i'll let ya know when i have the first set made

i wanna see the finished product before i make a 100 percent commitment but if they hold up and bolt on fine and line up, you can put me down for a set

quote Originally posted by kmerkle01: i wanna see the finished product before i make a 100 percent commitment but if they hold up and bolt on fine and line up, you can put me down for a set

still working on it... as for it lining up.. that will be up to you, you drill the holes on the car/door then bolt them up.

AJ7

Sorry I did not get back with you. I thought I used to get an email when there was a post on the subjuct, so I did not check back.

Try this photo for starts.

I am not sure where the stock door would be at.

Thank you
Ed

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quote Originally posted by Fino: AJ7 Sorry I did not get back with you. I thought I used to get an email when there was a post on the subjuct, so I did not check back. Try this photo for starts. I am not sure where the stock door would be at. Thank you Ed

I believe the Fino uses the stock Fiero hinge, there should be no need to modify what you have.

quote Originally posted by Fino: AJ7 Sorry I did not get back with you. I thought I used to get an email when there was a post on the subjuct, so I did not check back. Try this photo for starts. I am not sure where the stock door would be at. Thank you Ed

all i'm worried about is the room from the fender to the frame, everything else looks like it would work fine, actually from what i can tell from the pic, they should work...

quote all i'm worried about is the room from the fender to the frame, everything else looks like it would work fine, actually from what i can tell from the pic, they should work...

You say: all i'm worried about is the room from the fender to the frame. I don't know where to take this dimension. What part of the frame and fender do I use?

Without a stock Fiero to compare with I don't know. Doors and hinges are stock but I believe my outer door panels and fender is higher than stock by at least 1 1/2".

Depending on the pivot point of the hinge the door could crush my fender? If the pivot point was raised by 1 1/2" maybe would work (dimension is a guess)?

Need a photo like mine of a stock fiero to compare heigth, or a photo of a measuring points.

My hinge is stock and photo is from hinge to top of door.

From stock door to outer skin.

Thank you
Ed

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ok, i need to know the space on the inner side of the fender. from the inside fender wall to the frame where the door bolts on.

quote Originally posted by AJ7: ok, i need to know the space on the inner side of the fender. from the inside fender wall to the frame where the door bolts on.

Do you have any photos of a stock car for me to compare to? The only way I could get what you are asking for is to remove the inner fender. I would like to see the lambo door up and the distance between the door and fender. I can't compare but I think my fender is 1 1/2" higher and also my door, that would mean I would have to have 1 1/2" more clearence. I will call around to the junk yards to find a Fiero to look at (but from what I hear you can not go back into the yard anymore, plus we have 6" of snow) and take the same dimensions of a stock car.

By the way it looks I will have to remove my complete frontend (one piece) to install the hinge and adjust. Removal of the front end will not happen, too many things to line up again.

Ed

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quote Originally posted by Fino: Do you have any photos of a stock car for me to compare to? The only way I could get what you are asking for is to remove the inner fender. I would like to see the lambo door up and the distance between the door and fender. I can't compare but I think my fender is 1 1/2" higher and also my door, that would mean I would have to have 1 1/2" more clearence. I will call around to the junk yards to find a Fiero to look at (but from what I hear you can not go back into the yard anymore, plus we have 6" of snow) and take the same dimensions of a stock car. By the way it looks I will have to remove my complete frontend (one piece) to install the hinge and adjust. Removal of the front end will not happen, too many things to line up again. Ed

you MIGHT be able to do it with only taking the doors off.... only problem is you have to drill the holes..

i'm pretty sure they will work from what i can see.. we can wait and see for sure after i'm done.

quote Originally posted by AJ7: question for everyone, what kind of adjusments would you like to be able to make with the hinges? like up,down,out,in..etc

Are you referring to adjustments to the hinge's range of motion, or adjustments to the hinge-to-door/a-pillar orientation?

holy crap. Make the damn things already.

i jus had a thought, what to do ya we scrap the lambo doors and make some hinges for butterfly doors like on the SLR McLaren liiiiiiiike thiiiiiiiiiis

I am just kidding by the way because this would be pretty much impossible by the way the window frame is on the fiero.... but it would be sick

