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RCR
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APR 09, 07:58 AM
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Managed to get in the garage last night. I started playing with the headlights because mechanicals are pretty temp independent.
What I found is that somewhere in the last 5 years that the headlights have been disassembled, I lost the passenger side relay. Not happy about that.
Driver's side headlight works, though, and the passenger side fits over the battery. I was seriously worried about that.
Now I need to figure out how to package two 60mm projectors and come up with the box and hinge mechanism. I spent a little time studying Don's 308 setup this morning, so I have some ideas to play with.
Looks like it's going to be quite a challenge. (Nothing is easy on this  ).
I'l post pics once I have something pic worthy.
later.
Bob
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RCR
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APR 20, 07:35 AM
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I thought I'd take a stab at the headlights, so...
A lot of contemplating and a little work over the weekend.
Cardboard mockup to give myself a clue...
It will be a low-profile dual 60mm projector scheme.
I'm going to open up the vent space a bit to make it more "authentic".
Still need to figure what I will do with the storage space seal...
Also going to make it narrower. Here I've glassed in the new space and re-formed the body seam to the original hood.
Modified front view for what I'm going for.
Bob
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RCR
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APR 20, 07:40 AM
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...and new color for the car. I sanded off two coats of paint and primer back to gel coat on about 1/2 of the car...
Bob
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Danyel
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APR 20, 05:17 PM
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RCR
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APR 26, 06:01 PM
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Not quite totally body mods, but....
Fender side glassed in.
Ran into a slight problem.
I glassed the hood shut.. Opps. 
After cutting it free, I still couldn't open it because the flange on the side of the hood was hitting.
Fortunately, the head light doors are out, so I was able to reach the hood bolts, loosen it up, and move the hood back far enough to open it.
Then it was off to Harbor Freight to add to the tool set. I picked up a 3ft metal brake and mounted it to my work table.
That's as clean as my table has been in a long while.
Then I cut up some 18ga steel and bent up a box.
more to come...
Bob
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cptsnoopy
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APR 26, 06:57 PM
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Go Bob Go! My turn to watch your progress for awhile 
Charlie
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RCR
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APR 27, 07:14 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cptsnoopy:
Go Bob Go! My turn to watch your progress for awhile
Charlie
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I hope I can keep you entertained.
Bob
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dobie1
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APR 28, 10:58 AM
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Looking good Bob!
So question for you are you going to do the Ferrari hood mod as well or just cut the hood back to allow for vents behind the head light buckets as you have now? And Retain the stock Feiro hood opening width.
I can send you a PDF of the brackets we used to mount Don's Ferrari buckets to the fiero mounting points, it might help for refrence designing yours.
I've been busy block sanding my front clip the last few days getting it ready to build a mold of the front clip. I decided it was probably a good idea to have in case I was ever in a fender bender. It would be much easier to just repoduce the damage panel than try to hand build a new one and replicate all the the lines again.
As for the 355 Mirrors, I'm still sorcing new mirror motors for the build rather than using old mirror motors from the junk yard. Looks like nothing in North America ,I'm talking to China right now.
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RCR
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APR 29, 07:06 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by dobie1:
Looking good Bob!
So question for you are you going to do the Ferrari hood mod as well or just cut the hood back to allow for vents behind the head light buckets as you have now? And Retain the stock Feiro hood opening width.
I can send you a PDF of the brackets we used to mount Don's Ferrari buckets to the fiero mounting points, it might help for refrence designing yours.
I've been busy block sanding my front clip the last few days getting it ready to build a mold of the front clip. I decided it was probably a good idea to have in case I was ever in a fender bender. It would be much easier to just repoduce the damage panel than try to hand build a new one and replicate all the the lines again.
As for the 355 Mirrors, I'm still sorcing new mirror motors for the build rather than using old mirror motors from the junk yard. Looks like nothing in North America ,I'm talking to China right now. |
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Hi Wayne, thnx for checking in. Looking forward to the mirrors.
I plan on leaving the hood the Fiero width, with the exception of around the lights. As of now, the vents will remain on the car, behind the lights, like the 308.
Yeah, if you could send that pdf over, I'd appreciate it.
Bob
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dobie1
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APR 29, 11:16 AM
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Bob
I don't have your email address, shoot me a quick message to. dobie44@hotmail.com and I'll send you the PDF.
Wayne
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