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Kohburn
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SEP 02, 03:04 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Will-Martin:
WOW, that is too cool. Beats the heck out of my canned house insulation. Nice job guys.
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the real 2-part mixture is actually cheaper by volume than the spray can stuff
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Techbot
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SEP 02, 05:28 PM
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I haven't surfed around the forums here for a few days...and i come around to find this! the first few posts made me weep...you strip it down in front of the DUMPSTER?? omg..thats gotta be blasphemy. do you sell any of those body panels? PM me if you do! great pics though. i can't wait to see the finished project
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NotAFieroAnyLonger
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SEP 02, 05:55 PM
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| quote | | Originally posted by Fie Ro: Thats exactly how I started my project, and its also the same reason why these custom jobs need soo much time! You can do anything....but its hard to build something different that also looks good too. Make it a nice ride! |
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Exactly, well said!Looking Very Nice Archie...
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*Custom-Shaved HandBuilt!!* *FIRST-EVER CHOPTOP-WIDEBODY GT!!*
*~*going 4.9L*~*Pic's Coming Soon! Stay Tuned!!
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gumert
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SEP 03, 01:13 AM
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Question for you Archie (or anyone else that has an idea): what kind of filler are you going to put over the top of the foam? Bondo? Resin?
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Archie
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SEP 03, 07:01 AM
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| quote | | Originally posted by gumert: Question for you Archie (or anyone else that has an idea): what kind of filler are you going to put over the top of the foam? Bondo? Resin? |
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Resin will eat right into the foam. Once we have the foam in the general shape we want it, We'll cover it 100% with body filler. We will sand shape & finish the filler to the final shape & smooth enough you could paint it. Instead of painting it though, we'll wax it up & take molds off of it. Once we have molds made of all of the modifications, we will make production fiberglass parts out of them & replace the foam mock-ups that we are making right now. Archie [This message has been edited by Archie (edited 09-03-2004).]
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SEP 03, 10:03 AM
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whens the LS1 going in? Are you going to show the build up for the engine too? Remember, its whats on the inside that counts. 
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Archie
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SEP 03, 09:37 PM
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Today's update. I think that I had mentioned that I had planned to have the Spyder's decklid area flow up to the back of the seats and run down into the console area. Kinda covering the area outlined in this picture....... 
All along I've known that to do it the way I wanted to do it, We'd have to make & use custom hinges. As you know the stock Fiero decklid hinges have the foreward edge of the decklid "tuck" down when the lid is opened. That won't work when you have two flat panels meeting each other with a solid surface underneath. Even if there isn't a solid surface underneath, a hinge that "tucks" in would have the foreward face of the head rest extensions hitting the seat headrest & or the old package tray area. So we have to have a custom hinge, we prototyped them today. 
Now, that we have the decklid opening up above & beyond any interferrance issues, we can get along with the body modifications....... Up 'til this point, prior to this post, how many people had actually noticed or even considered that we would have to custom make decklid hinges? More to come......
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Archie
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SEP 03, 09:48 PM
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Next we need to finish up the decklid resurfacing so that we can go about building the "Waterfall" behind the seats & down the console area. So before we left today, we foamed a small area of the decklid so we can hack away at it 1st thing Tuesday. I this series of pics you can see that process...... Rob, Starts with the official Steak & Shake mixing cup...... 
Have a nice Holiday. Archie
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smartaxel
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SEP 03, 09:55 PM
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I see this becoming one of my favorite threads very quickly.
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Jefrysuko
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SEP 03, 11:01 PM
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And I used to like Steak and Shake milk shakes  ------------------
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