quote Originally posted by davylong86: That's a beautiful paint job! Are those new qtr windows? if so where did you get them.

Thank you!

Those are new aftermarket quarter windows that I bought from a seller on eBay. He does great work but I don't know his username on PFF. These fit very well but they are pretty soft and very easy to scratch. You will want to be careful when cleaning them. Treat them like plexiglass and they'll be fine.

Here is a link to his current eBay listing.

Charlie

quote Originally posted by cptsnoopy:

Oops... someone's drooled on your paint.

Thanks Charlie, I agree blooz, drooling on my key board. He's glad we not standing by his car lol!

Thank you Dave and Davy!

It's starting to get warm out here and i'll have to worry about dripping sweat all over the paint..

I just received a couple more goodies that will enhance the Fiero experience.

FedEx drops off this box... Hmmmm, I wonder what's in there?



Grey Corbeau GTS II seats! Yay!!! now I can gete rid of the cheap-skins



Charlie

installing the new seats was not as easy as I had hoped it would be. The Corbeau seat mounting holes are 2 inches less in width and 1 inch less in length than the stock Fiero seat mounting holes. After reviewing several options, I elected to cut some 2" bar stock and use it to adapt the new seats to the Fiero seat rails and be able to use the stock seat mounting locations on the floor of the car. To avoid clearance issues, I elected to use countersunk bolts. That ended up working after cutting down an allen wrench to the lowest profile I could manage. Below are some pictures...

Charlie

Is that modded to have an aux in on the front? Pretty sweet. I wonder if that would work with the Grand Prix HUD.

Jay

quote Originally posted by JayinMI: Is that modded to have an aux in on the front? Pretty sweet. I wonder if that would work with the Grand Prix HUD. Jay

Yes, Fiero Tom is modding these for a front panel aux input and it works great!

Here is a link to his thread.

Charlie

Finished installing the new carpet. Bought it from stockinteriors.com. It's not perfect but it is a very nice upgrade from the original worn out carpet. Installing it was a pita and it took around 12 hours total for the whole job.
I'll post a pic or two tomorrow.
Charlie

It must be getting hot down there... white hot.

quote Originally posted by Bloozberry: It must be getting hot down there... white hot.

Lol, I wish! If my parts get painted I might get a chance to try getting it aligned and roughly tuned before it gets too hot. Won't be long now before the white paint pays off...

Maybe if I could relocate to your neck of the woods for the next 5 months...

Charlie

quote Originally posted by cptsnoopy: From Fiero Tom. This looks great mounted in the car and it works fine. I still need to get another set of dot matrix aux gauge and HVAC/Radio bezels, I accidentally let my good ones go with my other Fiero when I sold it... Dohhhhh! Charlie

I have a set of dot matrix panels. If you want them, I'll check condition & get back to you.
~ Paul
aka "Tha Driver"

Custom Fiberglass Parts

That would be great Paul!

I do have a good condition dot-matrix radio bezel coming but I still need a dot-matrix aux gauge bezel to complete my set of panels. I would be happy to buy them both or just the aux gauge panel, your choice. I do have a grey aux-gauge panel that's in good shape that I could send you if you needed something to replace the one you're thinking of sending me.

Thank you,

Charlie

quote Originally posted by Tha Driver: I have a set of dot matrix panels. If you want them, I'll check condition & get back to you. ~ Paul aka "Tha Driver" Custom Fiberglass Parts

I think I just about finished installing the interior tonight. Not new looking but way better than it was before I tore the interior out. Mostly thanks to a new headliner, carpet, seats and some Florida plastic trim that was not nearly as warped and dry rotted as the original was.

Just need a dot-matrix aux gauge bezel to complete the matching set and it'll be good to go.

There are some other loose ends that need to be tied up along with getting the rest of the body attached. Then alignment and tuning...

Charlie

I tried using one of my two windshield cowlings that I recovered from the parts yard and it seems they like to shrink over time and probably due to the weather conditions we get here every summer... I noticed that PISA has a new product which is a fiberglass version of the windshield cowling. They are located here in Phoenix. I called them and Marty said he had one handy so I bought it and I like it!
Below are the pics. The only thing I did to dress up the area was to lightly sand and repaint the wiper arms.
Last word from the painter is that he might get the rest of my body parts painted by the beginning of July. I'll believe that when I see it.

Charlie

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Bob

quote Originally posted by cptsnoopy: Last word from the painter is that he might get the rest of my body parts painted by the beginning of July. I'll believe that when I see it. Charlie

What the hell is it with painters anyway???

