FieroGT stretch Concept (Page 22/240)
RCR JAN 22, 04:57 PM
Looks good Rob...I hear you. I've done nothing since before X-mas. Allright weather, but I've been sick. No fun working when you don't feel like it. Now that I feel a little bbetter, the weather sucks.

Bob
Amida FEB 27, 03:50 PM
I've finally got the intermediate molding of the upper fascia back on the car. The original urethane noses all seem to get warped/ sunken in at the top which I'll have to fix for the final plug. I also had to rebuild the upper mounting lip due to severe warpage. My idea is to see how a real two piece fascia ( upper & lower ) will work on the Fiero. If it doesn't then I'll go back to the normal one piece design. I'll be using the original 355 bumper as a donor to help shape the mating surface and create the FI355 fascia. Couldn't get much done this time due to the rain.




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Amida MAR 03, 11:40 AM
This is a 512tr type nose that I'll also work on fitting to the Fiero. The fascias will retain the stock Fiero side mouldings to fit & look like a stock replacement.
RCR MAR 03, 04:55 PM
Hey...You got the 512 stuff from the last drawings I made!! The cool thing is, I never posted it. It's still on my desk at work.

<chanting> Go Rob Go...Go Rob Go...

Bob

PS Who made the 512 bumper?

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Amida MAR 06, 12:13 PM
The bumper is part of a 512tr kit. It's real wide at 69" so I'll have to take out about 5" to make it fit. My idea is to make it modular to give it a true separate panel look which can also be swapped with the different nose styles that I'm thinking of doing.



kwagner MAR 06, 01:03 PM
Cool, lookin forward to seeing more
WhiteDevil88 MAR 06, 01:17 PM
I skimmed through the pages, and it looks like a lot of clean exterior design ideas. Have you started on actually stretching the chassis? Are you going to do the standard kit car stretch of the chassis aft of the bulkhead, or are you looking to stretch the cabin of the car? I'd really like to see someone break outside the box and go king cab with it, but keeping the chassis square and stiff is what freaks me out about it.

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Amida MAR 07, 11:35 AM
I did a 3" stretch behind the firewall in '98. A hundred measurements using levels straight edges & a plumbob checking & rechecking for level & square. Next time I think I will build a chassis jig to eliminate the guess work & hold everything in precise alignment. I welded 14ga. tubing inside the railings & capped it off with plates on the outer sides to make a sandwich. It might be overdoing it but I wanted to make sure it wasn't a weak point in the chassis.







I'm leaning towards this idea here for my red '88 Formula. The 1/4 glass & sail panel seem to fit well with the stock door glass. Also it wouldn't matter if it started off as a coupe or GT since new sail panels would be installed anyway. This would also be easier to do than a full body mod. Toying with the Wide body idea by using attachable fender flares. It would be a cleaner look if only the side mouldings weren't there, but the whole idea is to keep it a Fiero with a slightly different look.

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WhiteDevil88 MAR 07, 12:03 PM
Let me know if you make that chassis jig. I'd love to cut a Fiero in front of the firewall and move it back about 6 inches.

I'd probably best learn how to weld...

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Amida MAR 07, 12:16 PM
Why do you want to go on front of the firewall? Interior space?