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americasfuture2k FEB 26, 01:01 PM
im not going to look through 5 pages, but isnt tha the C5 yellow?
Pete Matos FEB 26, 04:02 PM
Randy,
so when you painted the bezels did you scuff them up or just paint them? I bought some newer unbroken factory bezels for my new fiero and I am having a helluva time finding the shifter surround. The one I have has been upholstered and when I tried to remove the fabric there is a lot of glue underneath, I can remove the glue but the PO scuffed it for adhesion. I could possibly sand it down and then repaint them as you did. How much was that adapter and how much was the wheel. I see a lot of nice custom steering wheels on the ebay fiero ads and thought about getting one but could not figure out how to install it. Was it a ***** ? Ordered a bunch of nice interior upgrades from Fiero thomas recently and am waiting patiently for their arrival. Just gotta get the factory stuff in shape. How hard is it to wire all those gauges in the pod up top? I can machine one of those pods out of aluminum on my cnc mill but I had wanted to go back to stock. After looking at your pics I am starting to rethink that... sure looks like a comfy place to lay some rubber in.... nice work and super nice car... BTW, do you happen to have the paint code for that orange? My car is currently a real faded red and I am considering an orange or back to red right now.... Someday I hope to have my car looking as nice as yours... peace

Pete
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mattwa FEB 26, 04:11 PM
Love the car...Jealous of those wheels. And no, i don't think you should change your engine color, the red looks awesome as it is with the orange exterior
Pete Matos FEB 26, 04:12 PM
Another question,
is that a quick release wheel adapter? There is some mention of it on the net that way? Unfortunately it is like a hundred bucks!! I know I am a cheap ass... oh well a house and kids will do that to ya... I may try to remove the steering wheel and see if I can cnc machine one for my car.... it does not look too bad really... I guess it has a splined shaft tho.... gotta take it apart and see....

My car came with a lot of the interior plastic bits painted with some vinyl paint. It looks very nice but there is some scuffing around the area your feet rub when getting in and out.... I may have to try this.... it sure looks like a nice touch...was your cars carpet black or did you replace it.. thanks for the help man!!
randye FEB 26, 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by americasfuture2k:

im not going to look through 5 pages, but isnt tha the C5 yellow?



It was Corvette "Millennium Yellow".
The car was repainted last year and is now Lamborghini "Arancio Borealis", (Orange Pearl)
randye FEB 26, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Pete Matos:

Another question,
is that a quick release wheel adapter? There is some mention of it on the net that way? Unfortunately it is like a hundred bucks!! I know I am a cheap ass... oh well a house and kids will do that to ya... I may try to remove the steering wheel and see if I can cnc machine one for my car.... it does not look too bad really... I guess it has a splined shaft tho.... gotta take it apart and see....

My car came with a lot of the interior plastic bits painted with some vinyl paint. It looks very nice but there is some scuffing around the area your feet rub when getting in and out.... I may have to try this.... it sure looks like a nice touch...was your cars carpet black or did you replace it.. thanks for the help man!!



The NRG has adapters in both quick release and non quick release.
Mine is the non quick release.
That photo I posted shows the box with a label that says Dodge, along with the part number...it's the same part number for Fiero.
Yes, I'm afraid the NRG adapters are expensive, but they're MUCH better made than the Momo adapters and it's about the only game in town if you want buy a low profile one.

You do CNC machining??!!
If so, we need to talk.
I'm looking for someone that might have a CNC bar chucker lathe to make the billet aluminum HVAC buttons and parts for production.
I'm also looking for someone that can turn a couple of simple 4-5 inch diameter rings in aluminum for me. I'll supply the rough drawings.
exoticse APR 08, 11:01 AM


Ok Randye you keep amazing us, soooooooo what's next !?
GT86FASTBACK APR 08, 12:34 PM
That is a beautiful car. I like the way every little detail is done. I can tell your putting alot of wrench-time into this beauty. Keep it ip!
randye APR 08, 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by exoticse:
Ok Randye you keep amazing us, soooooooo what's next !?



The next *big* project will be turning my son's 88 Formula into a chop-top wide body.

But that's going to be a little later...
In the meantime the small improvements on my 87 GT continue.

Just finished the S-10 brake booster swap this week.


I threaded the linkage instead of welding it. That gave me a nice way of adjusting the rod length so it was perfect when I installed it.


All done and bolted in. The braking improvement is quite nice.

[This message has been edited by randye (edited 04-08-2010).]

randye APR 08, 01:01 PM
Just before Daytona last month I installed a new A/C compressor, accumulator, orifice tube and o-rings throughout the system.

Bought a vacuum pump and manifold gages and got my A/C working beautifully for the first time in 2 years.

I now know how to do my own A/C!