So she got a V8 in her now, and most of my other projects are done on her.. shes almost ready for the road again.. Cant have that! so i better do something else.. Lets do a rebody.....

[This message has been edited by fierogt3800 (edited 07-01-2006).]

a few more

Today i started trimming the panel, it was going fine untill my month old dremel died in the middle of trimming the front fashia. so i took a break from the car and looked a VDC kits online..

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Artero Rebody , 18"s, 91' 350 SBC / Muncie 4spd

thread here: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/058999.html
85.5 Porsche 944 euro *for sale*
73 VW Karmann Ghia convertible (sold to finish SBC swap)

Looks good so far. But you seem to be missing something... Sort of on the lines of.... 18" rims?

Lookin good!!!

She's in the mall

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Artero Rebody , 18"s, 91' 350 SBC / Muncie 4spd

thread here: [URL=https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/058999.html[/URL] 85.5 Porsche 944 euro *for sale*
73 VW Karmann Ghia convertible (sold to finish SBC swap)

quote Originally posted by fierogt3800: She's in the mall

sleepy time, bump

progress pictures.















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looking for oppinions...

first being the paint.
im seriously leaning towards Lamborghini pearl met tangerine. (Arancio Borealis)
or possibly a silver glitter metalic. consisting of # 3 met. flake or possibly poly flake.

any suggestions or photoshops?

im also considering installing Kmunson flushmounts.
or trying to incorporate 300ZX lights into the hood.

should i do one of these? or stay bug eyed? photoshops?

I love the metallic tangerine paint... I'd go with that for certain.

As to the headlights... something a bit more "modern" would definitely be an improvement (very few things scream "80's GM" quite like rectangular pop-ups). Flush mounts would work, as would a low-profile pop-up with some circular lights. Newer assemblies would also be pretty cool, but likely a heck of a lot more work

Personally I think you should cut out that rear fender well :P, thats the one thing that always bugged me about the artero. Its a really nice kit, but there is too much empty space between the sail scoops and the wheel. not to mention the difference in shape between the front and rear fender openings :P

Just a thought.

quote Originally posted by Custom2M4: Personally I think you should cut out that rear fender well :P, thats the one thing that always bugged me about the artero. Its a really nice kit, but there is too much empty space between the sail scoops and the wheel. not to mention the difference in shape between the front and rear fender openings :P Just a thought.

Yeah, what he said. Maybe use the NSX headlamps?

quote Originally posted by Custom2M4: Personally I think you should cut out that rear fender well :P, thats the one thing that always bugged me about the artero. Its a really nice kit, but there is too much empty space between the sail scoops and the wheel. not to mention the difference in shape between the front and rear fender openings :P Just a thought.

sme dont like it. i love it. but then again i love the fenders on fino's too. I love the big car looks with the little car feel. i like madcurls idea for the head lamps but i think the nsx lamps are out of my range. a set of 300zx lamps would be a lot more affordable. im sure i can blend either into the fieros lines. but the HID makes me wonder about the wiring.. I can hardly hook up cable to my TV. so its scary thinking about wiring either up.

Well if you like it, thats all that matters. I have never seen one in person, so I can't really judge. I do love the hood scoop though.

Best of luck,
Chase.

quote Originally posted by fierogt3800: I like madcurls idea for the head lamps but, I think the nsx lamps are out of my range? I'm sure I can blend either into the fieros lines but, the HID makes me wonder about the wiring. I can hardly hook up cable to my TV, so its scary thinking about wiring either up.

Hint, hint......Wait a few more weeks and the wiring issues will became avaliable and how to install them.

quote Originally posted by Custom2M4: Personally I think you should cut out that rear fender well :P Just a thought.

By opening the wheel well, you'll have more options in the kind of off-sets....similar to Troyboys chopper. If you like what Archie's crew performed on Troy's-----then you know just how your car will look like once it's opened up IMO.

Never bolt-on someone's pipe dreams....Tweek it like "your mama told you" hehe. After all, you did "tweek" the hood, right? IMO it's better for a person who looks at you're car and say, "hey, it's an Arteo...but it's different and better but, I don't know why? Hmm".

madcurl.

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quote Originally posted by madcurl: By opening the wheel well, you'll have more options in the kind of off-sets....similar to Troyboys chopper. If you like what Archie's crew performed on Troy's-----then you know just how your car will look like once it's opened up IMO. Never bolt-on someone's pipe dreams....Tweek it like "your mama told you" hehe. After all, you did "tweek" the hood, right? IMO it's better for a person who looks at you're car and say, "hey, it's an Arteo...but it's different and better but, I don't know why? Hmm". madcurl.

