General UPDATE: TOTALLY SCORED!

Picked up 3 Getrag 5-Speeds for only $200!

My Wife just order me a set of custom pool balls for my pool table in the Fiero Cave:

I just finished my custom image that will be transferred to my pool table felt:

With the same red on the side rails.

http://www.customtablefelt....-pool-table-felt.htm

Examples on the site:

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That's cool ! Are you going to put the Fiero emblem where you set the rack our in the middle of the table?

quote Originally posted by davylong86: That's cool ! Are you going to put the Fiero emblem where you set the rack our in the middle of the table?

Here is a quick PS of what it will look like:

ReMera UPDATE:

Badges arrived from EmblemArts:

Found another Deal I Couldn't Refuse:


This is a custom body inspired by the F Rossa.
It may not be everybody's cup of tea, but I like it!

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The pool balls came in that my wife ordered for me, but not allowed to have them till X-Mas!

quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: Found another Deal I Couldn't Refuse: This is a custom body inspired by the F Rossa. It may not be everybody's cup of tea, but I like it!

I always liked that car too.

Originally designed by Kenny Youngblood for the Action Jackson Movie. It was slightly redesigned & put into production as a kit or turn-key in about 1986 by Pacific Motorsports in CA.

Back in the olden days before the Interweb, people wanting to sell something had to design & publish brochures of their product & pass them or mail them out.

In my archives I have an original Brochure for this product. I scanned a copy for you.

BTW, back in '86 or '87 I went out to Pacific Motorsports & installed a L-98 engine into the red 'vert below.













Pacific Motorsports was a high end custom car shop in Anaheim. Building these kits was a small part of the shop work. When I was out there they had 7 of these Argenta's in the build process. They also had a bunch of other work including 3 original Cobras that they were refurbing for Shelby. That was actually the first time I met Shelby hisself.

Archie

quote Originally posted by Archie: I always liked that car too. Originally designed by Kenny Youngblood for the Action Jackson Movie. It was slightly redesigned & put into production as a kit or turn-key in about 1986 by Pacific Motorsports in CA. Back in the olden days before the Interweb, people wanting to sell something had to design & publish brochures of their product & pass them or mail them out. In my archives I have an original Brochure for this product. I scanned a copy for you. BTW, back in '86 or '87 I went out to Pacific Motorsports & installed a L-98 engine into the red 'vert below. Pacific Motorsports was a high end custom car shop in Anaheim. Building these kits was a small part of the shop work. When I was out there they had 7 of these Argenta's in the build process. They also had a bunch of other work including 3 original Cobras that they were refurbing for Shelby. That was actually the first time I met Shelby hisself. Archie

Archie,

Hope you are enjoying Vegas. Very cool and thanks for sharing.
That is a piece of Fiero history I did not know and now will rename and Re-badge it correctly.

While I have your ear, I am going to need a new headliner for this one please and thank you.
Also do you have a replacement headliner for T-Tops?

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quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: Archie, Hope you are enjoying Vegas. Very cool and thanks for sharing. That is a piece of Fiero history I did not know and now will rename and Re-badge it correctly. While I have your ear, I am going to need a new headliner for this one please and thank you. Also do you have a replacement headliner for T-Tops?

I have a couple of non-sunroof headliners in stock.

I don't have a mold for the "T" top liners.

Archie

Cleaned up the brochure that Archie Posted for me...they utilized "Afton" font....took forever to figure out:


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Cleaned up!

And for the poster board at the shows next year:

Looks better uncompressed...as clean as each frame above

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quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: Cleaned up the brochure that Archie Posted for me: Cleaned up!

FYI, you know that the out of focus on some of the edges of a couple pics in the brochure was the way the brochure was made.

Archie

quote Originally posted by Archie: FYI, you know that the out of focus on some of the edges of a couple pics in the brochure was the way the brochure was made. Archie

Understood...surprised they didn't use a star burst lens that was also so very popular at the time instead

It looks like they were going for the Dreamy / Fantasy photo effect..."Fulfill the Fantasy"

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ReMera UPDATE: Front windshield seal for the new windshield arrived at the shop.



I also was speaking with the owner of the shop...Mike...and we decided to re-gel-coat the entire body to ensure longevity...want to do it right!

ReMera UPDATES:

Working on getting the fiberglass body back to perfection:

ReMera UPDATES: The work continues

Barbie UPDATE:

We have the plexi sitting correctly now:



Time to paint, assemble, and mount

Argenta UPDATE:

She arrived safe and sound from Ohio:


More Pictures tomorrow during daylight!

Just picked up a interior trim kit for Barbie from BT Trims:



in real silver carbon fiber:

I just work out a deal with PFF member, Jimmy2s83, for his 1987 Pontiac Fiero SE DOHC 3.4, 5 speed Getrag transmission.

The swap was done a few years back by Ryan Gick of Sinister Performace. (DarthFiero)

Jimmy2s83 purchased it directly from him in August of 2013.

The swap was a new GM 3.4 DOHC. 0 Mile crate engine. Now the engine has roughly 20K on it since the swap. The transmission was rebuilt at the time of the swap.





Going to have Stephen Poe flip the motor and transmission with this one and my newly acquired Fiero Argenta.


I will then sell off this car with a 2.8 and repainted in the next 90 days.

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Nice pick up...

ReMera UPDATES: The work continues.

Argetna Fiero UPDATE: Preparing parts for powder coating.


I also received the new cover:

ReMera UPDATE: the work continues...a lot of sanding before we re-gel coat the entire body.






Barbie UPDATES: Here are the sail panels painted...will have them installed today.

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I can barely recognize her anymore...

quote Originally posted by dominic355: [QUOTE]Originally posted by TXOPIE: ReMera UPDATE: the work continues...a lot of sanding before we re-gel coat the entire body.12/IMG_2438_zpstfsoqmzh.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I can barely recognize her anymore...

Wait till she is completed and painted in that GM (2013) Flash Red...there will be no disappointments here

Since I am badge-ing and stylizing this car as a Pontiac Fiero "ReMera Edition"....I am also planning on replacing the exhaust tips in the rear with an extra set of Corvette C6 tips...adding a little dash of that GM flavor to the exterior.

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quote Originally posted by TXOPIE: Wait till she is completed and painted in that GM (2013) Flash Red...there will be no disappointments here Since I am badge-ing and stylizing this car as a Pontiac Fiero "ReMera Edition"....I am also planning on replacing the exhaust tips in the rear with an extra set of Corvette C6 tips...adding a little dash of that GM flavor to the exterior.

Good move, the Borla tips didn't fit the look.

Argenta UPDATE:

It is time for me to start thinking about updating the Argenta's interior.
While looking for inspiration, I found this very cool Corvette interior:


I am on working on a RED & EBONY (Red Stitching) color scheme for a G1 dash for the Argenta.

Something like this:


The gauge pods will have RED on the outer part of the pods...then EBONY on the smaller inner piece on the other side of the stitch lines (closest to the gauges themselves)

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