1986 Fiero SE 3.4L pushrod build up (Page 12/24)
newcoolcat JAN 15, 03:13 PM

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Originally posted by justinchristie:

These just came in. They are TERRIFIC quality - far beyond what I expected. The gel coat is the best I have ever seen on aftermarket fiberglass. I did not realize how BIG the 4″ LED lights were - these things are MASSIVE! I can’t wait to install these after I put the rear fastback clip on.






where did you get these from??? they look amazing!

nevermind! found the answer on the second page. awesome build though!

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dhobbs84sc JAN 16, 11:17 PM
What are you going to use on your dash? Are you going to cover it with a cloth or paint it?
It looks GREAT!! and congrats with your baby I got one on the way too Only one problem.. Im getting deployed :/
justinchristie JAN 17, 01:00 PM

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Originally posted by dhobbs84sc:

What are you going to use on your dash? Are you going to cover it with a cloth or paint it?
It looks GREAT!! and congrats with your baby I got one on the way too Only one problem.. Im getting deployed :/



Congrats, that's great news. Even though you are deploying, you'll have something to look forward to when you come back.

I'm torn on what I will do with the dash. Upholstering it will cover up some imperfections, but I think painting it will make it look slick - but there is a lot of prep to do for painting. Also, upholster = lots of $$$, paint = less $$$, but more work.

I dunno......


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couldahadaV8 JAN 19, 07:58 PM
Your car looks fantastic and your workmanship is first rate. My original plan was to do the fast-back conversion with the same rear lights and front bumper you have; really like the look of that. Of course my plans changed and I ended up selling the fast-back clip (as you know). Some day my current one will be finished and so will yours and we'll get them together.

Rick
justinchristie JAN 20, 06:21 PM

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Originally posted by couldahadaV8:

Your car looks fantastic and your workmanship is first rate. My original plan was to do the fast-back conversion with the same rear lights and front bumper you have; really like the look of that. Of course my plans changed and I ended up selling the fast-back clip (as you know). Some day my current one will be finished and so will yours and we'll get them together.

Rick



Hey Rick! It's been awhile. How is the Dino coming along?

We'll definitely have to meet up once we finish our cars!

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dhobbs84sc JAN 22, 02:11 AM

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Originally posted by justinchristie:


Congrats, that's great news. Even though you are deploying, you'll have something to look forward to when you come back.

I'm torn on what I will do with the dash. Upholstering it will cover up some imperfections, but I think painting it will make it look slick - but there is a lot of prep to do for painting. Also, upholster = lots of $$$, paint = less $$$, but more work.

I dunno......




Well... Wife miscarried :'(

But have you thought of maybe doing a combination? lol Personally I would paint. But you got time to decide
justinchristie JAN 23, 01:53 PM

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Originally posted by dhobbs84sc:


Well... Wife miscarried :'(

But have you thought of maybe doing a combination? lol Personally I would paint. But you got time to decide



Man, sorry to hear that. If it makes you feel any better, my wife miscarried a year before we had our first. It's quite a common thing that many people don't know about. If it wasn't meant to be, it wasn't meant to be - thats how you have to look at it.

As for the dash, i'm leaning more and more towards just paint.

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justinchristie JAN 24, 11:04 PM
Today I finished mounting the dash to the chassis – driver and passenger sides.

With the driver’s side, I re-used the old Fiero dash bracket to mount the hood release. On the passenger side I also re-used the old Fiero bracket – I created rubber spacers to make up for the height difference. The rubber spacers also provide resistance against vibration noise and/or damage to the fiberglass.

I drilled and tapped a location near the shifter to mount the area where the dash “wraps” towards the rear.





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justinchristie FEB 03, 11:10 AM
I finished installing the middle armrest console – it involved a little bit of trimming. Unfortunately it has a rather large gap on the passenger side – i’ll need to get creative to solve that.

I also started mounting the switches. I did not want the switch face-plates screwing into fiberglass only – so I fabricated up some thin metal tabs. The metal will give the screws something to grab on to. They are held in with adhesive.





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justinchristie FEB 13, 01:09 AM
Today I added the auxiliary (AUX) gauges to the dash – voltmeter and oil pressure gauges. I re-used the old plastic housing piece because it gave a mounting fixture for the gauges.

It involved a little cutting because the pig-tail wire that plugs into the gauges was too long – it hit the fiberglass edge below the housing.

I also needed to modify the radio bezel to fit the pig-tail.







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