I must say this is an amazing project you have going. I have been debating buying a Fiero on and off for about 6 months. This conferms my thoughs that this will be an amazing project car. You are truly a genious. I have no where the same amount of artistic talent such as yourself. You mind if I steal some of your ideas for my car? (ie shift boot).
Sorry, Ive been pretty occupied with (re!)finishing the body buildup...I'll try to get the interior buildup going again..I hope within a few weeks...if theres an update I'll post it here. Thanks for the nice words
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buddycraigg Member
Posts: 13606 From: kansas city, mo Registered: Jul 2002
its just too cold now to have fun making parts....so theres not much fabrication but theres enough other stuff to figure out: I still want to make the TT cluster work with the fiero and I am shopping around for goodies to get my engineswap going.......faster hope to receive stuff like a zzp stage2 IC and 3.0/2.8/2.6 MPS and snout soon.....but it will be a challenge to get everything running... Heres some semi-interior thingie I am working on
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Jan 6th, 2006
Carswell...Wellscar Member
Posts: 947 From: Whitby, ON, Canada Registered: Aug 2004
I jut had a quick question for you, when you are doing the carbon fiber, what type of resin are you using, I've looked into it but just figured to ask you. The peices came out great and, I though you could elaborate on the processs if you get some time. thank
Great WORK
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Feb 6th, 2006
exoticse Member
Posts: 8654 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
Sorry I am still in my wintersleep so most of the time I just lurk around here... .. slowly working out a few ideas though and theres still a pile of need-to-build-stuff to keep me busy when the weather gets better. In the meantime I will play with some gathering toys on my table
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Mar 8th, 2006
HI-TECH Member
Posts: 1697 From: manteca, california Registered: Jul 2005
Here is littelo updateo... I havent done much this winter but I am slowly getting back to work. I finished the mold for the rightside dash frame (the inside is nice and smooth):
And I finally figured how to wire the relays for the window touchbuttons I hope to put more time and work into this buildup this spring....
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1986 Fiero GT Member
Posts: 3383 From: Eden, NY USA Registered: Mar 2005
DUde your work is HOT! By any cnance are you in Industrial Design? Oh yeah and I love the checkerplate on the floor, i always wanted to do that, how did you get it to fit so perfectly? Is it metal?
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Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
I was just gonna post an update... ...just popped the right side frame from the mold yesterday: now I can trim and blend some pieces that have been waiting: heres a rough mockup: somewhere in the process I figured the TT vent was 8cm diameter but in fact it needs a 9cm diameter housing, got it to fit nicely though, maybe it will look even better. Still need to mount the windowbuttons relays, theyre ready to go However, I need to pull the main dash sometime to re-cover it and touch up some stuff... that means pulling some other parts first so I am saving up some of these mods before installing them..
Originally posted by Angel_Valentino: DUde your work is HOT! By any cnance are you in Industrial Design? Oh yeah and I love the checkerplate on the floor, i always wanted to do that, how did you get it to fit so perfectly? Is it metal?
thanks, I am not in industrial design but "design" is part of my work and interest ....( I make broadcast TV leaders and program design as a job) I like to use my hands and actually build stuff in my freetime though... The checkerplate on the floor: I got a piece of 1x2m (I think 2mm thick) aluminium plate from a metal shop and cut the shapes. I think I made some cardboard template first...Actually I had them on both sides untill I crashed my first GT almost 6 years ago, the right side was bent too much to get it back in shape
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Apr 2nd, 2006
Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
Some parts put together, needs some more smoothing and sanding but everything fits:
this should end up roughly about here: It needs about an inch more to fit to the main dash and I have to cut part of the stock vent-thingie first and remove the stock vents...but not today The width and shapes line up great though
Wow, originally I thought this was going to look a little to "sci-fi" but this is AWESOME. Any ideas on the instrument clusters? Still plan on using the Audi cluster?
Hey man I was directed to this site from another forum, I dont know much about Fiero's or anything, and am more into Mustang's myself, but thought that your build up is absolutely incredible. From the design to the actual build up it is incredible. My hat is off to you my friend, so keep up the good work as I am very interested in how the outcome turns out. Also I had a question as to what program you used to design the 3-D model.
Thanks a lot.
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Apr 5th, 2006
UCFieroCharger Member
Posts: 976 From: Cincinnati, OH Registered: Nov 2005
Yes I still plan on using the TT cluster...but if I cant get it to work I consider some aftermarket gauges...maybe with this style cluster housing, sort of, maybe not... (this is a Noble M12)
Anyway, with easter weekend in sight I decided to pull out a few beers and the dash Got it all out pretty quick and the interior looks drastically different now...lol Some of the stuff I took out: Reason: I need to do some refurbishing of the main dash first before I can proceed with the buildup. Trying to find the amount of cutting of the original vent and a comparison with the new addon: After all that work it still isnt that far off the original shapes....lol
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03:06 PM
Fie Ro Member
Posts: 3735 From: Soest, The Netherlands Registered: Sep 2001
On to the main dash fresh-up, lining up the piece of vinyl for the recovery Lets get dirty and sticky It took some attention to get it all in shape and stay in shape....while the glue slowly dried I repainted the windshield vent frame and cut some new mesh for the vent...also cut the openings for the speakergrills and windshield vent from the vinyl. Looks pretty neat! One more thing, I need to redo the speakergrills now. This is the same cloth from the same roll (I did them about 5 years ago) looks its worthy to do again
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madcurl Member
Posts: 21401 From: In a Van down by the Kern River Registered: Jul 2003
Nice. That bring back similar memories of my choptop dash. Like I've always said, "nothings wrong with the original dash...it just need a minor tweaking."
Keep up the good work.
------------------ "Anyone can make a copy of something, it may look good but it ever is the real car, make something from your imagination, something unique, something nobody has, anything is possible and, ideas can be a reality."
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exoticse Member
Posts: 8654 From: Orlando, Fl Registered: Jun 2003
hope to receive stuff like a zzp stage2 IC and 3.0/2.8/2.6 MPS and snout soon.....but it will be a challenge to get everything running...
that means pulling some other parts first so I am saving up some of these mods before installing them..