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impossible? never... lol thats an idea... after i get them done, i should actually have a working prototype next week been having trouble with the pivot point on the vertical part, but i came up with a little different design i have made in wood, now to make it in steel...

btw, those butterfly doors would be just like an add on to the lambo hinges

quote Originally posted by kmerkle01: i jus had a thought, what to do ya we scrap the lambo doors and make some hinges for butterfly doors like on the SLR McLaren liiiiiiiike thiiiiiiiiiis

DITTO

Hey AJ7, do you get that Fiero yet?

quote Originally posted by CTFieroGT87: Hey AJ7, do you get that Fiero yet?

no i still havent got one, but i'll be sending the hinges to someone on here before selling them.

looks like those butterfly hinges will be my next project

that vent setup behind the front wheel would look badass as a rear quarter panel on a fiero.....anyone care to photochop that?

quote Originally posted by kmerkle01: i jus had a thought, what to do ya we scrap the lambo doors and make some hinges for butterfly doors like on the SLR McLaren liiiiiiiike thiiiiiiiiiis I am just kidding by the way because this would be pretty much impossible by the way the window frame is on the fiero.... but it would be sick

this has really got me thinking about making some of those

quote Originally posted by shawnkfl: that vent setup behind the front wheel would look badass as a rear quarter panel on a fiero.....anyone care to photochop that?

I think this would be pretty sweet, ill do one tonight of it on the quarterpanel

course now that i look at it, it needed to be more lined up with origional lines of the 1/4 window, but nonetheless

now that looks sweet. i didn't think of that.

quote Originally posted by UCFieroCharger: I think this would be pretty sweet, ill do one tonight of it on the quarterpanel course now that i look at it, it needed to be more lined up with origional lines of the 1/4 window, but nonetheless

anyway... update

prototype should be finished this week, then it will probly be a month before i have them ready to sell. i'll send the first set to Midshipman Easy, and he will post pics and everything.

more later in the week...

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i really wanna see the hinges in a car. after that THEN worry about that lol

quote Originally posted by UCFieroCharger: i really wanna see the hinges in a car. after that THEN worry about that lol

you will, like i said.. i'll be sending them to Midshipman Easy and he can tell you what he thinks about the kit and everything and he'll make a build thread or something... they will be powdercoated too.

do you know the open and closed length of the strut and the force you need? if so, i may be able to help out with a better price.

quote Originally posted by shawnkfl: do you know the open and closed length of the strut and the force you need? if so, i may be able to help out with a better price.

i still need to look around a little and find the right length, but there will be 4 struts total, 2 for each door and they will need to be around 10-14"(maybe a little more?) opened. i found a place to get them in bulk but it has a min. order of $500 otherwise it will cost me about 100 a kit just for the struts(which i dont have right now). open for suggestions

When I see that It works I would like too buy with the struts.

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quote Originally posted by Sharkman: When I see that It works I would like too buy with the struts.

well i may be able to get them before i start selling them, i'm just trying to save some time..

btw its gonna cost you over $100 US for shipping...

AJ7

I am still interested with struts if I can find some photos of how high the fender is stock compared to mine. The front of my door might be the same but fender ................ I don't know???? Here is a photo of my fender I just need the same photo of a stock fender. Hate to find this out the hard way.

Ed

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the fender shouldnt be a problem, the door should tuck right in there just a little

nice doors. I have seen a kit for this on ebay, but if someone in the fiero family could make this kit, I would rather keep it in the "family".

quote Originally posted by troyboy: nice doors. I have seen a kit for this on ebay, but if someone in the fiero family could make this kit, I would rather keep it in the "family".

i cant find any of those on the market... too bad thats a ford thats on lol
i'm thinkin of doing that next

quote Originally posted by AJ7: well i found out how far the door will hing up today, 85° angle that far enough? or does anyone want more than that easily changed..

When you say 85° angle is this what it will looks like? The orginal is about 42° angle and your is 85° angle.

If so........ you are boss
Thank you
Ed

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How the hell did you get it to an 85 degree angle, with 2 struts, and manage to fit it in the fender.. that would be a massive swing bar on that hinge of yours.... How about asking these questions (When) you have the door issues worked out first... You'll figure out why I say this when you actually have a car to work on... Good luck on the 85 degrees.. lol