UPDATE:

The sun finally came out!

Nice

Lookin sharpie sharp !!!!

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My Build Thread
Tylers Toy

UPDATE:

DIDN'T HAPPEN...CAR WAS TRASHED

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Pretty awesome !

About the only thing i would suggest would be to sell the nose and get one of Amida's noses,...night and day difference IMO.

quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: OK...anyone know what year, make & model on the swapped seats...are they a Camaro seat?

Those are fourth generation Pontiac Trans-Am seats.

I'm
Gimme me the build Info?
Headers WCF?
Trans Getrag?

I bet it's fast as all git out too !

BTW, NTFC is planning to do an intervention, as U need some Fiero addiction help.... This Fiero will be placed in my care until further notice....LOL

quote Originally posted by TXOPIE:

quote Originally posted by exoticse: Pretty awesome ! About the only thing i would suggest would be to sell the nose and get one of Amida's noses,...night and day difference IMO.

Going to start with Jimmy's nose first...actually have two of his F355 noses now (one of each type)...maybe if I sell both I can get one of Amida's!

Pretty awesome !

About the only thing i would suggest would be to sell the nose and get one of Amida's noses,...night and day difference IMO.

quote Originally posted by nosrac: I'm Gimme me the build Info? Headers WCF? Trans Getrag? I bet it's fast as all git out too ! BTW, NTFC is planning to do an intervention, as U need some Fiero addiction help.... This Fiero will be placed in my care until further notice....LOL

Nosrac,

My grandfather use to tell me: People have issues or they have vices.

I have vices and I am turning this vice into a private collection / show room for a handful of custom to order turn-key cars...already have an order and deposit for a Testarossa.

Will start out offering the following:

BODY OPTIONS:
* Purest Edition: a restoration of your favorite flavor of Fiero,

* 308/MERAs,

* Testarossas (stretched), MyTestarossa

* F355 body (stretched),

* Dino body

* & Countach 5000 D&R (none stretched)

ENGINE OPTIONS:
* Rebuilt 2.8 (with 30,000 mile warranty)
- Turbo Charger Option available

* Rebuilt 3800-SC (with 30,000 mile warranty)
- Inter-cooler Option available

* Rebuilt DOHC 3.4 (with 30,000 mile warranty)

...All engine options will be dressed to better than stock factory and will have color customization options

TRANSMISSION OPTIONS:
* 5 Speed
* 6 Speed
* Auto with Paddle Shifter

Interior Options:

* Amida G1 door panels and dash
* Amida F355 interior
* 7" Andriod Infotainment system
* MOMO steering wheel
* Foot pedal upgrades
* Several other customizing options

I will have a Website in about 90 days.
But in regards to the new addition... I will be able to give better pictures and more info Thursday night after I drive her back from OKC.

3800-SC, G 5-speed, Dyno is 380 if I remember correctly...again will have more info shortly.

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Didn't go through with the purchase...the engine has serious issues...headed back to DFW empty handed

At max I would not pay more than $2k for this car after inspection...if that..the waterfall fiber-glass is separating from the hood complete all the way around.
The engine is running very rough, smoking, bleeding oil from the block, snapped dog-bone, and has a hell of a knock...don't think it would have made the 3 hour trip back to DFW honestly.

The worst part is that in my opinion he was shady and even tried to hide the issues.
He stated he just topped off the oil for me and accidentally spilled the majority on the engine by accident.

I guess he didn't think I was going to move it 10 feet and let it run for 10-15 minutes. Once I did...she continue to smoke the entire time...now hit the throttle a tad and add some back pressure and you can watch the oil squirt out of the back side of the block where it is cracked.

That car was beautiful at one point...but it has been beat to hell since that day....what a disappointment.

Buyers Beware!

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UPDATE: Can't keep a good man down!

I quickly rebounded and need to re-shuffle once again.

My silver 88 that was going to be the MyTestaross...will now shift into the 1st position...unless I find an 88 with T-Tops by Friday.

I snagged Darth's Zero mile 3.4 DOHC engine that he had available...no not a 3800-SC...but I thought I would try some diversity...think I will eventually Turbo charge it.













