Archie, front wheels and tires are in, mounted and balanced, packed up and ready to go. I'll call to make delivery arrangements as soon as the rears come in.
IP: Logged
06:56 PM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
Originally posted by TRiAD: Archie, front wheels and tires are in, mounted and balanced, packed up and ready to go. I'll call to make delivery arrangements as soon as the rears come in.
Cool, this is good...... I only have 10 days left.
Well kids, we got a lot done today, but we didn't get to fire the engine. We will boot that sucker up tomorrow. Most of the stuff we got done is hard to see in pictures. I did get the side windows mounted... note the flaws you see in the side window are from the plastic covering that is on it.
We got the front campartment pretty well finished up.
We trial fitted a set of "loaner" wheels on the car today.... they might look ok in yellow, but I think the wheels I ordered from TRiAD will look better.
Archie
PS, sorry about the quality of the pictures tonight..... not much to take pics of today. They'll be better tomorrow because we are gonna be setting it on the floor then.
------------------ Just how fast do you want to go?
Maybe its just the way the window has been tilted back, but Im with the group that says "suicide doors" cause something just don't look right with the last set of pics. It just looks like it wants to open from the front.
And yea, i thought something looked odd with that steering wheel to, but it could just be the angle.
Rob
IP: Logged
11:38 PM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
Please note that in all the pics. we've seen so far, the door panels are not fastened and are just hanging on the car and the front fenders have yet to be attached down at the bottoms. So please understand that the fit of those panels will be much better when it's finished.
Did anyone notice the Air Bag coming out of the steering wheel?
Got an EMail from Mr. Mike today and he has shipped the balance of the interior parts, to arrive here by Friday. I can't wait.
Archie
IP: Logged
11:51 PM
Jan 22nd, 2002
onfire Member
Posts: 1560 From: Maple Valley, WA Registered: Oct 2000
O.K. I am going to make a guess, on what one of the "never before done" features might be. I am thinking Lamborghini style doors. Why else would you have to lower the window to open it? Or am I reading that wrong?
------------------
IP: Logged
04:35 AM
Fierobsessed Member
Posts: 4782 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 2001
Anyone notice that you can't really get a good look at the interior in any picture except when it has none? I think that big plastic bag inside the car is covering something up.
------------------ Matt D 1984 Indy Fiero (auto) 1985 2m4 4T60, DIS V6 3.1 to be turbocharged
IP: Logged
06:40 AM
PFF
System Bot
Reality Member
Posts: 1026 From: Marietta,OH,USA Registered: Nov 1999
I think the big plastic bag was covering something else up and was just stuffed into the car for storage. It just looks too "balled" up to be covering a whole lot, I know when I get done painting something or uncovering something the best and fastest place to throw the plastic is in the car. Specially if it dosen't have an interior to ruin.
IP: Logged
07:47 AM
tesmith66 Member
Posts: 7355 From: Jerseyville, IL Registered: Sep 2001
Originally posted by CanadianGT: Please oh Please Let it be Lambo doors! Hey Archie, have you ever thought of making a kit for lambo doors?
Yeah I was thinking that it might be lambo doors, but they are REALLY hard to do I hear, so I'm not sure even the great Archie could pull that one off. Then again, he IS Archie......
------------------ Dan 1985 Silver GT
LT1 Conversion has begun......
IP: Logged
03:35 PM
GKDINC Member
Posts: 1812 From: East Tawas MI Registered: Dec 2001
Archie i believe one of the three secrets are in the engine compartment, one having something to do with the tranny, don't know what it is but would i be on the right path????
IP: Logged
04:29 PM
KissMySSFiero Member
Posts: 5542 From: Tarpon Springs, FL USA Registered: Nov 2000
i dont think archie has done anything unique to this car. its just a plain jane choptop lt1 like the blue chop top but its a notchback. i think he created this post so he could use other peoples ideas. yeah thats it.
cant wait til the WOW show.
