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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doublec4 Member
Posts: 8289 From: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2003
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 Thanks!
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doublec4 Member
Posts: 8289 From: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2003
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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doublec4 Member
Posts: 8289 From: Oakville, Ontario, Canada Registered: Jun 2003
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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Jul 29th, 2004
Songman Member
Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
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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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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spddy Member
Posts: 815 From: Concord ,ca usa Registered: Mar 2003
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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madcurl Member
Posts: 21401 From: In a Van down by the Kern River Registered: Jul 2003
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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California Kid Member
Posts: 9541 From: Metro Detroit Area, Michigan Registered: Jul 2001
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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Orville Member
Posts: 263 From: Bakersfield, Ca USA Registered: Dec 2000
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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Dennis LaGrua Member
Posts: 15477 From: Hillsborough, NJ U.S.A. Registered: May 2000
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.
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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Songman Member
Posts: 12496 From: Nashville, TN Registered: Aug 2000
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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NotAFieroAnyLonger Member
Posts: 4413 From: 75762/Texas/USA Registered: Dec 2003
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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fierce_gt Member
Posts: 1517 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Oct 2002
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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Posts: 4410 From: Shelby Twp Mi Registered: Sep 2002
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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Posts: 263 From: Bakersfield, Ca USA Registered: Dec 2000
