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Archie
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AUG 27, 02:35 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Flamberge: Will the foam humps behind the seats be reinforced or hide tubing or anything? Lookin' good! - Flamberge |
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When we get all of the Foam work done & shaped the way we want it then we'll cover it completely with filler & sand to perfection. then We'll take a mold off of the parts & take parts from the molds to make the finished parts for the PFF Spyder. Archie
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oneblack85gt
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AUG 27, 11:13 PM
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i dont know for if i missed you guys picking the name that's gonna stick with it, but you could try something like fiamma (which was actually one of the names pontiac was thinking of naming the fiero - kinda ironic how it means 'flame' huh?). also, 'lucido' is italian for 'sleek'. oh, and one question... Archie, would it be possible to eventually do something like...cut out the wall that separates the engine bay from the 'trunk' and (with a lot of welding work im sure) be able to drop in something like a *big block*  with a porsche transaxle, so you can have the belts and fan facing towards the rear of the car? i dont know if it could even be done, let-a-lone if it would be too much weight behind the rear wheels  .
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jscott1
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AUG 27, 11:32 PM
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I almost missed this thread...I leave town for a few days and look what Archie come up with Maybe I missed it, but is the Finale Spyder going to be available as a kit??? It looks like I want one on my Christmas list if so.
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Krhyme
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AUG 28, 12:06 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by oneblack85gt: i dont know for if i missed you guys picking the name that's gonna stick with it, but you could try something like fiamma (which was actually one of the names pontiac was thinking of naming the fiero - kinda ironic how it means 'flame' huh?). also, 'lucido' is italian for 'sleek'. oh, and one question... Archie, would it be possible to eventually do something like...cut out the wall that separates the engine bay from the 'trunk' and (with a lot of welding work im sure) be able to drop in something like a *big block* with a porsche transaxle, so you can have the belts and fan facing towards the rear of the car? i dont know if it could even be done, let-a-lone if it would be too much weight behind the rear wheels . |
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somebody did that... had to extend the rear end 4 inches I think.... I remember seeing a thread on it
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Songman
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AUG 28, 01:00 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Archie: 
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Archie, do you have some sort of plan for either putting vents in these humps to let the air out? Or maybe vents at the back of the humps sorta like what Wholf did on his 308... 
[This message has been edited by Songman (edited 08-28-2004).]
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Archie
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AUG 28, 08:46 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Songman:
Archie, do you have some sort of plan for either putting vents in these humps to let the air out?
Or maybe vents at the back of the humps sorta like what Wholf did on his 308...
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I love the way Wholf did his car, it's one of the best 308/328's I've seen. We have vents all along the back of the car that will take care of venting for us. 
Archie
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Songman
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AUG 28, 10:17 PM
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Yeah... Very exotic.. I just didn't know if you were planning to leave the trunk in, and if so, if the vents would be enough. It's looking great. Can't wait to see more!
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Archie
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AUG 28, 10:23 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Songman: Yeah... Very exotic.. I just didn't know if you were planning to leave the trunk in, and if so, if the vents would be enough. It's looking great. Can't wait to see more! |
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Actually the decklid & rear clip are about 3" above the top of the trunk area, so you don't need to remove it to use those vents. Archie
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gumert
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AUG 31, 01:05 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by Archie:
Actually the decklid & rear clip are about 3" above the top of the trunk area, so you don't need to remove it to use those vents.Archie |
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Just curious - are you going to be adapting some new system to get the trunk to seal against water? My trunk seal is a little deformed in one spot and you would be amazed how much water it lets in.
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Archie
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AUG 31, 09:57 PM
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Well we got a chance to do the right side headrest on the PFF Spyder. The guys setup some cardboard forms then poured the foam into them. 
After about 20 minutes the cardboard was removed. 
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