245s? How about 275s? So, do I have Archie Rockers? Look how small it makes the rear look.
Yes they look like mine in the back, can you take a picture of the front? Here's a picture of the back scoop. I purchased these new from Archie a couple of months ago
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Apr 24th, 2008
Amida Member
Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Yes they look like mine in the back, can you take a picture of the front? I purchased these new from Archie a couple of months ago
I think I have the same rockers. They are damaged on the bottom side but I should be able to fix them. It doesn't seem to fit right under the right rear side molding though. Not sure if it's just coming loose.
With a lowered suspension the possibility of scraping the bottom side of the nose on a driveway somewhere becomes more likely. Just as a precaution I added a pair of 1/4" skid pads secured by rivets. x
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Been thinkin about what to do about my damaged rockers. Might try this Enzo like scoop set-up with a 355 touch. The door attachment will have to stick out, like on an Enzo, to be flush with the rockers. It'll be something like a cannard/air foil. x
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I personally never liked the archie side skirts, and I love the curves in your concept. I think they will flow quite well, especially with your new bumper. Also, the front bumper guards are quite a nice touch. They look pretty good and better yet, are functional. They don't stand out, I'm surprised it isn't a more common solution.
I personally never liked the archie side skirts, and I love the curves in your concept. I think they will flow quite well, especially with your new bumper. Also, the front bumper guards are quite a nice touch. They look pretty good and better yet, are functional. They don't stand out, I'm surprised it isn't a more common solution.
This yellow notchie is pretty close to my setup. The GT rear looks better than my Formula rear. Looks like I have to do something about that as well.
How much did you lower your car? Mine will be sitting on the ground .
The WCF springs and coilovers lowered the car about 1 1/2 inches in the back and about 1 inch in the front. I've got spacers in the front because originally the springs were too low and not enough clearance room for city street driving.
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Posts: 4410 From: Shelby Twp Mi Registered: Sep 2002
The WCF springs and coilovers lowered the car about 1 1/2 inches in the back and about 1 inch in the front. I've got spacers in the front because originally the springs were too low and not enough clearance room for city street driving.
If you have 17s up front then my 18s are going to be even tighter to fit, but I can't run them with stock fenders anyway because they stick out 2 inches at the front. I'll have to use the stock little 15s for the time being until I get the time to do something about it.
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The GT wheels are too small for my 2" drop spindles so I threw in a pair of shorter springs instead. The springs didn't lower the car by much; I'd say it only made it level with the rear now, but it does make a huge difference. It'll look even meaner when I get the new spindles installed. My driveway is sloped so I turned the car around to make it look lower. The front sits just about right in the photo. . . Before . After
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Looks better. You say the 18" wheels in front wont fit with the stock fenders? are they too wide?
Porsche 8.5x18 front wheels are too wide for stock. Will have to do fender flares when I get a chance. In the mean time the stock GT wheels will have to do.
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May 1st, 2008
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Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Did some suspension cleaning before throwing the wheel tubs back in. It would be great if there was a drive-thru chassis wash that'll scrub down the whole underside for you.
Underside shot x Lower mounting flange x Lower brackets on the Formula are slightly shorter than the GT. x GT bracket installed x Formula wheel tub installed. A little trimming off the edge of the tub is required to fit inside the raised lip.
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Testing the night lights. This front end project is nearly finished. Just need to add a grill & do an alignment. I should also cut & buff the new paint as well. Next I'll throw in some coil-overs at the rear. It would be nice to have some better wheels that'll fit the stock body right now. x
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Been thinkin about what to do about my damaged rockers. Might try this Enzo like scoop set-up with a 355 touch. The door attachment will have to stick out, like on an Enzo, to be flush with the rockers. It'll be something like a cannard/air foil. x
Nice tweak.
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May 12th, 2008
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Posts: 2355 From: Seattle, WA. USA Registered: Jul 2003
Some finishing touches. Fabbed a batch of grills & finally mounted the grill onto the new nose. I like the Pontiac arrowhead on the grill; it cleans-up the valance & makes for easier washing. .
Ooooh I can't wait. Mine will be very similar only it'll have the pegasus on the grille. I don't think enough can be said about the quality of your work.
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Ooooh I can't wait. Mine will be very similar only it'll have the pegasus on the grille. I don't think enough can be said about the quality of your work.
Well, I'm still trying out different proceedures as I go to save time & to solve a couple of gelcoat related issues. My goal is to cut down hand lay-up time by 40% & have very little to zero gelcoat touch-up before shipping. I'm learning as I go.
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Hey Steve, I did get the front springs in, will need to get an alignment done. While working on it I noticed that I was driving all this time with a serious toe-out setting; no wonder the tires looked scuffed. I'll try to get this car road worthy by picnic time.
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How long can you wait? I was thinking of doing something about my messed up side skirts & rear bumper, but ghtta take care of some interior work first.
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Posts: 21401 From: In a Van down by the Kern River Registered: Jul 2003
Unfortunately it doesn't look any different at night... I intended to make the panel light up, but it's just so darned thin that there's not really any way to get even lighting in there. Then I was just going to make the knob indicators light up; getting an LED into the knobs wouldn't be a problem, but getting power to the LED would be. There's not enough room to have electrical wipers on the bottom of the knobs to contact the circuit boards, and thin wires would eventually just break off even if they could be fit. The OEM 355 panel is a good 1"+ thick, and is lit with a handfull of green-condomed light bulbs inside. To keep the center console low and still fit the HVAC panel in there it had to be 1/4" thick or so to clear the shifter mechanism... There are 2 green LEDs inside the panel, one lights up when the AC button (hidden under the panel, next to the STOP button) is pressed, the other turns on when the "Recirculate" button is pressed. They show up as little green dots through the surface of the panel. (It's black, but somewhat translucent)
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Posts: 21401 From: In a Van down by the Kern River Registered: Jul 2003
Hi-jack; Will it work in or near the stock location? Price?
For everything including shipping in the US, it’s $300, assuming it’s a Fiero with factory AC. (Non AC cars need 2 more servos, so $340..) I’m waaay behind on orders right now, I build them in my spare time which has been pretty much nonexistent lately.
Don't know if price has changed but this is what he e-mailed me awhile ago.
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