no pictures of the process, my camera wasnt available.

but, yeh, 87 trans am vents molded into the fender.

i picked up an extra set of fenders from pick a part for 70 bucks and the vents for 40.

as for materials, i purched a dremel for the task, went through about 8 cutting wheels.

used a plastic repair kit so it would give me some flex and not crack.
the primer was a filler primer, thicker then normal primer and helped fill any wee nicks.

after the holes were cut and the vents were bonded i started with 250 grit to get the shape then finished with 400.

primed the area.. found imperfections sanded down to base and refilled, sanded, primed again. sanded. primed again.. sanded.. fnished with 800.. now awaiting paint. any ideas how much that will set me back from a shop?

while i was at it i shaved the antenna hole.

anyhoo, enjoy the pics

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Looks good. I'd like to do that mod one day. one day...

Chris

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Hey great idea!

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quote Originally posted by skitime: Hey great idea!

LOL.... see what you started Ski...
Ive done two sets already.
MiZer..did you mold them in from the rear of the fender?

quote Originally posted by fiero67: LOL.... see what you started Ski... Ive done two sets already. MiZer..did you mold them in from the rear of the fender?

LOL Ya I wonder how many Fieros have my Trans Am vents by now. Maybe we could start of thread of them. Seriously, MiZer looks like you did a nice job on them. Glad to see you did the my antenna shave too. Makes sense since you had the fender off anyway. Your car will look so much smoother without it. What did you do for another antenna?

whats the puprose does this mod provide?

quote Originally posted by L44_87GT: whats the puprose does this mod provide?

Brake cooling perhaps?

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[This message has been edited by Fierokid87 (edited 10-26-2004).]

Thanks for your suggestions in the chat ski! =]
antenna? none, i dont lisen to the radio.. i may add one at a later date tho. or i may copy your in-fender antenna.. =p

fiero67, i molded them in flush with the fender, cut the hole and trimmed the vent to fit flush, in my mind it would provide a smoother transision for the vent.

L44_87GT, none. just like the origional vents on the trans am, looks only. but with a bit of creative ducting, im sure i could use them to vent preasure from the rad, or wheelwell, or cool the breaks.

Seen these things in person, look like they were designed to belong there. Did a good job... good work for his first time too!

quote Originally posted by L44_87GT: whats the puprose does this mod provide?

I was going to originally duct my radiator area through hoses to the vents to relieve the headlight lifting problem. In the middle of this project I did my hood which vented the radiator even better so on mine it just for looks. At least for now.

quote Originally posted by Fierokid87: Brake cooling perhaps?

I dont think it sooo....

Nice work they do look great Just wondering if they were functional in anyway.Hooking them up so that the headlight doors dont come up would be cool.

Scoops on ebay

Not that I am trying to capitalize on someone else, but here are some scoops. Had these listed for a couple of days now. Need money for my car and had these laying around. Or just head to your local yard.

Edit: Try this.

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Too bad you didnt get any pics in progress. I did mine from the back , skitime did his from the front....and you did yours a different way. cool. "+" for you. John

quote Originally posted by fiero67: Too bad you didnt get any pics in progress. I did mine from the back , skitime did his from the front....and you did yours a different way. cool. "+" for you. John

this is the closest to an in progress pic i have, taken with my webcam..

and, Fiero38SC, i hope somone buys those vents and uses them.. but, could you maybe shorten the link? it killed the layout on the thread.

http://tinyurl.com/4w3gj

try that maybe. tinyurl is great for stuff like that.

cheers.

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quote Originally posted by MiZer: and, Fiero38SC, i hope somone buys those vents and uses them.. but, could you maybe shorten the link? it killed the layout on the thread.

How's that?

ohh, even better.. thanks again.. now the page is normal.

cheers.

My first ones...for my sons shaved Fiero

The ones for my project...88GT

Im going to make these functional and will pass the info on as soon as Im done.

John

huh.. you did your higher up.. mine, hopefully will be centered between the molding and the lower groundeffects

the green is sorta eerie, and shaved molding as well.. neat!

