FLASHY (drum roll) - post away!

(I never did try to figure out the pic posting thing and don't have a digital camera ).

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Love the front scooooped fascia... Was mine an inspiration to you?? Someone here has a picture of it, surely... I think you can see it in my sig. picture too...

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So far this is what I've done in the last 3 months:
1. Hood vent
2. Deck lid vent.
3. Front facia scoops.
4. Widen front facia just ahead of wheels.
5. Rear coilovers.
6. Turbo.

Still to come:
1. Currently on order: 8"x17" rims with 245/45/17 rear and 215/45/17 front tires.
2. V8 Archie ground effects/scoops (soon to be ordered).
3. StreetDreams drop spindles (front).
4. Mr. Mike's leather.
5. New Corvette Yellow paintjob.
6. Rear sway bar.
7. POSSIBLE mods to rear bumper.

Timeline for all this:
To be completed by end of April. Stay tuned for more!

here's a front view of mine...

Actually, no, you were not my inspiration (sorry to disappoint you). I've been thinking about doing something like this ever since I saw it on a Ferrari, just different shape (one that would suit the Fiero).

Yes, I have noticed yours before in your sig. When I decided to do this, though, I didn't even think about your mods. To tell you the truth, I remembered about the pics in your sig yesterday, after Flashy took pics of my mods and thought that this may look similar (great minds think alike, eh? ).

IMO this shape of scoop is the only shape that looks good on the facia because it flows with the curves of the car.

You've actually taken yours a step further and made them longer. I'm glad they didn't come out exactly the same because I would feel like a copycat.

I love the triangular scoops, btw. I *may* copy you on that, if you don't mind (but ONLY if I have enough time to do everything before the end of April).

Looks very nice! Also, did you cut a hole for the deck scoop? Or just bond it on?

Keep up the good work- and keep us posted on your other mods.

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Thank's...
I agree with the shape make's the scoop what it is, and it matches my side-door scoop's.

It would be a pleasure to see it on another Fiero as I have made a change (again.. ) in that area and it is different then the picture above. After I change my hood to the 'rounded' version it didn't match the triangles on the front fascia...lol It had ALOT more of a Pontiac (today) feel to it.

Again, Great job on ALL of you mod's. Is the stang scoop vented or just for show??

Thanks guys.

To answer some questions:
1. The rear scoop is from The Fibersmith, AKA Pat Kalsmith (custom made). It is glassed in.

2. It IS vented, i.e. functional. Since I have a turbo, the engine tends to run a bit hotter when you punch the gas - this mod should help a bit.

3. Thanks for the pointers on the front, Smooth. I'll keep that in mind.

More pics of new rims within 2-3 weeks.

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Sorry to be unclear (I figured about the deck scoop... it's the same one I have ). I was actually curious about the scoops you used on the front fascia?

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Your mods look great! Can't wait to see them at the next CFOG meeting in April. I can see that I'm going to have to learn how to do body work, hmmm.... gives me some ideas.

Sour

I am curious about those front fasica scoops as well. I was thinking about doing this the other day, and using old quarter panels. Is that what you used?

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Thanks hallsman!

Ira

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1. No, the vents ahead of the wheels are not functional (just for looks ). I will actually put in a couple little grilles in there once the car is painted.

2. Recipe for making the vents:
- make a template of what you want (I used thin cardboard)
- sand down paint as much as you can
- draw outline of vent
- cut with jigsaw (I had to start the hole with a multitool)
- on the inside, sand down to plastic all around both sides of the cut
- on the outside make corners round
- buy Duramix bondo (the best on the market) and uniform fiberglass cloth
- cut strips of cloth and attach with bondo around the opening from inside of facia (takes 5 minutes to set - use heatgun to speed up)
- then use cheaper flexible filler to fill in from outside and sand

Couple things to remember:
- before applying any bondo, make sure all paint dust, grease, etc. is gone - I used rubbing alcohol (cheap and evaporates in seconds)
- paint bonded parts from the inside to protect from weathering (if you want this to be permanent)

3. Widening the fenders: everyone knows the front Fiero tires stick out somewhat (right before the facia). Here's what I did:
- get old body panel (I used a damaged door)
- cut one wide strip (I did about 1 inch) and one narrower strip (about 1/2 the wider strip), both contoured to wheel well, from bottom of facia to marker light/trim
- sand down facia to plastic, just ahead of the wheels
- sand down any paint off the (2) strips
- use Duramix (or equivalent) to glue wide piece onto facia, thus eliminating the curves in the facia just ahead of the wheel
- use same bondo to glue narrower piece onto wide piece
- fill in with bondo and contour to body as desired
- lots and lots of sanding

The reason I used the two strips is because bondo is not that cheap, and it is also relatively heavy. Also, using the strips helps to get the initial curves so you don't have to contour a pile of bondo.

This is the way I did it. Smooth may have a different way.

I *may* do similar vents on rear bumper to match (facing backwards and time permitting), also non-functional.

Monza76 - check your PM.

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Thanks,
Ben E-Farrer

Never thought of using the Bondo on the fiberglass cloth... Hmmm I just just the regular glass resign instead of bondo on my cloth...

sidenote: I think I have this making of big, long fiberglass mold's figured out...lol I made a mold and pulled my first piece off of it today.. I can't wait ...lol Just five more pieces and my Fiero will be headed for a BIG change....lol Will I ever stop??

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I love those mods, really nice!

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Josh Munilla

Not to hijack this thread away from the body mods, but I'd like some pics and more info on your turbo / rear sway bar and rear bumper mods...

Rob

smooth!
Will you start a thread on how you did the mold? Someday, I'd like to try it.
-john

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1. Turbo - got a setup from an early '90's Audi 5000 (same as used to be in Porsches). Total cost was $1,900 CDN installed (about $1200 USD). Power - INCREDIBLE. I did not do the install myself - had a member of our Calgary Fiero Owners Group do it for me. It's actually quite simple and includes a knock sensor / computer from a mid 80's GM, boost gauge, turbo and plumbing. I will try to post more details with pics down the road once my car is more complete.

2. Rear sway bar - not installed yet but is one of the best handling mods for the buck. The Fiero Store sells them in sets, front and back but you can also use a sway bar from the front of another Fiero or other GM cars. Do a search on it - there is plenty of info here, including entire 'how to' website links.

3. Rear bumper mods - not much to it. I'm considering doing similar vents as on the front only facing backward just to match the front. You can read about how I did the front mods above.

Thanks for all the positive comments, guys.

Wing - includes 5" extensions from Fiero Wearhouse AND custom 'bend-work' to achieve a down slope from each stand outwards.

Wheels - 17" x 7" Katana (Core Racing).

Front suspension (not that you can tell) - new Street Dreams 2" drop spindles.

FLASHY - take it away.

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Real Sports Cars, Dont Have Cup Holders!

Voytek,

There is a thread that questions the quality of the Street Dreams spindles.
//www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/033537.html

What is your opinion based on what you just received? Any problems with fit-up or bolt holes in the wrong place?

BTW very nice work.

Karl

If I were to do this... I would use flexible stuff to prevent slight bumps and bumper flex from cracking all your hard work. I dont remember the part number of the duramix epoxy, but I have a catalog around here somewhere. If I find it, I will edit this post.

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Anyway, better late than never right? Here they are...

More pics on next page ---->

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