I've got alot of catching up to do. Here's my latest console just assembled with Riceburner98's awesome hvac panel; still a few more to go along with an F40 dash, Fi355 interiors, Fi360 interior design, CF door mirrors, fender flares, Fi512 nose, GTP/GTO nose, etc..... I may need to start contracting out the fabrication side of things.
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11:59 AM
Amida Member
Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Before anyone buys turn signals for the fi355 nose, here is another good alternative from a 95-96 Maxima with a very similar shape to the original. The pocket will need filling with this as well to cover the outer corners. x x From top to bottom: Sebring, Jeep Liberty, Maxima, F355. I'm almost ready to drop the Sebring lights because they are the smallest & have a steeper installed angle ( about 40* ) than the rest. x
Would the indent be molded to each buyers light choice? This thing looks gorgeous. And the new coating just helps, is that just a gel coat?
Tusch, I kept the original turn signal pockets as is. If another of the above lights is used I will just re-size the holes before shipping it out. That shiny black thing is the model all polished up & waxed ready for tooling. It's tempting me to change my red Formula to sinister black. Rob
I might just do that in black. I'll need to add 2" flares up front & 2.5" rears to cover the wide wheels. I can just imagine it in all glossy black with carbon flares & bright silver wheels. x
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Mar 10th, 2008
Amida Member
Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Hurry up and finish it so you can get working on that 512 bumper.
Yep, I'll be starting on the Fi512 nose pretty shortly which will end up just as nice. Now that the basic configuration is setup the next nose design should not take as long. But, first got to take car of Ferrobi's dash & some Fi355 interior work.
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Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Yep, after I get my first demo unit made & mounted on my Formula. I'll first need to figure out material useage & proceedures. And also to figure out how much time this thing takes to make.
While waiting for fiberglass to cure again I came up with this widebody idea using the stock door panels. Side mouldings are hidden by adding side strakes directly over the moulding line. This also separates upper & lower intakes. Other features are: Stock wheelbase, 1" roof tilt, extended windshiled, extended sail panels and Fi355 nose . x
It'll look faster as a stretched chassis, but trying to keep it simple. The roof tilt may not be a simple task but it's not as complicated as a stretch.
haha, not exactly. I had a parts car, in which I took the dash from. I really liked the styling and grew very attached to it. I actually installed real tan leather recaros in that le mans as well. It was a hell of a car.
Now as for the wheels your thinking about...
They came off another pontiac that I own currently. My 87 GTA 5.0L 5spd. I never ran drag radials on the le mans , I wish, but I didn't.
Your projects are looking very nice!! Keep up the good work, Love the last few renderings of yours!
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Posts: 4669 From: Virginia Beach, VA Registered: Jan 2001
Nice LeMans. I had a 79 Grand Am, pulled the 301 and dropped in a 67 400/400. Loved that car. Still wish I didn't sell it. It had the crosslace TA rims and the 82-85 spoiler on it. I had a 77 hood scoop I was going to do, but sold it before I could do it. I had changed the interior to Gray and used Fiero seats, 86 2+2 carpet and a gray firebird rear seat. It was so sweet.
Rob
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Mar 13th, 2008
Amida Member
Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Since I brought up retro, here's my ride from highschool-college days. Started life as an Olive/tan '72 Malibu 350auto. Finished around 1990 with mild 350/4sp.,12bolt posi., SS interior & Lowered. I had Ferrari influence since the early 80s. Purchased from cousin for $800, sold it to dealer for $7500 who then turned around and sold it for $14000; made ME feel real stupid. Thanks. x
Very nice! I actually had a 71' Chevelle 307/auto a few years back, and just sold a 66 chevelle a couple weeks ago. (*both 2 doors)
Neither were restored. The 66 required alot of work / money, both of which I'd rather sink into the fiero (don't ask why)
I love old muscle cars, but it really isn't the same after you've started auto-x' , and racing on a track. My miata couldn't keep up to the trans am in the straight away, but It'll pass it in a second around a corner.
Who doesn't like a good Bump! Show us more of that sexy 355 bumper. I would love enough angles to compare it to the "germany style" and the "US style" 355's
Okay, the sun came out today just in time to take a few shots of my first Fi355 nose fresh out of the mould. This is just a test sample that I trimmed & test fitted without any prep work yet. Installing it was surprisingly easier than I'd expected. The turn signals are Ferrari 355 originals and the foglights are Catz 3.5". I'll have to design an optional grill for it next. I did have a little issue with the gelcoat & my new spray gun which got clogged as gelcoat solidified inside the gun while I was still spraying it. As a result my new nose got some alligatoring/wrinkling of the gelcoat surface because I was only able to spray half of the required amount. Luckily I was able to save the gun, but It took me two hours to clean it all out.
This new nose is looking pretty sharp, but the suspension is sitting the car up much too high; it looks like it's 4-wheeling. I'll have to drop this car a couple inches at least to give it a more aggressive stance. When I get a chance I'll clean it up & give it a matching paint job, but I've got alot of interior work to do yet, so I'll be switching gears here shortly. x
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Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
While waiting for fiberglass to cure again I came up with this widebody idea using the stock door panels. Side mouldings are hidden by adding side strakes directly over the moulding line. This also separates upper & lower intakes. Other features are: Stock wheelbase, 1" roof tilt, extended windshiled, extended sail panels and Fi355 nose . x
that looks amazing.
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Amida Member
Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Originally posted by exoticse: WHoooooooa that is sweeeeeeet !!
Nice job amida tweeking it ! It makes so much of a difference being seperate pieces like that !
The best part is you are going to be able to do other nose pieces off of that design,..totally awesome !
Thanks. The drawback to having two pieces, though, is that it takes nearly twice as long to make. Now I know why body kits are typically cast in one piece; to be more economical.
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Amida Member
Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
j/k
