Adding the steering column cover was pretty straight forward. I needed to trim the edges off, and drill two holes at the top to hold it in place.

Other than that, the stock mounting locations were used.



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Great build i'm following along closely. I'll toss in my two cents though. That dash would look amazing with black suede over it. That way it would show any curves like the paint would, but it would require less work. From what it sounds like, you want that kind of look i'm guessing. Anyways good luck and I wish I had that front bumper!

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I spent the last three hours adding additional support for the fiberglass centre console – a.k.a. the armrest.

It involved fabricating a metal bracket and a fiberglass ledge.

I also mounted the shifter boot – this boot is just used as a mockup. I have a nice Rodney Dickman leather boot that will take it’s place when I preform the final install.







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This was one of the easier installs I have done over the past year – no fabrication was required.

This is the Fiero Store fiberglass headliner. I acquired this almost 4 years ago and it’s been sitting in my basement waiting to be installed.

All the holes are pre-marked, so it was just a matter of drilling them out, and then installing it – it took only 1 hour.

This will eventually be upholstered in leatherette.



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Iinstalled the driver’s side PISA door panel. It took about 2 hours and was quite easy.

The only problem is that the interior armrest covers the HVAC vent on the dash. I will need to make a custom cut to the armrest – this should allow better airflow from the vent.



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Indy Northstar-Stretch ~ LT1-NOS Roadster

quote Originally posted by Fiero2m8: Looks like you've been busy Justin! I was born in Oshawa and my brother's name is Justin. Since I still have family there I'll send you a PM when I'm up on the north shore...would like to see the project. Fiero2m8

For sure you can stop by, ...but only on one condition, ....you need to stop by with the stretchie-NorthStar swap so I can see it!

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The fabrication stage of the door panels is complete.

All that is required now is upholstery and sound padding.


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I did a paint test with one of the mock-up pillar pieces I have.

So far the best solution for interior paint is:

- Wipe down the piece with paint thinner;
- Scuff with 3M abrasive pad (lightly);
- One thin coat of clear primer (duplicolor) specifically made for plastic paint adhesion;
- Paint 3 thin layers of flat black; and
- Paint 2 layers of semi-gloss clear coat (must be UV protection paint).

The above receipe seems to produce a solid paint job that is scratch resistant.



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