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Have you ever thought about incorporating a hint of Fiero on the front end?

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quote Originally posted by fieroboom: Have you ever thought about incorporating a hint of Fiero on the front end?...

Occasionally, but it detracts from the vintage effect. I am going to great lengths to try and capture the essence of the Roaring Twenties automobile industry, and custom tricks from different eras along the way, in the car. There were some sketches posted by Poopsmith early on of a "rodded" Fiero body that I really like - it just didn't meet my needs...

Had to see them close together - I like your idea and work! Somebody build that car (Fieroboom's version)! I can show you how to do it pretty cheap

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I cheated and used one of the Indian Head logos I had saved. I still have to find some time to sketch the "on" version, but this gives the general idea of what I am thinking about.

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quote Originally posted by fieroboom: ...Sorry! Couldn't help it!

No apology necessary - I like it! I hope it inspires someone to build it. That would be a sweet project. Here's the "how":

* Find a donor Fiero
* Weld a couple steel "stringers" between the cradle and front suspension to serve as an impromptu chassis jig
* Drop the rear cradle (with complete powetrain, harness, etc.) and front suspension assembly
* Order this body and a bunch of fiberglass supplies
* Cut the front fenders off, foam it in, carve your new nose, glass it in, sand and itch...
* Use wood, steel, and foam, to form your interior shapes, glass 'em in
* stand back, stare, and smile
* Pull the body off, get rid of all the bucks, trim and re-fit the body
* Fab the real chassis, with strut and shock mounts, etc
* stand back, stare, and smile
* Get excited and start on a mad dash to get everything hooked up to take your first ride in your new Fierobra!
* Pull it all back apart and start painting and detailing everything
* Put it back together
* Get some upholstery
* Get some new shoes (wheels-n-tires)
* stand back, stare, and smile

See, wasn't that easy? Actually, this would be an awesome project for someone to have Archie build - hint, hint

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Thinking out loud... I know the mirror is aimed at the body - I have a while before the first ride to get it straightened out

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Didn't like the flip down, so I made the mechanism ridiculously complex.

Indian Head trim flips up and into the body (hinged at the top), and then the light/mirror assembly flips up and out into view from inside - mounted to a billet plate that fills the opening.

If the GIF animation makes you dizzy here are the plain pics

[This message has been edited by toddshotrods (edited 02-03-2009).]

Added the side trim to the 3/4-view rendering:

I am going to start putting some time into this rendering now, to get a good look at what the final product should be. After I get the body finished I will start experimenting with colors. Right now, I am leaning towards the blackish-brown color, called Marrone Apus, from the Lambo Reventon. I haven't checked into it yet to see if anyone has the code to mix it.

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