How it happened: The FieroGTRwideboby Build-Up (Page 1/39)
FieroGTRwideboby MAR 26, 04:28 PM
This topic will cover the whole build up of the car and all the events leading up to the Daytona 2006 Show. I must say I am happy with the outcome of the show, and one not to be a sore loser, I looked and saw the minute mistakes to correct for next years show (??? ) First Place Custom Fiero was a great award and I am glad the work my father and I put forth was recognized by the judges. I will list all the fiero vendors we used to get this car done, although most of the parts were hand-made, without these guys it would have made it alot harder. I want to thank everyone for the positive feedback and am looking forward to opeing the pages to this chapter of our lives, headaches and sucesses to the Fiero community.
If there are any questions please ask and all will be answered.

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There's two types of cars in the world, Fieros and everything else.

madcurl MAR 26, 04:37 PM

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Originally posted by FieroGTRwideboby:

If there are any questions please ask and all will be answered.



Okay, let me begin, hehe. Nice car btw.

1. Carbon Fiber headliner?
2. Interior vents?
3. Rear wing....Carbon fiber or coated?

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Archie's Choptop conversion #11, #15, Redux & # 20

FieroGTRwideboby MAR 26, 04:41 PM
Yes carbon Fiber Headliner, good product offered by Kingdom Kustoms along with the 3rd break light trim and lighter trim,
interior vents from Ford F-150, employee price ( I work at a dealership),
wing coated with the paint used on the ford Mustang Mach 1, that semi black.
exoticse MAR 26, 05:01 PM

Alex, while we are waiting for the build pics why don't you tell everyone a little bit about yourself,
age, etc, how you got into fieros, your goals, and some of your inspirations for the project ?

FieroGTRwideboby MAR 26, 05:10 PM
The car started out as a stock 87 GT all power etc. Ran great and originally owned by a local Pontiac Dealership owner, Mr. Marlow. My fiero experience began when we decided to make a Lamborghini Replica, this being the only car we could find in the area we bought t even though it was not for sale. after own for about 2 months and driving it we decided it was too nice for cutting up and making a fake Lamboghini.
FieroGTRwideboby MAR 26, 05:31 PM
Well my name is Alexandar Bojidarov Alexiev and currecntly living in Florida. I am 19 now and have been living in the USA for 9 years. I moved from Bulgaria, lived in the capital, Sofia. I got really interested in fieros when my love for lamborghinis subsided due to the high costs. Hasn't everyones? I would love to own one but whose got the money, right? Anyway, I wanted a mid engine, 2 seater, with a degree of exclusivity, and there the fiero was the perfect car not only to own but the great donor for a lamborghini. Well I got over that too and after talking with many people and one of the most valuable resources became a family friend Fransisco Vilalba, a Equadorian native who told me, anyone can make a copy of something, it may look good but it never is the real car, make something from your imagination, something unique, something nobody has. As you can see thats how the games began. This is my last year of High school, soon after I will move to Ft. Lauderdale and begin my Transportation Design Degree. After graduating there I will have to move to Pasadena and attend Art Center College of Design where I will get my masters degree in TD. I want to move back to Europe and work for one of the European car companies, but who knows maybe one of the US companies will change my mind. Way to early to tell.
I hope that this will start a whole new chapter and business in mine and my dads life. He has a Cabinet shop here locally. We have never built any cars before this and we learned as we went for the past 1.5 years we learned so much, fiberglass, metal work, tons of engine, suspension etc and we continue to learn. We are happy with the outcome and glad people like it. He hopes this will be the start to a business change for him and my family. While wotkin on the car we did some bodywork for local individuals who heard about the car. It was a great sight, 3 cars infront of a cabinet shop getting body work done and then going to shows. We did from small repairs to major surgery. It was fun.! Witht the great experience we learned now anything is possible and anybodies ideas can be a reality. We learned that anything is possible..!
madcurl MAR 26, 05:43 PM
edited version. hehe


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Originally posted by FieroGTRwideboby:

1. I am 19

2. a family friend Fransisco Vilalba, a Equadorian native who told me, anyone can make a copy of something, it may look good but it never is the real car, make something from your imagination, something unique, something nobody has.

3. This is my last year of High school,

4. We learned that anything is possible..!


The best four lines I've read in a long time and from a guy who's 19. Keep up the good work. No doubt your second project Fiero would be out of this world!

FieroGTRwideboby MAR 26, 06:08 PM
Here are some of the car before the major surgery.

http://img91.imageshack.us/my.php?image=87gt23pb.png

Sourmug MAR 26, 06:18 PM
This should be a good read! Great car by the way, both you and you dad should be proud. Thanks for taking the time to make this thread it will be enjoyed by many I am sure. A + for you!

Nolan

FieroGTRwideboby MAR 26, 06:24 PM
Now for the body plug stage: We put the car in the back of my dads shop and it all started there.
What we did was make a plug, or a skeleton, which would serve as the foundation for laying the fiberglass over to make the molds. We used wood which my dad had plenty of, owning a cabinet shop, to make the ribs, cut to the outer shape of the car:
http://img522.imageshack.us/my.php?image=picture4103hf.jpg
This process was mostly used on the rockers, rear quarters and doors.
The wood ribs were filled in with Home Depot wall insulating styrofoam, the large 4x8 sheets, that cost $6. The total styrofoam for the whole car was about 2 sheets, thats right $12.