More progress on the dual hood vents. First of all, I fiberglassed them in from the underside. The scoops are blended into the hood. I also built a ledge for the trunk weatherstrip.



Here's another shot, with a fresh coat of primer.



After finishing with the underside, I went to work on the topside. Unfortunately, the Sun set before I could do much. But I at least got some sanding done.



I should be able to finish up the topside tomorrow. *fingers crossed*

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I was able to finish the hood, but not in time to install it. So the hood will have to spend the night in the workshed.

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I was able to install the hood this morning. Thanks to the design of the vent scoops, no modifications to the trunk were needed.



I think they look better than the old vent scoop. And they seem to function just as well.

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Here are a couple more photos:





Unfortunately, the matte primer finish is "camouflaging" the contours. Next time I wash the car, I'll try to get a shot of it wet. That should do the trick.

Edit to add: Now I'm thinking of making a split grille in the nose, to match the hood vents. Hmm...

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Today, I performed the $100 Brake Upgrade. It actually cost me about $140, though. The upgrade involves replacing the Fiero brake booster with one from a Chevy S10. My Fiero has the Grand Am brakes front and rear, along with the Blazer master cylinder. And while I like the brake setup, the pedal effort is a little too much. The bigger brake booster should remedy that.

Since the pushrod on the Fiero booster is much longer than the one on the S10 booster, it's necessary to chop off part of the Fiero booster's pushrod and attach it to the S10 booster. Below, you see the Fiero booster, with the pushrod chopped.





And here's a shot of the eyelet chopped off the S10 booster. Also notice that I cut threads on the rod, so I could attach the rod from the Fiero booster to it.



Below, you see the rod from the Fiero booster attached to the S10 booster. I cut threads on both rods, and used a coupling nut with jam nuts to hold them together.



The S10 booster is bigger than the Fiero booster, so I had to make some room for it. I had to re-route the clutch hydraulic line, and beat on a small section of the chassis with a hammer to make the necessary space. The photo below shows the area that needed to be pounded in (outlined in green).



And last but not least, here's a shot of the S10 booster installed.



I'm also happy to report that the S10 booster did exactly what I hoped. The brakes are more powerful now. And I don't need to stand on the brake pedal to make a panic stop.

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