------------------ JOEJOE Aol:SSFiero Two 88FORMULAS Red & Yellow SSFiero@Aol.com
Originally posted by Oreif: HMMM... hey Archie, where is the door handle/keyhole for the door? Looks like it was filled in. Are the doors motorized?
I just looked back to page 1 and all the door skin photo's show the door handle holes missing.
The steering wheel looks funny because the dash isn't in the car.
Door handle holes?? The door handles on all Fiero's are part of the black trim/molding running horizontal with the car through the doors. You can see the lock and where the door handles fasten. Maybe I'm missing something here but I don't believe anything to be "filled" in.. All looks normal with the door panels and where the door handles with be mounted upon being finished.
IP: Logged
06:51 PM
Devotshka Member
Posts: 1000 From: Vero Beach, FL Registered: May 2001
Originally posted by Hairy_Fiero: Maybe I'm missing something here but I don't believe anything to be "filled" in.. All looks normal with the door panels and where the door handles with be mounted upon being finished.
If you look at the door handle "location" you'll notice that the recession for your fingers to get behind the handle is now gone. That is what has been filled.
IP: Logged
06:54 PM
My7Fieros Member
Posts: 3357 From: Germantown, TN Registered: Jun 2000
Not sure it helps any but I have the same "wind deflector" sun roof thing on my car, I got one off a car in the Jyard, because I like the way the thing covers up all the stuff in the front of the car. Maybe he just put it on to cover up the same mess.
Originally posted by Archie: A few more pics from today.....of course there are still some pcs. yet to be installed, but we are working on it.
UUHHHH......Did anyone notice in front of the door it seems to be photoshopped (painted black over that area). We definately have something going on with the doors besides the shaved handles. I say they will be suicided.........they got to be.
------------------ 3" Drop, 17" Primax 618s/Nitto450 205/40, 4" Monza exhaust, Mudstain decklid scoop, 7" wing stands, Clear front and rear lights, custom interior, all options...that's all hehe.
Originally posted by Old Lar: I say the slot on the door is where the mirrors go, not suicide door handles.
Thats been covered already, more than once i think.
I agree with the speculation (forgot who just said it) about the hinges... something is going on behind that big black smudge i bet I doubt its suicide doors, there wouldn't be much to hide behind photoshop anyway, the hinges would already be gone, however some scissor hinges could be hidden. I still don't believe anyone has so much freetime that they would get scissor doors working on a fiero though....but maybe archie does? Gotta be so explanation to the photoshop area
IP: Logged
09:01 PM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
Originally posted by My7Fieros: [b]WAIT A MINUTE!!!!!! NOW I REMEMBER!!! Archie, you had just started that car when I was at your shop, and you told me about it. (hush hush ) [/B]
You were sworn to silence..... now I'll have to kill you.
Wait a minute..... you're in law enforcement aren't you?...... nevermind, I didn't say that.
Thanks
Archie
[This message has been edited by Archie (edited 01-23-2002).]
IP: Logged
09:06 PM
4BanGinFun Member
Posts: 1321 From: keswick Ontario Canada Registered: Oct 2001
Hmmm I'd say suicide doors. Don't think it's like the Lambos. Previous pages show that the door seems to be TOO close to that front fender to swing upwards.
IP: Logged
09:34 PM
Archie Member
Posts: 9436 From: Las Vegas, NV Registered: Dec 1999
You won't believe it...I didn't. They're HERE. Everything's ready to go.
I can deliver Thursday late afternoon.
I apologize I can't deliver tomorrow, but I have other engagements.
Call me, shoot me an email or PM to go over the details.
Thanks again...can't wait to see it!
Great to hear, I can't wait to get them on the car. Things are coming together. Mr. Mike has shipped the interior to arrive Thursday or Friday, PaulV will be over tomorrow to help with one of his new headliners, we will have the car on the floor for test driving befopre Friday & now we have the wheels on the way.
but n-e ways keep the pics coming archie they look absolutly bad a$$
) 
