Quick update... very busy so I'll get to the details in the next few posts. The car is now very close to being put back together after some fiberglassing. Lot's of hand sanding and detail work is left to do. It will be sprayed with a black primer once the panels are thoroughly prepped and reinstalled. The rest of the parts I need are located and I should have them by this weekend.

Still working on finding some tires... looking for 235/45R-17's and 215/45R-17's... would like to get a nice used set again but I may end up having to buy new.

And this really sucks... aside from my Fiero being wrecked, my work vehicle died for good last week. I can't believe the luck I have sometimes! I'm officially calling it the Daytona curse! Now I have no vehicle at all, and I'm racing against the clock to get this Fiero back on the road for more reasons than just the Daytona show. This is beginning to feel like last year all over again.

On a lighter note... my motel room is reserved for Friday and Saturday for the show... oh, he!! yeah I'm going to be there! Believe it or not, this Fiero will be there too...

Details/ pics coming soon...

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quote Originally posted by exoticse: Wow Brett that totally, totally sucks !! Man i was just talking about you and your car just the other day ! That was one bad ride. Hopefully there is no frame damage ? As far as panels go, I know the club (CFF) had a few body panels stashed away at Harry's repo place. Maybe you should give him a shout to see what the club has left. Man i am bummed and it is not even my car.

Just got back a little while ago from Harry's and I'm very happy to say that I now have 90% of what I need to reassemble the car. Very special thanks to him and to Central Florida Fiero members who've helped me out so much after the accident. You guys are awesome... I've got a few things to bring with me to contribute to the parts stash/ parts cars we have also. I've got a few contributed panels that I won't be needing, along with some other Fiero stuff I've had laying around over the years.

Alright... next post is going to be getting in to some more details of the work I've done so far post-accident. I've been busting my a$$ the last couple of weeks working on getting my baby back on the road. The initial goal is to have it back together in time for the March CFF meeting (2 weeks from now).

Wish me luck.

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Alright, now to get down to the nitty-gritty...

Here's what's been goin' down in my world! One messed up Fiero is about to hit the road again... the first stage of repairs involved fixing the damage done to the quarter panel and the hood:





I'll say up front that I've never really done body work before, but the situation I'm in really leaves me no choice. I've read about it and have seen it done for years but have never had a good enough reason to get involved with it. At this point, how could I possibly make my Fiero look any worse???

There is a ton of info about fiberglass techniques on this forum and on the internet itself, so I won't dive into all the specifics. But I will show you a few pictures of how these repairs can be done. Keep in mind, this is my first time doing body work! If any of you "body-guys" out there have some advice to give or have some simple pointers, feel free to chime in at any time!

The first step I took was grinding down the damaged areas and sanding the surfaces down to the bare fiberglass, extending a couple of inches beyond the repair itself:





Next up was the initial glassing and reinforcing of the support structure behind the quarter panel. I also layed the first layer of fiberglass on the hood:





Here you can see the glassing I did behind the quarter panel pieces to make an area to lay glass onto. This also makes the repair much stronger because of the extra support on the back side of the panel:



The first layer of glass, sanded down level on the hood...



First coat of glass sanded down on the quarter panel:



Fiberglass filler was used to build up the surface and fill in low spots:





There is a little more filling and leveling to do, but for the most part these repairs are taken care of. The rest of the car has been d/a'ed with 220 grit, with only a little hand sanding remaining.



Once reassembled, the car will be block-sanded and prepped for it's initial coat of black primer. This will serve as a base to work off of while performing body modifications... of which will begin simple at first and progress to some more creative stuff.

Of course, I'll post more as I go... stay tuned as always!

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IT'S ALIVE!!!!







"New" tires, same Bridgestone Potenza RE50's... 225/45 and 215/45's...



WOW, I'm exhausted... I've been working nonstop into wee hours of the nights, all day on weekends... I was up for over 50 hours straight with no sleep last weekend (not having a car to drive can be pretty motivating).

I'm still needing passenger side mirror glass (power mirror). Anyone got one let me know...

I'll update again soon... and yes... I will be at thursday night's CFF meeting. See you guys there!

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