Another Katatak Fiero Adventure! (Page 67/72)
katatak APR 10, 06:41 PM
Got little more done on the extractor today! I have a few little spots to smooth out but it's pretty much done now until it's paint time.











More Later!

Pat

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Rick 88 APR 11, 07:01 PM
Pat, you should post a separate thread on this hood vent mod.
N3M3S1S APR 12, 02:03 AM
Now *that* is damn cool! I love watching your threads, you're so efficient.
katatak APR 17, 09:59 PM
Went to a local guys place today that was advertising an T Top GT and some Fiero Parts on CL - plus he has them listed here on PFF. Anyway, He was giving away the Fiero parts. After rummaging through the pieces and parts, we found a Notchie deck lid with a scoop already molded in and most of the work was done. I grabbed it and brought it home.

As picked:


And after some sanding!



And a shot of the V8 Coupe today!


More later!

Pat

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Rick 88 APR 18, 07:31 PM
Pat,

Shoot some primer on that decklid and stick it on the coupe!
katatak APR 19, 11:10 PM
So I had a problem with the front spoiler - the FSM parts book says it's called a deflector! Anyway, the one on my car was pretty much destroyed - missing 95% of the lower center section - the part that actually deflected air into the rad. Yesterday, I wandered the yards and could only find one that was in slightly better shape than the one I had. I snagged it and dragged it home. After fighting with it for several hours, I finally got it mounted with the intention of doing some repairs to the rips and tears in the center section. The more I looked at it, the worse it looked. All that work to swap it out and it looked like doo doo!

Today, I gave it a lot of thought and decided that I would build a sheet metal piece that would fit inside the lower section. Then I would bond the sheet metal and plastic together - hoping that the sheet mteal would give a solid foundation for the messed up plastic. After cutting and shaping the sheet metal piece, I fit it up under the car and again, after eyeballing it for awhile, I did not like it. What to do? I ended up cutting the tore up center section out and mounted the sheet metal "deflector". I left enough of the plastic center section to overlap the sheet metal by an inch and then drilled and riveted the plastic to the sheet metal. A quick low gloss black paint job and it's done. It will do until I can find a nice original replacement. I just have to be careful and not catch the deflector on anything - it has no "give"!

Forming the sheet metal:




Fit up - if you look close you can see how bad the plastic is:



Plastic cut out:


Taking shape:


A little paint:


And finished:





More later!

Pat
katatak APR 24, 06:32 PM
A little more work on the deck lid today!







Go to go to APYS tomorrow and get some paint matched.

More later!

Pat
Rick 88 APR 25, 09:19 AM
Pat, if you have any more Fiero decklid screen, you should glass a piece into the scoop opening to match the front hood vent.
katatak APR 26, 09:31 PM
Great minds think alike Rick!

I had a piece of the hex mesh that came from under an SE engine grate. Unfortunately it was not long enough to cut a piece out of it on a 90* bias. I cut it diagonally, made a few bends and trimmed a little here and there and mounted it with some epoxy. When I turned the hood right side up, I did not like the "look" of the hexes on a diagonal!

So this afternoon, I went to the pick and pull and got another defrost vent out of a Fiero Dash. The wind was blowing so bad when I started to walk back to the car, I had to sit in a junker Astro Van for nearly an hour before I could make a break for the car. I got the hex mesh out of the frame without destroying it and started to fab it up. I ended up cutting a "grrove" in the top side for the mesh to rest in and then made a 90* bend on the bottom to overlap the underside of the scoop. Plan was to epoxy the mesh in a few spots just to hold it in place. I managed to get it done and when I flipped it back over, the mesh looks much better running square. I also managed to put a few "dings" in the primer so I had to do a little more body work. The wind was so bad here today that there was/is no way I could paint it today so I did not loose any time.

Here's what it looked like with the mesh on the diagonal:



Fitting the "new" piece of mesh:


Finished - I will clean up the underside and paint it to match the factory color:


The latest look - I am not sure wat went wrong with my camera - pics are kind of blurry?




And the last shot of the day! More sanding!


More later!

Pat
Rick 88 APR 28, 01:00 PM
Very nice Pat! After it's painted perhaps some factory "Ram Air" decals would be appropriate.