Car-lo this is probably an over asked question but... can you tell me the wheels & tires front and back name model and size, offset and what spacer size you have ... thanks for your time .... cant wait to see the end result...
Carson and Selena are loving this thread from Winnipeg. Make sure Fred gets his hands dirty!
Great to hear from you two (do you still have the GT)? Yep, Fred is always helping me out, with three (counting Clynt) senior citizens working on RBS, it's always a fun day.
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Dang when you get some skin on that super chop it is going to be looooooooooow I am so going to the Arlington show in 2012 hope that she is finished by that time! The window looks great and if you have some ideas for the rear deck lid let me know I will give it ago.
Awesome build - can't wait to see the finished product! Any idea when you'll have it completed? (I know they're never really done - as there are always new mods to make)
WOW! just WOW!, I finally took a look at your post. I didn't realize what it was all about. As a replica builder it's totally obvious to me that what you've done is way harder and of course more imaginative. I love it, but like a few other posters I wish that you would have started over with another car and preserved the first one. It looked great too. You are incredibly talented and ambitous.
I think Car-lo has stated many times the reason he did not start over on another car is, it is a matter of budget.
Like many of us, he can't just crank out the cash for another engine swap, wheels, etc at the drop of a hat, so the best way to go is to work with what you got.
didn't mean it as a criticism. Just a wish. I understand the economics. In fact I'm a tightwad who wants much more than I can afford. Isn't that typical fiero owner?
I get that. Think of all the money spent on the swap just to get it to his level if satisfaction. I would have gave him 10k for the original car. I doubt he could have got to the basic platform needed to start over.
Thats my situation. Took lots of money to get where I am and lots more to finish the dream. I know, I hear it all the time why would you put that much money in a fiero.
My response is always, why would you drive a civic and not be able to find it in a parking lot.
Anxious to see it finished, but I'm fascinated with what you did the first time and seeing how you do your stuff. I'm now a big fan and regular reader.
The Mazda windshield frame design (like most or all cars today) have raised pillar moulding on each side of frame, that follow through over roof and into fastback pillars, I had to do the same to get pillar moulding flowing into RBS roof .
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Are the roof moldings removeable ? or did your glass them to the side of the roof ?
Looks like you decided to keep the sunroof
Good question, not removeable (same with roof). The old sunroof: At first when Clynt and I started talking about widening roof, it was not possible to us to make sunroof work again. I always wanted to keep sunroof on, driving with Clynt's 3"chop I did not like it at all without one and I was chopping RBS to 4" (for me it was too closed in feeling). I put the sunroof on and all the drip rails still lined up and at the end it worked out okay, anyway RBS does not like the rain.
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Anxious to see it finished, but I'm fascinated with what you did the first time and seeing how you do your stuff. I'm now a big fan and regular reader.
Thank you and me to, that's the only way I know how to build my dream car (on budget) by swapping body parts with club members and tweaking them
Added NOTE: Thank you all for your nice comments and support
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Thanks... Yes, glossy black body with matt black carbon fiber insert (lambo) scoops, panels, lips and things
My Fiero is black. So is my motorcycle, my S-10, and my last Mustang. I was getting into a rut. So my Equinox is Gray and my 53 F100 is red. However, black is my favorite, I'm glad you're keeping it black!
The Mazda windshield frame design (like most or all cars today) have raised pillar moulding on each side of frame, that follow through over roof and into fastback pillars, I had to do the same to get pillar moulding flowing into RBS roof .
Good call the pillar lines look real good! and glad the sun roof worked out
Looking good. I like the front windshield, new modernized roof, singular wiper blade and it's compartment, and I truly love the aggressive rake. For the record I loved the original, but I will add is, "IF THE RBS DOESN'T LIVE-UP TO OUR EXPECTATIONS WE WILL POSITIVELY ABSOLUTELY, AND UNIFORMLY BAND EXOTICSE FROM EVER SUGGESTING ANYTHING TO ANYONE ANY MORE."
