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Arns85GT
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MAR 11, 08:58 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by toddshotrods:
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I've been following your project with alot of interest. I like steampunk and I like retro rods. The more this project evolves though, the more it starts looking like a Dodge Prowler to my eye. Back in the earlier drawings it was more steampunk which I liked somewhat more.
That said, it is better than a Prowler and the artistic merit is going up. Maybe the front grill work could be still steampunk?
Still, good work on it and good luck with getting it completed however you proceed.
Arn
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toddshotrods
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MAR 11, 10:41 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by Arns85GT:
I've been following your project with alot of interest. I like steampunk and I like retro rods. The more this project evolves though, the more it starts looking like a Dodge Prowler to my eye. Back in the earlier drawings it was more steampunk which I liked somewhat more.
That said, it is better than a Prowler and the artistic merit is going up. Maybe the front grill work could be still steampunk?
Still, good work on it and good luck with getting it completed however you proceed.
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Thanks.  I haven't been posting because I decided to back up a few steps and think about what direction the project was, is, and will be going. I took UCFieroCharger's point about connecting with Pontiac heritage to heart and have been thinking hard about what I have developed so far, both in hard parts and in designs. More details on all this later...
I came across this while doing some research for another project. "1926 Pontiac Boat-Tail Racer/Hill Climber with 40 hp 6-cylinder engine."
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wiccantoy
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MAR 13, 08:37 PM
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is that pic u posted of your project with modified chevy truck doors? ------------------
DONE: 86gt 5 speed 4.9 complete rebuild with buds outback northstar pistons , delta cams E303 cam , full ported , polished , stronger head springs, and flow tested heads and manifolds. rockcrawl's custom chip , polished crank . too much to list
86 gt 350 4 speed
85 t-top BEING PARTED
86gt 4.9 highly modified
86 and 87 fiero database www.geocities.com/cwandall/fiero.html
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toddshotrods
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MAR 13, 09:05 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by wiccantoy:
is that pic u posted of your project with modified chevy truck doors?
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They're just the outer door and cab corner skins tacked together. Originally I was going to build a modern truck turned into an old school hot rod, but eventually decided against it. Since I already had the truck cab cut up I used the sheetmetal from it as a short cut to set up a buck for developing the one-off car body shape I came up with (the renderings). The truck sheetmetal already has compound curves, but not so much that the door skins couldn't be bent in to comform to the shape of the wooden firewall form. The back has steel reinforcements welded in to hold it in place. The sides of the truck bulged out in the middle, and tucked in at the bottom and belt line (window sill). Vintage car styling is traditionally wide at the belt line and curves down and in to the frame. The steel reinforcements push the cab corners out at the top and tuck the bottom in, creating a vintage shape.
Interestingly, at the time I was dreaming up my modern truck turned street rod, I asked on a traditional hot rod forum what they thought of the idea. They linked me to articles Thom Taylor had running in Rod & Custom aobut the exact same thing! He was using fifties and sixties trucks, whereas I had an eighties model, but he even said in the first article that almost any truck could be used - even eighties models.
Here's the second one.[This message has been edited by toddshotrods (edited 03-13-2009).]
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tednelson83
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MAY 10, 02:51 PM
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so... any progress? ------------------
Wyotech Sacramento Alumni. ASE A6, A8, L1 and Certified. CA SMOG License.
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT 5-speed, 102k -Amber- been sitting for 10 years, the resurection has begun!
1987 Pontiac Fiero GT, 151,000 miles! decklid window, More pics of my 87 GT can be found here <-SOLD
1985 Pontiac Fiero 2m4 auto, 222K miles and counting <-recently lost to arson (6yo bro playing with fire) RIP!
2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee 3.7L 4x4, 78K <-Daily driver
A 4 year olds knowledge of science: No matter how much jello you put into a swimming pool you still can't walk on water.
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toddshotrods
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MAY 11, 08:48 AM
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Taking a few steps back. I started bringing this project back to life with the idea of converting my existing street rod chassis to mid-engine/rear-drive (Fiero) layout by placing the EV motor between the seats. Now, I am thinking about going back to the original Fiero layout of transverse motor behind the seats. It'll be stuck in design for a little while. When I finish my initial "mental processing", I'll eventually start doing some CAD models again to sort out the layout.
The other big issue is I put some serious thought into the feedback UCFieroCharger gave on the design, and decided to heed his words of wisdom. The design as it stands is decent artistically, but it does little to address the concept of being what Pontiac would have built for a Fiero in 1927. The original premise that started this whole idea was, basically, what if Ferruccio Lamborghini had come to America to work for Pontiac in the Roaring 20s, and helped them produce a two-seat, mid-engine, sports car called the Fiero? I want to get back to that, and develop a "real" 1927 Fiero; rather than an interesting original.
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Erik
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MAY 28, 05:23 PM
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toddshotrods
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MAY 29, 08:09 AM
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I think that was Fast Eddie's truck. (I think that's his name?) There is a thread on this forum about it.
Funny thing is, while doing some research for another project I came across a 27 Pontiac that had just sold! I can't remember how much, but remember thinking it wasn't too high.
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Jake_Dragon
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MAY 29, 06:28 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by toddshotrods:
I think that was Fast Eddie's truck. (I think that's his name?) There is a thread on this forum about it.
Funny thing is, while doing some research for another project I came across a 27 Pontiac that had just sold! I can't remember how much, but remember thinking it wasn't too high. |
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http://www.fiero.nl/forum/F...1/HTML/063126-3.html
Eddie e-mailed me, said he is looking at bagging the Ratzilla
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toddshotrods
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MAY 29, 06:41 PM
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Yeah, luckyfasteddie, that's it! 
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