Here's kinda what madcurl is saying i think. Check out this Artero's pics. You can see the wheel well is rounded and opened up.
https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/056402.html

quote Originally posted by clintyrd skynyrd: Here's kinda what madcurl is saying i think. Check out this Artero's pics. You can see the wheel well is rounded and opened up. https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/056402.html

Oh i understand now. I like that, though i think his looks kind of poor, it looks like someone got carried away with a sawsall with a good intetion. if it werent so flat and the lip was flaired and a little thicker i would be happy with it. question.. Do you guys think the artero would look bad if i were to flair the quarters out more. and widen the front fenders? making a over all wider car? or is it wide enough?

thanks for the link clint. and Madcurl, see you in september, btw anymore inforamation on that crazy guys headlamp idea? sounds interesting....

I'd suggest getting rims before you do anything more with widening.. lol You might need to get custom control arms and axles for the widened kit cars...

Today i made the modifications to the hood corners to make it blend with the fenders and Lines of the Artero better.



I also enlarged the front openings that i made on the quarters.



random rear shot of car

fresh eye happy.

Well, since you said you were looking for suggestions, I'll throw in my two cents...

I *hate* the rear wheel well on the artero. It's too flat on the top and overhangs the tire. I see you have some skill with fiberglass, so my suggestion is that you modify the rear wheel well to be round like every other sports car on the planet instead of a 1939 cadillac. Might as well give it a flare while you're at it...

Just my opinion...

after a couple months with out becoming motivated enought to even walk out and look at the thing. i finally went out and started on it again, ill post some pics tonight of the progress. im going to go back out and work while i still have motivation, figures! i get ants in my pants when it starts getting cold out again. well here we go.

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Artero Rebody , 18"s, 91' 350 SBC / Muncie 4spd
85.5 Porsche 944 euro *for sale*
92' Yamaha FZR 600R

awesome.

keep it up!!

i agree with paint color too!!

Looks great man, keep up the good work!

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Wax up the front fender arches and fiberglass a layer over them to make molds for parts to use on the rear fenders.
Then you'd have the shape your looking for on the rear.

edit to add: Go with the 300ZX lights it will just look right

I like your choice for the color too!

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fresh..


got the clutch line ran and hooked up the slave and master..





a little hacking on a totally rust free Fiero GT, To get the purists pantys in a bunch..




ebrake gone



now what will i stick in this hole?? hmm...


mocking up for the gas door opening




couple random shots of my girls big fat ***

[This message has been edited by fierogt3800 (edited 09-18-2006).]

nice work, keep it up.

for some reason i stayed up all night working on my car... well heres what i got done.

clean out interior and removed seats for some remodeling..









now i have room to get out the steering collum so i can get them manual pedals in place..




well after i pulled the collum out.. but i ran into this.. wonder if someone tried stealling my car?






advice for female passengers who's V8 cherry has not been popped.

i finally got the doors mounted. ill post pics. I still need the above connector! pm me if you have one.

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Artero Rebody , 18"s, 91' 350 SBC / Muncie 4spd
85.5 Porsche 944 euro *for sale*
92' Yamaha FZR 600R

Awesome work man. I got to give you props for doing all that work. It must be very difficult and time consuming. I have to say go with the orange color too. I cant wait to see some more pics. BTW, I love that warning sticker you got

thanks for all of the comments, and compliments. well here's post # 900! and some update pictures to go with it. .

gas door.


gas doors new home



gas door at home






I also installed my fuel pressure regulator ( thanks mypontiac2 for the part) and installed the fuel filter and fuel line.
I forgot to take pictures though..

well the next step is to install the oil filter relocation kit that vame in the mail today. then accumulate some money so i can get a waterpump in it so i can here some ear happy..

Is that a universal gas door or one from a particular vehicle ? Any idea on the size/measurements ?

Looks very sharp.

Its made for a pick up. i tossed the package so i couldnt tell you what model right now, But its made by Bully, there are two sizes availible via autozone's truck accesory dept. this is the smaller of the two. and after some comparision over a stock fiero unit it appears to be slightly larger in O.D and should work as a replacement of the factory unit with some slight trimming of the stock opening.

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Artero Rebody , 18"s, 91' 350 SBC / Muncie 4spd
85.5 Porsche 944 euro *for sale*
82' Benz 300SD turbo . *for sale*
87' Fiero Cp. candy blue, GT 15"s, *will sale*

i finished the fiberglass work on the top side of the hood finally! now i just have to do some handy dandy homebrew gelcoat, a little filling, a little sanding, and a little paint. oh and cut out the vents...





i got the gas door final mounted and blended.




started mounting my new oil filter relocation kit.



and then dropped the tank for the new fuel pump.



then a little off topic...
I mounted my old 16"s on my 87 coupe...




and prettied up the engine bay



well thats all i got done tonight..