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Excellent looking fenders fiero67, I am anxious to see how the smooth look works out. Let me post a pic of my fenders that started all this. Functional or not I think the Fiero should of had this touch from the factory. (As well as factory rear quarter vents)

your are the 2nd gen full size ones arent they, ski?

i used ones from a 3rd gen, slightly smaller.

quote Originally posted by MiZer: your are the 2nd gen full size ones arent they, ski? i used ones from a 3rd gen, slightly smaller.

Darn if I know. They are 7 3/4" tall. Which are they?

quote Originally posted by skitime: Darn if I know. They are 7 3/4" tall. Which are they?

is that the inside length of the scoop top to bottom?

mine is 5 3/4 top top to bottom.

quote Originally posted by MiZer: is that the inside length of the scoop top to bottom? mine is 5 3/4 top top to bottom.

Yes top to bottom. So what generation was it from?

quote Originally posted by Fierokid87: Brake cooling perhaps?

There should be one in the front nose also...A front one to let in cool air, and that rear one to let out the hot brake heat. How is cool air gonna get into a scoop from behind? Specially when the car is moving forwards and not backwards.

-Coop

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I agree skitime, the factory should have created this look... they look stock after we molded them in. The shaved look is alot of work, I didnt realize that. Unfortunately, he headed home for school and that Fiero wont be worked on until spring. Its one of those Father/Son projects...He promised me that everythign will be functional !!!

MiZer, I molded mine in at that location, because when I set the fender on...if it were lower, it took away from the look I was shooting for. Not to mention, I angled the edges where the trim and GX fits on. The green on my sons Fiero is a highlight, there wont be much green on it. matte black will be the color of the rest of the car. When he gets back this spring, we are making a one off body kit for it..... ewwww....sounds like fun. Great job on yours too !

quote Originally posted by skitime: Yes top to bottom. So what generation was it from?

probabily the 2nd gen then.. the entire scoop is larger. i belive ZeroC has a set of the big ones.

mine are the 3rd gen, couple inches smaller.

quote Originally posted by MiZer: probabily the 2nd gen then.. the entire scoop is larger. i belive ZeroC has a set of the big ones. mine are the 3rd gen, couple inches smaller.

When I bought mine, they were advertised from an 82...go figure.

quote Originally posted by fiero67: When I bought mine, they were advertised from an 82...go figure.

huh, thats queer.. ohwell.. they look good.

Second gen scoops would mean you pulled them from a 70-81 f-body.Those above the larger scoop came on 1982-84 trans ams.In 1985-90 they used a rocker ground fx which covered more of the fender hence the reason for the "smaller scoop".

quote Originally posted by L44_87GT: Second gen scoops would mean you pulled them from a 70-81 f-body.Those above the larger scoop came on 1982-84 trans ams.In 1985-90 they used a rocker ground fx which covered more of the fender hence the reason for the "smaller scoop".

well, he explained it better then i ever could have..

This is during the molding in process on the car also shaving the moldings for that smooth look

Did that obnoxious Canadian Tire guy and his fat wife loan you his Mastercraft 'all-in-one' Dremel type tool?

Nice job by the way.

quote Originally posted by James Bondo: Did that obnoxious Canadian Tire guy and his fat wife loan you his Mastercraft 'all-in-one' Dremel type tool? Nice job by the way.

thanks, and, no, i purchased one, they were 50% off and i fugured id use it for other projects.

quote Originally posted by L44_87GT: whats the puprose does this mod provide?

to LOOK cool. I'm liking this the more I see it, who cares if it is functional? Here's a link to the other install: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/045275.html

I'm thinking a pair of the fiero warehouse IMSA style side vents to compliment the look....

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quote Originally posted by James Bondo: Did that obnoxious Canadian Tire guy and his fat wife loan you his Mastercraft 'all-in-one' Dremel type tool? Nice job by the way.

hahah I hate those commercials soooo much when i worked at Crappy tire a few years ago i would walk around and shut the tvs off even today if im shopping in there i will tunr them off

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quote Originally posted by fiero67:

And the chain steering wheel?

I posted that pic on my build thread, just waiting for someone to ask!
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/041750.html

That came off my brothers chevelle and when he died, I got it... too small for the Fiero, LOL... but it makes people think and wonder when they come into my garage. ISnt it cool though. John

eh. you could fit it on the fiero. tho id imagine steering it would be a chore..

how is this going?