plates between the rear lights and move the vents between the tail pipes? maybe removing a couple of vents too?

I'm sort of confused as to what you're saying, but now that I look at it, the center brushed aluminum piece sort of looks out of place. I might fix it later.

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Report this Post07-29-2004 02:24 AM Click Here to See the Profile for SongmanSend a Private Message to SongmanDirect Link to This Post
You do good work, doublec... If I had your talent combined with Orville's talent, I would be driving the baddest car on this forum! haha
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Originally posted by Songman:

You do good work, doublec... If I had your talent combined with Orville's talent, I would be driving the baddest car on this forum! haha

haha thanks, I'd be willing to teach my photoshop skills in return for anyone teaching me the skills to build the real thing!

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Originally posted by doublec4:


haha thanks, I'd be willing to teach my photoshop skills in return for anyone teaching me the skills to build the real thing!

I wouldn't complain about an O/T Photoshop course .. Sadly you're too far away to have you come on over for tech sessions or else I'd show you everything I know about wrenches.

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Originally posted by doublec4:


haha thanks, I'd be willing to teach my photoshop skills in return for anyone teaching me the skills to build the real thing!

Unfortunately, all of my skills are on the computer too, although I do admit that you have surpassed what I can do on a picture of a car!

I can do the mechanicals on the real thing, I'm also wanting to learn the customizing stuff! I'm sure Orville would let me hang around while he is doing his stuff but I'd hate to get in his way. If he's like me he likes to be alone when he is creating.

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Originally posted by doublec4:


haha thanks, I'd be willing to teach my photoshop skills in return for anyone teaching me the skills to build the real thing!

Hay I can help in that dept

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Originally posted by spddy:


Hay I can help in that dept

You're gonna have to move up to Canada!

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Originally posted by doublec4:


You're gonna have to move up to Canada!


Or you can come to Ca

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Originally posted by Songman:


I wanted to post this picture of Archie's latest creation belonging to the future famous "jscott"...
Anyway's.. I wanted to compare the 'profiles' and 'lines' of Arcie's vs. Orville's..

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Originally posted by Jake_Dragon:


Now thats better. You can also remove (1) more row of vents. Then IMO it's perfect!

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Smooth,

I've commented on your comparison in your other post. The side windows are supposed to
arrive tomorrow. I'll let you know.

doublec4, Jake_Dragon,

like your design but the new back is written in stone (well fiber glass anyway) and is a little different.
The female mold is laid up and curing on the plug. In about 10 days I'll have the finished part. When
it's trimmed, mounted and faired in to the rest of the body, I'll post some pics.

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It has some similarity to the 2006 G6 Coupe, like his better though !

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Originally posted by California Kid:

It has some similarity to the 2006 G6 Coupe, like his better though !

Get GM to hire me

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I like the exhaust I am now tihkning about that on my v8 have not seen if it is feasable but thats a cool look and idea any more pics on it?

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To Smooth and others interested in the side windows: The glass (lexan) that I received
yesterday was flat - not molded. So I'm returning it for the correct part (I hope). Price
this time will be about $170 per side. When it arrives in about a month, I'll post a pic
and the part #'s.

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Orville, I must say that is a nice looking design and an agressive project. You seem to building them like Ghia in Italy does, one at a time, but in fiberglas. The end result is sure to be one unique looking Fiero.

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Originally posted by Orville:
The person I spoke with quoted an unbeleivable price
of $67 per side.

Now they are $170.00 per side!
Well, That's more then I planned but, I need window's no matter what now...
I must have forgotten, But, What are you doing for the rear glass..?? I found out that it can't be removed in 1 piece...lol (or atleast mine broke..)


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I just left Orville's and he has not gotten the new side windows. The original ones they sent were wrong and he had to send them back. He's still working on designing the front and rear. He has the basic shape down and is working on details now. I took a couple of pictures of the dash setup that I will post whenever I download my camera.
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Originally posted by Songman:

I just left Orville's and he has not gotten the new side windows. The original ones they sent were wrong and he had to send them back. He's still working on designing the front and rear. He has the basic shape down and is working on details now. I took a couple of pictures of the dash setup that I will post whenever I download my camera.

Thanks for thye update Dale!

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this just SCREAMS Lambo Gallardo to me!
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Originally posted by Orville:
If you guys like,
Dale or I can post some more pics as I progress;
Orville

Thank's for the offer and now I am calling you on it...
Any progression picture's of the new front end..??

Thanks Orville... You were the main inspiration for me doing MY OWN choptp on "SmoothGT" and happy that I did!
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Originally posted by Songman:

I took a couple of pictures of the dash setup that I will post whenever I download my camera.

I guess I am just calling everyone out on picture's tonight!
Dale... where are they..??

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Originally posted by NotAFieroAnyLonger:


I guess I am just calling everyone out on picture's tonight!
Dale... where are they..??


Hypocrite...

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The dash pictures I took were still on the camera and the disk got formatted. I'll take a few more when I go back over there in a few days. He's come a long way on the design since the last pics I took anyway.
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Songman...Where are those pics?


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Originally posted by fierce_gt:


this just SCREAMS Lambo Gallardo to me!

that's exactly what i was thinking, expecially with the photoshop that doublec4 did. but it's gonna be one sweet car when it's all done

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Songman is holding out on us!!

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Hi guys, Dale's pretty busy, He's got a lot of things happening, so I'll post a couple of pictures I took
with my new camera. My old one had quit communicating with windows so I couldn't process pics
for a while.

I'll start with some pictures of the dash. The first one shows the instrument cluster velcrosed to the
stock fiero dash and the other two are different angles of the ic and the cowling

In order to not exceed the allowed number of images in a post, I'll post the others seperately.

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The following are of the molds and the "finished" parts. You'll see that I still have lots to do.

I hope this didn't take too much bandwidth.

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Looks pretty interesting. I like the front end, however what is the significance of that symbol/design incorporated into the vent on the front hood?
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I'm diggin it!

Whats that gauge cluster out of? Late model Firebird, Camaro, or Corvette?

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going a different direction than i expected...! looks interesting!
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Awesome project Orville. I've been asking Songman for an update. Any chance you can show more detail shots on how you're building the molds and such?

(PS, don't worry about bandwidth, that's what the forum is for, lot's of tech stuff).

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