Just a small update.

The glove box needs to be slightly modified in order to clear some of the bracketry. On my first fitting I noticed that the space where the hinge mounts on the Stealth dash was actually 1/2" too narrow with the dash in the car. I first had to cut the bracket that I made for the passenger side that also holds the performance sound sub. It had to be cut 1/2" shorter and re-drilled for the fasteners.

Additionally the air plenum and the associated bracket interferes with the glove box itself. I first had to notch the back of the glove box:

I then inverted and rotated the piece that was cut out and reattached it using the Corvette panel adhesive:

I also had to infill the very bottom corner to complete the notch:

I also attached some plastic angles for some additional gluing surface. Once it was set I did another test fit and voila!



I now need to modify the insert that actually slips into the glove box opening before the door attaches. I also need to fabricate some pieces for the latch and of course, make it all look pretty

Nolan

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quote Originally posted by 4.9 PFI FIERO: Looking good. Finally got another chance to pop in and take a peek. This swap goes pretty fast you'll be finish in no time.....

4.9 PFI FIERO:

Thanks, the mounting is actually easier than I tought. What concerns me is the electrical work.

I do have the stock Stealth instrument cluster and the aux gauges, I would like to try to get them operational. At the very least I want to maintain the warning lights, turn signal indicators etc. in the cluster. If I cannot get the stock gauges operational I will go with aftermarket units. The two that I am considering are Autometer gauges:
Either the Cobalt
or the Nexus

I Really like the Nexus line but they are spendy! You have to know that any gauge that has a complete animated demo c/w sexy voice is going to be expensive!

Nolan

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I have made some more progress on the glove box! The top liner needed to be trimmed to fit where I have installed brackets, not too much and it actually went in quite easily:


I did loose the left hand stop due to the trimming that was required. The right hand one is still usable so the door doesn't just drop fully open. The stops fit into the curved slots in the sides of the l;inner. I need to make a hasp for the latch mechanism as I didn't get on with the dash. It will go on the top if the liner and holds the liner in place along the top edge:


Now that was all done and in place I now have a fictional glove box:




That is one issue that I have with the stock Fiero interior, there is no glove box and the console storage compartment isn't really accessible while you sit in the car, at least not easily.

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The next thing that I want to start working on is the console. Looking at the car with the Stealth console in place you can see that there are a number of custom pieces that need to be made. In these next two pictures you can see that to the left of the glove box a triangular filler piece will need to be made:


A similar triangular piece is also needed for the driver's side of the console:

Additionally, some sort of filler will be required at each end of the dash. Here is a shot of the driver's side for example:

I think that I'm going to start with the console. Here is a shot of the console:

As you can see in the red ellipse, there are a number of recesses at the tail end for a lighter, switches and a small storage cubby. None of these are particularly useful and the bottoms of these are actually to low. I decided to cut the console just after the shifter recess:

I will be making a custom console beyond this point so it just seems to be a logical place to cut. To attach the console a fabricated a small bracket out of two pieces of 1" flat iron:

And here is how it attaches:

It is screwed to the frame and the plastic end of the console with self tapping screws. The front of the console actually locks into place when held from the rear so I don't think I will need to actually fasten it in the front.

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Next I started to work on the shifter area. I am going to make fiberglass filler in this area. the first thing I did was remove the "bridge" between the shifter and the front of the console:

I then cut some sheet styrene plastic to more or less match the recess and attached it with masking tape and taped over the complete exterior of the console:

I then layed up two layers of mat and resin:

And here is the piece fresh out of the mold:


I have since added a third layer of mat and resin just to firm it up a bit. I think I'm going to use the stock Fiero boot so I have made a template out of sheet styrene for the shifter opening.

I think I might snoop around on Ebay first to see if I can find something a little more interesting before I cut into the shifter surround.

Nolan

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