Hey guys, I see a light at the end of the tunnel,
Oh carp, it's a train. Joe

Seeing is believing! I picked up the remaining headlight door plus the front and rear bumper covers yesterday afternoon. I had other things to do but was able to fit the rear bumper cover on and install the taillights today.

Charlie

Got the rear pretty much done. Started on the front late this morning but will not have it finished for another couple of days. Just waiting on the rockers and the mirrors...

Charlie

Lookin' mighty fine Charlie. I bet you'll surprise more than a few people when you goose the gas on public roads. Can't wait to see a video of it on the streets.

quote Originally posted by Bloozberry: Lookin' mighty fine Charlie. I bet you'll surprise more than a few people when you goose the gas on public roads. Can't wait to see a video of it on the streets.

Thank you Dave! Sent my request in for collector car insurance today. I asked for an agreed value of $15,000 and the unofficial quote was $213/year. (good for up to 5000 miles/year) I am hoping they get back to me soon as the painter is working on the mirrors and rockers as I type...

I am guessing I am entering a whole new phase when it comes to tuning the Holley 950. "Let us Pray" as my brother likes to say...

Actually the next big deal is the alignment. I don't know how it happened but It is obvious that both rear wheels are miss-aligned to the right of center.
Finding a good alignment shop might be a test these days.

The only additional things that I got done since the last picture was getting the headlight doors installed and getting all the lights working.

Charlie

quote Originally posted by cptsnoopy: "Let us Pray Play" as my brother likes to say...

There. Fixed it.

I am hoping

Charlie

Well done, Charlie. It's been a long road from this:



Now let's get 'er done...

Bob

Lol! Yes, it's been a fun 10 year project. Thank you Bob!

Charlie

Probably a long story but the mirrors have gone missing.

Hoping to find them or suitable replacements by next week

Charlie


Edit to add the good news. The mirrors have been located! The final items should be painted and ready to install by Wednesday of next week.

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Posting in the mall too but I need at least 3 wingstand studs. Somehow I managed to misplace my original 4.

Charlie

Can you find matching bolts of appropriate length, and cut off the heads?

Bob

quote Originally posted by RCR: Can you find matching bolts of appropriate length, and cut off the heads? Bob

it may come to that but the originals have a washer like shoulder that is needed (imho) and I'm hoping I can locate 3 more with that feature. At least I can drive the car without them for now.

Charlie

Looks like I may have another set of stands coming with studs in them. Will just need to have them painted.

Charlie

Latest update from the big island of Hawaii. Iselle crossed the island last night and surprisingly it was very calm here in Kona. The 14,000' tall volcano's did an awesome job of protecting this area. I am finally starting to see and hear the wind as it is now coming from the West/Southwest and there is nothing to block it. Not too bad though, probably only 25 to 35mph. But, because I am out here and our flights are cancelled from Phoenix, I will have to wait to install the final parts on the car. I picked them up on Wednesday and was told to wait a couple days for the paint to really dry before installing them. Now it looks like next week sometime before I will be back in town.

Charlie

Got the rockers and mirrors installed but there were casualties with one each of both items...
The driver's side rocker installed easily and with no issues. The passenger rocker front clip ducked under the slot it was supposed to slide into and when I massaged it back up into the slot, the paint cracked. One more item for the paint touch-up list. Otherwise, both rockers are installed and look ok. I knew before hand that the power mirrors I borrowed from the 86SE parts car did not work but they were in good physical shape. I found out during troubleshooting that both the mirror motors and the mirror switch were not working. It was kind of a pita to get the motors apart but luckily they were not damaged too bad during the process and all I needed to do was spin the motors by hand a bit and then they worked fine. The mirror switch was another pita but after very carefully getting it apart, I used 600 grit to remove the corrosion on each of the contact points and now the system works pretty well. The only real casualty was in breaking the passenger side mirror glass when trying to push the glass backplate pivot into the motor clips. I have a new replacement mirror glass on the way and should have it installed on Monday. Now I am working on the ride height and a rough alignment so I don't wear out the new tires getting to an alignment shop. Not sure if anyone is willing to work with me on this car because I cannot let them open or shut the doors. I may end up doing the full alignment on my own... Latest pics of the completed interior (except the armrest lighter cover) and the outside.

Charlie

quote Originally posted by Bloozberry:

Lol, thank you Dave

Bob

quote Originally posted by RCR: Bob

Thank You Bob! How's your ride coming along?

Charlie

quote Originally posted by cptsnoopy: Thank You Bob! How's your ride coming along? Charlie

Too slow.

Bob