Hi all. We're by now familiar with the classic build thread. Heres my first.

Concept


First of all a bit of BG info. I bought myself a 1984 2M4 for Christmas in 05. Ugly lip and everything.


I've done some stuff to it but nothing worthy of a real thread, its just starting to get to where I want it to go.

Minus the lip and with 1 year old paint.


This is how the car looks like right now.


Doors closed.

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Some old pictures.

I need to put these in.


I put in a new water pump last year.


39k+ miles about 2 years ago.


Stereo was stolen about 2 years ago.

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I bought fiberglass materials.

Going to turn out nice when finish can,t wait to see more

...Rob

quote Originally posted by HC: Hi all. We're by now familiar with the classic build thread. Heres my first. Concept

It took me a couple minutes of viewing before I noticed that the mouldings were missing...cool !

I think getting rid of the molding updates the car by 5-6 years.

I found a Dodge Avenger dashboard for 50 bucks at the junkyard.... Still thinking about buying it, would definitely save me years of fiberglass work to the dashboard... Don't know what to do about the doors though...

About the short fiberglass post, I had company and just posted it like that. What I meant is that I purchased a bunch of materials




Concept dashboard

Nice dash. Are you using the stock instrument pod? You could probably just keep the doors stock &/or just modify the armrest/door handles.

I have no idea what I would do to the pod, the more and more I think about it I think I'm gonna just keep everything in its stock locations, just get rid of the retro line that surrounds the cockpit. And just reupholster the whole thing in black/tan or black/black suede. I'm also thinking about glassing the surround console for the stereo, the plate for it, the shift surround and my subwoofer housing into a one piece.

I don't know how I could only modify the armrests, looking for a car with similar mounting tabs would be a pain... Any suggestions?

If you want to keep the stock gauges you could do something like this. Just reshape the pod to work with your dash.
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Thats a very good looking dash, any more info on this particular one?

A couple more pics on this thread.

//www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/067230.html

I just bought some used 18" rims, it has tiny tires though; 215/35/18, I need to get at least a set of 245/40/18.

Looks good. I would go with 215-225/40 up front, depending on the width. & wider at the rear. Then, drop the ride height like this one. Perfect.
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That is one of the cars that I was looking at with 18" rims, looks pretty good! I found a place today that has a couple of used 245/45/18s for 90 bucks mounted and balanced, I'm thing of putting those in the back and keeping the lo-pros in the front till I get some more cash. Damn cash always gets me.

215/35/18s.


I already have the lowering springs and rear struts, the new front shocks are already installed.

Looks like what I did to my car! Same paint scheme and all. It began like as an abandonned white 85 coupe, which I bought from a scrap metal dealer.

Current pic is in my sig..

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Jay Brintnell
Southern Ontario Fiero Association
Yellow 85 Notchback(A.K.A. GodFearN)

Today my girlfriend helped me out. She was taking pictures and sanding stuff down.

I painted with resin one side of the headliner board.


One layer of fiberglass. Sanding down.


Repaired a damaged corner.


Ready for vinyl.

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quote Originally posted by HC: Thats a very good looking dash, any more info on this particular one?

That was a dash from a person at Crickettworks. His name is Scott and he purchased the moulds from the original designer. He offered to sell me the moulds for $25,000 which was way too much. He still has them but does not want to get into production. It is a beautiful dash kit. For those interested in making him an offer, you call him at (702) 263-9665 he screens his calls so you have to let him know you are interested in the moulds and then he will pick up. It is for the entire interior including door panels.

I am trying to straighten up the edges of the shifter console housing. I'm using .99c contact cement and bamboo skewers to clamp it down.





Sanding the plate

Do I have to get new lug nuts for the aftermarket rims or a new socket? The stock ones go in too far and I can't use the bar anymore. Any suggestions?

Edit to add: I also have the vinyl ready to go on the headliner, should I buy some thin sponge material to go in between? I was just going to use some commercial grade 3M spray on contact cement and hot glue for the corners.

I will take some more pictures too, as I'm almost done with the interior.

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quote Originally posted by HC: Do I have to get new lug nuts for the aftermarket rims or a new socket? The stock ones go in too far and I can't use the bar anymore. Any suggestions? Edit to add: I also have the vinyl ready to go on the headliner, should I buy some thin sponge material to go in between? I was just going to use some commercial grade 3M spray on contact cement and hot glue for the corners. I will take some more pictures too, as I'm almost done with the interior.

Longer chrome nuts will look much better. If the old liner is falling apart I would strip off the old material & foam from the backer board, sand it smooth & glue on new foam.

Its already fiberglassed

Edit to add: By no means am I trying to sound rude, but do you click on the icons that say 150<? I know i do all over the place, because it means a better format of a picture, and i have a good size screen. but is it something that nobody clicks and skips on? If it is, I'll only post in 640x480. Just a poll if you will.

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quote Originally posted by HC: Its already fiberglassed Edit to add: By no means am I trying to sound rude, but do you click on the icons that say 150<? I know i do all over the place, because it means a better format of a picture, and i have a good size screen. but is it something that nobody clicks and skips on? If it is, I'll only post in 640x480. Just a poll if you will.

Switch to standard 640, it loads faster. I only have a dialup modem. I would foam your liner before the fabric. It helps smooth out the appearance & give a soft texture.

Which kind of foam? The roll kind, or the chemical foam for fiberglassing?

Thin 1/8"-1/4" open cell spongy upholstery foam, or 1/8" closed cell white foam. It comes in rolls & you can buy it by the yard at upholstery/fabric stores. The closed cell foam has a smooth surface so scuffing it with 220grit paper will improve adhesion & prevent peeling.

Bought it, cut it, installed it,


And now the vinyl...

quote Originally posted by Amida: If you want to keep the stock gauges you could do something like this. Just reshape the pod to work with your dash. .

Where does one get this dash?????????//

Theres multi page threads on this dash, turns out the guy wants too much for the original molds for this ($25k) so it was never put into production aside from the ones already made some years ago (The pics are floating around). Its definitely a great looking dash.

You can get a great looking dash from a 3000GT, Dodge Stealth, Dodge Avenger, Pontiac Grand Prix/Am etc. For the time being I am repairing my original dash, as its not in a broken state, more of the fading and warping, I'm 70% done with mine. Vinyl spray paint, a yard of foam, a yard of headliner and some contact cement is all I'm going to need.

New concept image... Updates with the rims I have.