I asked that question too. According to the shop who applied it they are certified to do automotive OEM finishes, apparently it's the same process so it should be reasonably durable. It does have a number of clear coats on it.

Nolan

A bit of work from last night:

Fixed the damage to the console with 2 part epoxy and plastic backer strips, good as new:



Prepped and painted the interior of the console compartment:





Painted the console grilles and the seat trim:



And assembled the console:



The second package with the door panel skins arrived from Russ today, I'll be looking to put them on today I think.

Nolan

Just stumbled across this thread,and I must say awesome engine swap ....looks better than if it was a stock install from Pontiac.

Thanks Fireboss, Fieroking did a great job on it.

Nolan,
Glad to see everything else made it OK. The interior, as well as the rest of the car looks fantastic
Thanks again for allowing me to be a small part of your build, very much appreciated
Russ

I have to say again that your interior is looking better and better every time I look at this thread.

Thanks guys!

More progress. Finished the mechanism covers. they were given 3 coats of black and 3 coats of clear. Then I made a template for the vinyl.



Attached:



I have also been working on an aftermarket shift knob. It has the gear pattern on the top that will illuminate and attaches using a set screw. The bore of the socket was too small for the shifter shaft so it has to be ground out to suit which was reasonably easy to do as it's polished aluminum. It will be wired to one of the ashtray lights.



I even managed to get her all assembled and outside for some pitures









Much better than this I think!






The only thin is that the passenger side window is now catching on something when it's almost all the way down. Not sure why as I didn't do anything inside the door, I'll check that out later.

Nolan

Thanks Tony.

Today I worked on the new LED's for my tail lights. Paying the extra to have Danyel do the board assembly was money well spent in my opinion! Here's a shot of one of the light assemblies disassembled and putting new sealant in:



Installing the LED boards is a piece of cake and literally took about 1/2 hour for both lights. I'd show pictures but they just don't do the finished product justice.

So, I'm thinking that this car is finished... I did get a GM keyless entry module but that may not go in until next winter and I do have some tapers for the rockers which would also be a winter project if I decide to do them. But, overall I'm pretty much finished modding and upgrading my GT. It's more or less what I think it should have been from the factory and I'm very happy with it.

Nolan

Wow! The interior looks fantastic! Those door panels are the best redesign of the stock panel I've seen yet! Really looking forward to seeing the finished product in person Great job Nolan!

Corvette Show on Saturday June 7 - open to ALL GM cars.

Will you be making your debut there?

Nolan,

What adhesive did you employ for reassembling the tail lights? Will you please report on your experience on how well it adheres down the line a bit? I used butyl rope once for my one tail light and it would not hold. I lost confidence and purchased another tail light that had not been apart. TIA.

Ken

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quote Originally posted by kennn: Nolan, What adhesive did you employ for reassembling the tail lights? Will you please report on your experience on how well it adheres down the line a bit? I used butyl rope once for my one tail light and it would not hold. I lost confidence and purchased another tail light that had not been apart. TIA. Ken

Hi Ken:

I purchased the sealant from the Fiero Store:

84-88 TAIL LAMP HOUSING SEALANT TAPE
Make sure no moisture gets in your tail lamps with a new bead of sealant. 1 roll is enough to do both rear tail lamps.

Part # 51558 Price: $24.95

I'm sure I paid a premium but I like to support Fiero vendors. I'll take a picture of the box it came in tonight.

3M has products (in different thicknesses) which you may find locally.

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Tony is correct. It's a 3M product similar to the picture he posted:

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Well, I've had her out for a few spins now that the interior is done and I can say that the Dynamat has made a big difference in the cabin. The radiated noise from the engine bay has dropped considerably and I'm quite pleased. Well worth the expense.

Nolan

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Love the car my friend !! Great work.... could you make a video in the daytime of the tails in action
regards
Danyel

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I know that this Fiero is in excellent hands. Absolutely wonderful.

quote Originally posted by Danyel: Love the car my friend !! Great work.... could you make a video in the daytime of the tails in action regards Danyel

Thanks Danyel! I'll try to get some pictures and a video.

Got her cleaned up a bit last night and attended the local "Corvette and Friends" show today which is for GM cars only.



And won best non-Corvette GM in show:

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quote Originally posted by Sourmug: The only thin is that the passenger side window is now catching on something when it's almost all the way down. Not sure why as I didn't do anything inside the door, I'll check that out later.

The window is probably catching on the plastic "christmas tree" fasteners that hold the inner door panel to the door. You can clip off the end of the fastener so it clears the window. I think some of them are shorter than others, but I mixed mine up when I installed my panels and had the same problem.

quote Originally posted by Steven Snyder: The window is probably catching on the plastic "christmas tree" fasteners that hold the inner door panel to the door. You can clip off the end of the fastener so it clears the window. I think some of them are shorter than others, but I mixed mine up when I installed my panels and had the same problem.

Thanks for the suggestion,I was thinking that my be the case too. I'll check it out, I think it's the one on the outside bottom corner.

Thanks!

Car looks great, Nolan. It was a long time coming. Well done.

Bob

Thanks very much Bob. Looking forward to the day when your project is complete and on the road too.

Nolan

I love your car! Doesn't surprise me it won at the show.Im sure you have more awards coming your way.Great job.

quote Originally posted by davylong86: I love your car! Doesn't surprise me it won at the show.Im sure you have more awards coming your way.Great job.

Thanks davylong86, much appreciated.

Nolan

Your car is my inspiration. I hope to come down to Cowtown sometime and see it.

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OK OK So whats the Hell GOING ON WITH MY DREAM CAR?

Inferno

PM sent.

Thanks
Nolan

Nolan,
You wouldn't be interested in getting your wheel recovered to match the rest of your interior, would you? I've got enough red leather left to do one more of these:

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'88 T-Top coupe DOHC swap in progress

quote Originally posted by Sourmug: Hi! Well, I have finally pulled the trigger and am having a swap done to my 88 GT. Here's the victim: I had intended to do this swap in my previous 87 GT as shown in this thread: Sourmug's Decklid Vent Build Alas, it was not to be as I bit off more than I could chew at the time. Having learned from that experience (who said an old dog can't learn new tricks? ) I started to investigate who would be qualified as a potential installer. I have had good recommendations from a number of forum members concerning fieroking (Joe Sokol) and his attention to detail so I contacted Joe last year. After a number of e-mails and phone conversations I was very impressed with what I was hearing and so my wife and I paid Joe a visit to meet him and discuss what I would like to have done. Joe is a heck of a nice person and he answered all my questions and I have decided that he is the one who will do the work. Over the last 6 months or so I have been collecting parts and have been sending them to Joe and yesterday I drove my car down to Couer d'Alene Idaho to begin the swap. As of right now my car is sitting snug at his place and the work will commence in a week or so: Here is the engine that will be going in: The engine is a zero mile GM replacement engine that I purchased on E-Bay and it's been sitting at Joe's place all winter and the suspense has been killing me, it felt like winter was never going to end... Here are the plans: 1. Engine swap, obviously, OBD II PCM 2. Engine bay clean up 3. Battery relocation to the front 4. Powder coating on the engine, cradle and suspension. 5. Ceramic coating the exhaust. 6. Rear coil overs and new front shocks - KYB 7. Power steering - I know it's blasphemy, but hey, it's my car 8. Side scoops I will provide updates when I can as Joe's place is 7 hours away from me. (Joe this means you'll have to update me too ) I'm all giddy as a school girl. Nolan

whered you get those seats from