I need to see if Fieroflyer, phonedawgz or maybe even Danyel can do me a harness...I need to ensure that it accounts for power steering (if anything is even needed there) & AC.

Now I am on the hunt for another 88 with a Getrag 5 speed...if in the next week...one with T-Tops...if not...then only one with sunroof.

I am now setup with my own top-end Eastwood powder coating system with an oven large enough to bake a cradle
...actually that is what was used to do Barbie's intake and valve covers.

I ordered 10 Lbs of AlsaCorps Powdachrome...going to order another 10 lbs. next week....I am going to use the hell out of that stuff.
Just in case you are not familiar with the finished results:


I also ordered 10 lbs of the following High-temp silver powder coating from Caswell Inc.:


BluDrm is starting to be prepped to be painted and assembled:

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Getting pieces ready for Blu's body...fix all imperfections and such:

Rough fitting the G1 Dash for the 1st time:

UPDATE

Starting to prep for paint:



Soon we will see that Porsche mid-night blue metallic (L39C)

UPDATE:

Needed parts...so grabbed another one

Who is installing the dash?

quote Originally posted by nosrac: Who is installing the dash?

One of My Guys...I guess now is as good as any to let the cat out of the bag:

I am planning on opening up

"Fiero Fantasy Concepts"

in DFW late this summer.

We will start out offering the following Turn-Key Cars:

* Purest edition of any Fiero year and style...complete factory restore inside and out.

These cars will come with a 3 year / 30,000 mile power-train nation-wide warranty.

Then also we will offer the following body options:

* Testarossa
* Mera/308
* F-355
* Dino
* Countach 5K

The 5 options above will have all the following engine options:

* 3800-SC (with or without Inter-cooler)
* DOHC 3.4 (with or without Turbo charger)
* 5-Speed, 6-Speed, or Auto with paddles

* Maybe V8...just started chatting with Archie about buying out the V8 & 6-speed.

These cars will come with a 3 year / 30,000 mile power-train nation-wide warranty.

We will order all our Interiors from Rob Amida out of Seattle.

EVM_Rob is about to start lengthening my 1st 88 based Testarossa...already have a buyer put a deposit down on it.

It looks like we will be offering Financing as well

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Good luck and happy endeavors.....

Eric..

quote Originally posted by fireboss: Good luck and happy endeavors..... Eric..

x2

Note : stay true to your customers and they will stay true to you.

quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: One of My Guys...I guess now is as good as any to let the cat out of the bag: I am planning on opening up "Fiero Fantasy Concepts" in DFW late this summer. It looks like we will be offering Financing as well

Great news!
need any help....LoL
You guys selling any mounts, harnesses, turbo header, crossover or other stuff for the DIY swappers?
PM me pricing info, if you have it yet. I'll be in the market for some top shelf Fiero upgrades stuff this summer.

TXOPIE,

Best wishes and success in the new endeavor.

Mike Parker

THANKS EVERYONE!

Still have a lot to get completed between now and then.

But I figured that I dedicate so much time to my work...that I needed a way to make my work to focus on Fieros!

Actually the biggest piece I have to tackle and figure out the time to knock out is the website itself.

Do we have any site designers that are masters in Dreamweaver out there, that could assist?...I know we got the skills in PS part of the suite!

UPDATE:

Time to knock out my knobs:

So I purchased a few on ebay today and shipping directly to Matt to be re-covered in black leather with black stitching:

this one for the new automatic 418HP 3800-SC I just picked up


...going to see how I can add paddle shifter.


and these for Barbie and BluDrm:


Just figured out the paddle shifters....Mike from HGM electronics going to do one up specifically for my configuration


the paddel will be a black anodized from TwistMachine

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quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: this one for the new automatic 418HP 3800-SC I just picked up

Did u already pick up another 3800SC already thats modded?

Excellent speaker choice for the dash, those sound fantastic.. look just as good.

quote Originally posted by Joseph: Excellent speaker choice for the dash, those sound fantastic.. look just as good.

Joseph...they do have a great sound...I agree...but the looks will be hidden below the G1 speaker mesh cover, but that's just fine!

BluDrm UPDATE:

Lights are in and working:


Also prepping the body for paint:

BluDrm Updates:

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