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madcurl MAY 19, 07:44 PM
V8Archie did good.



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madcurl MAY 19, 08:05 PM

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Originally posted by fierocarparts:

There is no doubt that there have been NUMEROUS and inventive ideas come out of Curly's head. Although some may say negative things about the fact that he can afford to have others do some of the work for him, is it any different than anyone else getting someone to do an engine swap for them? When I need firewood, I don't spend all day Saturday/Sunday driving to chop up wood. I'd rather pay someone $125 for a cord while I do a brake-job in 2 hours and have the rest of the weekend to work on my car.
Keep up the good work Curly. I definitely don't have the patience that you and others have on here to wait on driving their car. I'm sure the finished (if ever? "new ideas") product will be amazing. I had 2 fenders that I was going to practically give away but thanks to seeing your thread, they will be part of my customizing of my car. can't wait to see what comes about next.





Thanks for the words of encouragement and like you said, "having someone else do the major work" is a whole lot easier than starting from nothing. My goal is simple; add a bit of "uniqueness" to our beloved Fiero w/o having to resort to a replica, cause there is no need. The ideas are right in front of us.

I'm glad V8Archie listened to my ramblings and produced the kit. Once purchased, all that is needed is one's imagination. Remember, "tweak it before you glass it."

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madcurl MAY 21, 02:59 AM
The better part of the day was spent removing the old fender flares and ausi door caps. Afterwards, I spent the rest of the day cleaning and vacuuming all of the dust. I should've used a plastic screen to keep the dust contained, but I was up at the crack of dawn and didn't want to lose my rush.



I removed most of the dust and cleaned up a bit. I trial fit the MadArch rockers and everything seems to be okay.


Because the MadArch kit was initially for a 87--- the 88 year sticks out a bit so I'll need to tweak it to fit the massive 345s.


The same holds true for the rear bumper using 12" wide steam rollers.


I hope to attach the remaining parts on Thursday to see how the kits flow.

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whodeanie MAY 21, 08:43 AM
I remember when I was at that stage

I still have a long way to go

looking good Curly
D.
madcurl MAY 21, 06:27 PM
Let's get going. Started today with the passenger side door. Removing the inner wasn't a problem and neither was the outer skin, well,... the hex screws. All but one was a pain. It took me 20-minutes looking for a 30 size hex since the other one wasn't sturdy enough to loosen the hex screw.

MR. Mikes interior. Years later and it's still holding up.


Those little tabs have got to go!


Outer door skin removed--- now I need to tackle the little plastic tie - ons.



Clipping heads, hehe.


I had to drill out the metal bar tabs.


I never had to remove my doors, but what a surprise-- V8Archie draped the impact beam with terry cloth.

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madcurl MAY 21, 07:55 PM
I won't be needing this, since I'll use the F430 mirrors.


One of the bolts broke on #011, so I'll make good use of #015s.
madcurl MAY 22, 12:32 AM
I sanded down the outside and inside door panel. It would've been better to buy a Formula door and bypass the glassing, but due to time and no Fieros are the local junk yard... this will have to do.







To be continued...

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madcurl MAY 22, 03:41 AM
I got the original #020 MadArch widebody kit. As you can see it's a bit taller and more aggressive.


It sits higher on the back end allowing for additional tweaking (something I like) Original old "G." .


As you can see, the MadArch kit is meant for those who want something unique. No stock is required.




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Sharkman MAY 22, 06:38 AM
Sweet, I would love to have that on my car.
exoticse MAY 22, 03:59 PM


Curly with the ramped up outer door skins, how do you compensate cosmetically on the inside of the door panel ??