Me likey. I wish I had some experience in fiberglassing, or knew someone who does that would be willing to teach. Regardless, it appears to be coming along rather well. I think I just might have to go for that Firebird cluster.
Did some test fitting of the monitor and decided the height I wanted. This is what I see from the drivers side. I will trim a little maybe 3-4mm from the bottom so I can have better visibility of the monitor.
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Did some test fitting of the monitor and decided the height I wanted. This is what I see from the drivers side. I will trim a little maybe 3-4mm from the bottom so I can have better visibility of the monitor.
That is gonna look sweet! Is the screen functional yet (go up and down)? I thought that you weren't going to have the linear actuators in til March? If it is operational, any chance we could get a video of it in action?
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That is gonna look sweet! Is the screen functional yet (go up and down)? I thought that you weren't going to have the linear actuators in til March? If it is operational, any chance we could get a video of it in action?
Linear actuators is the easy way to do it, but since I have an idea that it seems it will work fine and it will cost almost nothing I will try this first. Maybe this weekend I will find time to work on it, when it is done I will post a video and details how I did it.
Here is a video showing how the mechanism works. I have done more and I will post new video in car when ready. The only thing that’s holds me back is the door, it isn’t steady (if you see at the pics above it also lifts at the back) and it takes time to figure out how it will work proper.
I have figure out how the door will open, so here is a first video showing it in action… I have done only one side of the door, when it finish it will work more freely and faster since my plan is to use a ball bearing screw (see pic below).
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Thank you Sofa king! I like very much your work on the formula, keep fieroing.
And an update, tested the carpc this weekend. Sprayed some flat black to see how it looks. My guinea pig a Pentium2 was on the test and it was flawless, even cranking the engine with the pc on it didn’t affect it. It will be replaced with an ASUS-AT5IONT-I this week.
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The dash is really coming along. You have talent my friend! The toughest part, with any project, is all the sanding and finalizing... but I have faith! The dash looks fantastic!
Do you have plans for the door panels?
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The dash is really coming along. You have talent my friend! The toughest part, with any project, is all the sanding and finalizing... but I have faith! The dash looks fantastic!
Do you have plans for the door panels?
Yes finalizing is almost 60% of a project, but the small details make the difference. Yesterday I repositioned the screen so I can have a better angle of the screen. Now its better, the black is darker and the “glare” is almost gone. I will have to rework the front air channel, but no pain no gain.
I will work with the door panels when I will finish the dash. My plan is to stay close to the Aston Martin Rapide.
I'm really looking forward to seeing this build finished.
Question: What gauge cluster are you using? Did you fabricate a wiring harness?
The cluster is from a 93-96 Firebird, it doesn’t have the digital odometer but the fuel gauge works correct with this. If you choose 97-98 you will have to replace the gauge in order to work proper. I fabricate a wiring harness following the instruction from this thread //www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/000119-15.html
It isn’t the best looking but works fine.
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And some updates... A cousin of mine is making me a frontend for the CarPc. It is still in the beginning but I think I will keep this for the main screen.
Chanced the ball joints and played with stiffer sprigs from a Mercedes 190. Big difference from the soft stock springs.
Also I am close to finish the new mechanism for the glove compartment. I am very happy with the outcome; pics will follow shortly, stay tuned!!
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The plan for the interior color scheme is a two tone, Black and Cream. Dash will be all Black and the rest Cream. The same to the doors, on top Black and the rest Cream.
For the HVAC I am very tempted to use this, but I don't know the price yet, I should PM troyboy...
After a month, I finally find some time to work again with the interior. I had some 'waves' to the surface of the foam so I decided to do it again. As you can see it wasn't easy to remove the foam.
Do it in two section this time, first the piece under the steering column; again using polyester resin.
After removing all the air bubbles I put some weights to keep it down and to spread evenly the load.
That is gonna look sweet! Is the screen functional yet (go up and down)? I thought that you weren't going to have the linear actuators in til March? If it is operational, any chance we could get a video of it in action?
