quote Originally posted by madcurl: Man...look at those massive fender flares!!! How much longer before this beautiful creation is finished?

Filling those flares is my challenge. Think about it. $$$$$$ Accepting reasonably priced suggestions, anyone?????

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Ron
Freedom isn't Free, it's always earned.
My imagination is the only limiting factor to my Fiero. Well, there is that money issue.

www.introwheels.com

and like what I see at http://introwheels.com/pages/w_endless/5-star.shtml

price is modest, and I think you can specify how the wheel is built. I haven't spoken with these guys yet, sort of waiting untill the wheel flares are on and axels in place. Good time for measurements I'd prefer a deep dish Campanello-like look, but these sizes and offsets are hard to come by. I'm looking to hold 275 or wider on the rears, and as big as will comfortably drive on the fronts.

As to when this project will actually roll out the door.....soon. But not that soon. Every step is being scrutinized with future builders in mind. One thing I can certianly share with you, is that it is one thing to design and build a prototype. Quite another to figure out how to assemble another one, when another one has never been assembled yet.

quote Originally posted by opm2000: One thing I can certianly share with you, is that it is one thing to design and build a prototype. Quite another to figure out how to assemble another one, when another one has never been assembled yet. David Breeze

Thats why I will stick to Customizing my car and just winging everything, I don't have a timeline, nor have anything to make my car resemble. I know how much work goes into your cars, I follow your thread whenever I see it. You guys are doing a great job given that you have to make your car look like another. Again mine is whatever I want it to be. You guys have it alot harder than me. Best of luck, and keep up the great work!

DUB's 285/30/20 I don't know the GA owner nor the actual rims width

And now what you've all been waiting for.......more LAMBO pics!

quote Originally posted by opm2000: Works great. Above is a cheap, weak solenoid. Not enough snort. Choke cable attachment. Mechanical realease system in place. Once everything is finished, I can still service both systems with no problems. David Breeze

Dave,
I've said this to you in the shop, I'll say it in public. Hi tech gadgetry is cool, but reliability is the key. Cost is another big factor. I like the system you've worked out and if I was going to build my Pantero like yours, it would be the way youv'e done it. We've looked at so many ways to do these things, it makes my head hurt just to think about it. Great job!!!

Paul,
Agreed, 16" or 17"" is my goal. The problem is finding the right 7" tp 7.5" wheels for the front and then a matching 8.5" to 9.5" set that will fill the back. Those "massive" flares look great and I love them but it's going to take a pretty good set of tires to fill that up so that it doesn't look like we're running around on a set of those mini spares.
I'm also attempting to stick with the era style wheels. Not many choices IMO there.

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Ron
Freedom isn't Free, it's always earned.
My imagination is the only limiting factor to my Fiero. Well, there is that money issue.

Here's a place I looked through a littel bit (i have NO experience with these guys):

A quick update:

I had gotten to the point of having the front airdam and all four wheel flares trimed and ready to mount. But these were the first set of flares made from the new molds, so last weekend I decided to make up a new set. These will come out of the molds saturday and get trimmed for final fitting.

This pic got squeezed a bit:

I tried 2 200lb gas struts on the clamshell lift, and they were way, way to stout. So I went to the other end and tried 2 80lb struts. They pop the trunk open and hold about one foot open, but don't hold when full open. I'll either try stronger struts, or seriously consider the jackscrew lifts. But this is fine for now.

A lot of work has gone into the fuel door. With the tilt-back clip there is absolutely nothing to do. But with the clamshell, you have to relocate it. Adding wheel flares narrows the available space on the fender down considerably. I don't want a "Pantera" fuel door located in the Gill, because I like scoops, and plan to have scoops where the Gills are.

So, I looked into rerouting the Fiero fuel door to the one spot available. I have figured out two ways to reroute the fuel standpipe. But most of the Fiero fuel door hardware just won't fit the space. First culprit was the beveled plastic "funnel" that surrounds the actual screw-off gas cap. I found that the same piece on many GMC trucks has the right angle to match the fender.

Then I figured out two methods of rerouting the standpipe. One method uses all Fiero pipe, but with a cut in it, and rejoined with a piece of filler hose. The other method uses a GMC truck standpipe gooseneck and filler hose, reconnected to the remains of the Fiero standpipe. I haven't settled on which one to use, but fell it will work out. I worried about this at first, but then I saw that all of our trucks at the University have a hose section between the gooseneck and the standpipe.

On tap for this weekend: rear flares get demolded and trimmed. The airdam gets mounted.

David Breeze