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Sourmug OCT 07, 08:24 PM
To get a smoother and more uniform finish I have stretched some flexible polyester fabric over the front portion of the console. This was then covered with resin:


I used double sided tape to temporarily fasten the fabric to the backside until the resin kicks.

In this picture I have placed the stripped console door in place.

You can see that it protrudes quite a bit from the console skeleton. There was a lot of molded foam in this area that concealed the edge of the door and made it flush. I don't particularly like how this looks and so for the moment I have decided to fill in over the door opening. To do fill it in I again stretched fabric and applied resin. This creates the first layer and mat layers are added later.


And after additional mat has been applied:



That's it so far.

Nolan

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Sourmug OCT 07, 09:45 PM
Just a few pictures after a quick trimming and sanding:




I may cut in a new door into the console storage area but with the Stealth glove box being more accessible it's not really needed.

Nolan

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Toaster_Man OCT 08, 03:53 PM
IDLE THOUGHT: I would have molded some type of tray on the top the the console (where it covers the ecm) so I could put my cell phone up there. That way my cell phone would be right next to my ear and I could hear it ring with the windows down and the tops out.

SECOND IDLE THOUGHT: ...Or I could just get angry at my shortsightedness the first time it falls off and goes under the seat and I have to remove the seat to get it back.
Sourmug OCT 10, 11:14 PM

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Originally posted by Toaster_Man:

IDLE THOUGHT: I would have molded some type of tray on the top the the console (where it covers the ecm) so I could put my cell phone up there. That way my cell phone would be right next to my ear and I could hear it ring with the windows down and the tops out.

SECOND IDLE THOUGHT: ...Or I could just get angry at my shortsightedness the first time it falls off and goes under the seat and I have to remove the seat to get it back.



The tray isn't a bad idea, I just find it difficult to access that area on the console while driving. No thoughts are idle!

Thanks
Nolan
Sourmug OCT 10, 11:23 PM
Here's a quick update:

I actually managed to get the driver-side door panel in and working, now for the hard part - sculpting and contouring the panel to fit all the components as well as adding door speakers. I like the how the curve of the console bottom lip echos the door armrest:


Now for a question, if you are looking at this thread please post your opinion of the wing in the next two pictures. Is it too much? What do you think?



My wife and I are having a discussion
She thinks I need the opinion of some "car guys" and I agree. She also thinks it's too "muscle car". Personally to me the Fiero smacks of European sports car rather than North American muscle.

I am also considering deleting the wing and going with Sage's spoiler below:



(I borrowed your pics Sage, hope you don't mind)

Is this too understated?
Opinions?????
Nolan

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exoticse OCT 11, 12:30 AM
My suggestion is go with your gut instinct,.

You are the one who will own it. Me personally i love both, but i tend to lean toward the raised wing, however but with extended wingtips.



I have seen some exotic cars even have both !

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RCR OCT 11, 07:27 AM
Hey Nolan....
My personal taste goes for a raised wing with extensions, not necessarily a Fiero wing, but something raised.

-Looking good, btw...

Bob
motoracer838 OCT 11, 09:07 AM
I'm thinkig that I like the raised wing, but as allready stated your the one hwo will be seeing it every day. It's your call.

Cheers Beers n Gearz. Joe
Icelander OCT 11, 09:49 AM
I think you should go with the wing, but that it should move back some. If the wing came back as far as the edge of the bumper, you would then have a perfect "C" shape to the tail section.Or should I say "backward C" shape. Right now the line stops at the deck lid and then continues down to the bumper... Grrr! If I weren't at work, I'd draw a picture of what I'm talking about.

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Kendall (Icelander) Whitlatch
'85 Fiero 2M4 - 5spd Isuzu
'67 LeMans/GTO clone 6.5 litre TH400
All the rest aren't Pontiacs, so what does it matter?

Toaster_Man OCT 11, 11:18 AM
I think that the raised wing fits the lines of the car much better. The changes you have made to the car have pushed it closer the "exotic sports car" and further away from "American muscle car." The drift spoiler would just look out of place.

As far as moving the wing back on the decklid, I'm not sure. I have seen cars that ended up looking really nice like that, but with the height of the spoiler stands I think moving it too far back would seperate the wing from the rest of the car. It would look more tacked on there instead of looking like it belonged. Tip extensions could end up the same way. I've seen some that look really stylish, but you also run the risk of making the wing look too big and heavy.

If it was me, I would definitly have to spend some time with the search function looking for examples of these two mods to decide if they would work on my car or not.