JohnWPB 1986 GT Fastback worklog (Page 38/71)
johnyrottin SEP 30, 11:49 PM
Yeah...like my choptop at Whodeanie's.
Vernon8360 OCT 01, 03:11 PM
Andrew on an airplane? Encouraged by John? I am worried. Based upon photographic evidence from this years caravan to Frazee someone needs to tell Andrew to leave the flying to the pilot and keep the windows of the plane closed.


A Fiero with "wings" on its way to Frazee.....Wheeeeeeeee!
1984whitesc OCT 01, 07:19 PM
I thought it was an uplifting experience.

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1984 White Fiero Sport Coupe (Juliet) in restoration
http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/089093.html
1988 Red Fiero Standard Coupe (Bella) in restoration
1990 Black Buick Reatta (Noir)
2002 White Chevy Impala base(Haylie)

JohnWPB OCT 01, 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by 1984whitesc:

I thought it was an uplifting experience.





Oh wow..... boo hiss! Ba Dum bum CHHHhhhh

Great Picture.... You did have to take it at the one time that it looks like we were out of sync LOL!
JohnWPB OCT 03, 03:32 PM
Here is the rest of the suspension stuff to be replaced. Hopefully I have everything. I have 2 of each rubber bushing (right and left).
JohnWPB OCT 09, 01:21 AM
I received my door panels a couple days ago from the Fiero Store, and I have to say I am impressed with the sturdiness of them. The Fiero Store had donated a set for the Daytona Show to be raffled away, but in all the chaos of the show, I did not really get a good chance to look them over or review them. The panels are made of what appears to be a solid ABS plastic, and are quite thick, and do not bend at all, just the way you would want them to be, nice and solid!

I am eventually going to upholster the door panels, but wanted to test fit everything before doing so.

I have a set of Polk Audio speakers that I bought quite a few years ago to go in my Eclipse, before I totaled it. When I was looking at the Fiero Store panels, I remembered I had those speakers, and dug them out of the back of the closet, thinking I had a fat chance of them being the right size. Low and behold, they are 6.5" speakers. Next, I thought they still will probably not work, as the panels require a shallow mount speaker, 2" depth. Again, I was shocked to find that the speakers I had, once again, were the correct size!

Anyhow, here is a look at the back of the panel, with the "Christmas Tree" fasteners in place. They are supplied with the panels.

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I put the door panel in the door, and everything fit into place easily. The panel lines up perfectly around the door, and all the clips pushed in easily. Placing the arm rest and door handle / lock mechanism lined up and installed easily as well.


Overall I am very happy with the thickness, quality, and fitment of the panels. This is a great item that fixes a known problem with the Fiero, where to put decent speakers! Kudos to the Fiero Store for making these available!

I will post more pictures here when I get the panels upholstered and completed.
Csjag OCT 09, 08:16 AM
Those are nice door panels
JohnWPB OCT 10, 10:35 PM
I dropped the door panels off at a local upholsterer, and they should be done on Tuesday.

Tonight I started tinkering with the CarPC. I originally had a small form factor PC that I was going to use, and install behind the passenger seat. It would require that PC and a separate touch screen and a VGA cable run to the dash. I decided to go with a Slate PC instead. The one I have runs the full version of Windows 8.1. On top of that, with Blue Stack software, I can also run android app's as well. It seems like the perfect solution...... it's got an 11.2 inch screen, and it's less than half an inch thick. I picked it up on eBay for $240 some time ago. It is going to be built into the custom center console when all is said and done.

I did the first preliminary test of it being controlled by the steering wheel controls. Here is a short video of the first test with the steering wheel controls:

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JohnWPB OCT 11, 02:31 AM
I also found the material that I had purchased some time ago to put into the front bumper for the grill. I attached the Fiero emblem, that I also bought some time ago, to the grill using 2 part epoxy. The more I work on the car, the more little things I keep finding that I had gathered to put the car together!




This is what it looks like from the front, with the epoxy all hardened and ready to install:


Finally, here is the grill installed, with the Fiero logo in the center:

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Camel OCT 14, 08:58 PM
Very cool progress on the Car PC John