Originally posted by whadeduck: Anyway, had Emc2 do a photoshop of MaxQ's car and ended up with this. . . . This is about as close to the picture of what I have in my head. I might do something different with the hood vent though. Amida is steadily working on the new interior for me and doing a most excellent job. Anyone who wants a kickass interior, but lacks the skills and/or time to do it themselves like I do, I highly recommend his work. When I'm finished with it, the result should be a nice blend of Fiero practicality and Ferrari style.
This is my first post here (been reading stuff for a few weeks now to get up to speed), and I have to say that this, when it's finally finished, is going to be one of the nicest builds around. It's a great combination of customizations and subtlety. I'm eagerly looking forward to seeing it completed.
Oooooo looky what Amida (Rob) e-mailed me. Unupholstered main dash..... Upholstered main dash. I'm thinking, when it arrives, I'll have to change the date of my birthday to that day.
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
Riceburner makes them, and I believe he sells them himself.... Though Amida, the maker of the dash, may have bought a bunch to sell along side his dash.. Dunno if there's a mark up....
------------------ Me, I sell engines, the cars are for free, I need something to crate the engines in.... Enzo Ferrari....
Today they are called garage's, yesterday, they were stable's! Eric Jacobsen....
You can PM him and ask. I think he still does the glass work for Fiero Warehouse. He's just not on here that much. Maybe e-mailing him might get you a quicker response. If you're looking for a step-by-step on installing that spoiler, Archie's already done one on one of the build threads.
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
[This message has been edited by whadeduck (edited 07-22-2007).]
So I know this might be too much info to pry, but where did he get the center piece for your console? (other than the HVAC controls) Like all the buttons and everything?
That you'd have to ask Amida. He provides all of that in his price. I belive a good deal of the pieces are genuine Ferrari. I know the side and middle dash vents are.
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
To me, the art is in the details, like the stitching. He pays close attention to everything. Test fits and refits. It's not all for looks either. Most of it will be functional if not all. A true master of his art if you ask me.
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
The shift gate resembles a six-speed but, for now at least, I'm keeping the five-speed. But the shift gate is like that to keep with the 355 theme. Who knows, by the time I do an engine swap, there may be a seven-speed. lol
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
Sorry about the slow response. I don't have internet at home anymore so I must've missed the question. It just came today. What sucks is that I have to work late tonight so I can't even play with my new toys. I did take the console out of the package though. Truely a masterpiece. Edit to add drool-inducing pics. ------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
[This message has been edited by whadeduck (edited 08-28-2007).]
It's unbelievable. Some people have said in this thread that it's better than actual Ferrari interior work. Now being able to inspect it up close and hold it in my hands, I would have to agree. Ok, so I've never actually seen the inside of a real Ferrari, but this is outstanding work. After I finish the bodywork on the car, I'll put the interior in. If I scratch it, I'll have no choice but to mortally wound myself somehow.
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
[This message has been edited by whadeduck (edited 08-29-2007).]
A word of advice on that alarm system: i put one in my kitcar that sits more than it drives. i found the battery drained or too low to start almost every time I wanted to go for a drive . I believe the cuprit was the proximity sensor but i'm not 100% certain. So i tested the alram then unplugged the power connections to the main brain and also the harness going into the sensor. No problems since. If you're still working on the car and it's sitting alot, you might consider battery drain from the alarm.
[This message has been edited by PaulJK (edited 08-31-2007).]
Not much accomplished today. Tested my parking lights and turn signals to make sure they all worked. They didn't. =\ The left front was dead. Replaced the bulbs, nothing. Cleaned the ground, still nothing. Finally ended up replacing both sockets for the turn signal on the left front. That was about three hours worth. Then on to the alarm install. Check out my other thread on why I pretty much got absolutely nowhere with this today https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/085708.html Frustrating to say the least. Frustrating day when I figure that I spent about six hours working on the car today and my work I was able to complete amounted to the replacement of two light bulb sockets. Oh well. Good days and bad days.
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
[This message has been edited by whadeduck (edited 09-01-2007).]
Let me know about how many hours it takes to install your new interior. I am next in line and hope to get the install a bit more perfected based on what you learned during the process. I am especially interested in problems that you run into and any solutions that you may have to resolve them. If I ever get back in country and your interior is not complete, I may run up to help and learn something.
It'll be a while before I install the interior because my plan is to get all of the body and mechanical work done first. I'm saving the new interior for dead last to try and keep it clean. Gotta get this alarm system issue resolved first. =\
------------------ Whade' "The Duck Formerly Known As Wade" Duck '87 GT Auto '88 Ferrario '84 Indy
You are still far ahead of me on this one. I still have the cradle/engine swap to complete, paint, and the new interior to install. At the current rate this should take a few years.
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Originally posted by whadeduck:
It'll be a while before I install the interior because my plan is to get all of the body and mechanical work done first. I'm saving the new interior for dead last to try and keep it clean. Gotta get this alarm system issue resolved first. =\
Anyone who wants a kickass interior, but lacks the skills and/or time to do it themselves like I do, I highly recommend his work.
I did take the console out of the package though. Truely a masterpiece. 
