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bmwguru
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MAY 17, 11:09 AM
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Update on the interior....
Dash was removed and the upper portion was flocked. Both A-pillars were flocked as well. The headliner was covered in suede. The B-pillars and floor trim were painted black. The rear covering on the rear firewall was covered in suede.
About 60lbs of dynamat was added to the interior under the carpeting and under the door panels.
The VDO gauges were replaced with Speedhut gauges.
The console skeleton was broken, so I fiberglassed it and sanded it back to shape and it looks like it was never touched.
All the wiring for the dash gauges was redone with a new wiring harness and I rewired the radio wiring too. The OBD-II connector was remade with new wires and I made it slightly easier to access.
I will post more pics once it has been assembled.
As for the doors. The top of the door panel was flocked and the bottom was covered in suede. The armrest was painted black. The window tracks were all cleaned and lubricated and the Dynamat was applied to the door.
I should have the interior back together tomorrow and then all I am waiting on is the seat covers from Mr Mikes, the Momo steering wheel and the Loyde floor mats to arrive.
Dave
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kennn
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MAY 17, 11:27 AM
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Dave,
How is the flocking achieved? Did you have it done or did you do it yourself? It's a nice look with the suede items. And I wonder if you're going to finish the map pockets in suede. :-)
Ken
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'88 Formula V6
'88 GT TPI V8
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bmwguru
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MAY 17, 12:35 PM
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Flocking is done with brush on glue and flock. We have an attachment to use with shop air to make it easier to apply. My head tech, Ryan (also a Fiero owner) did the flocking on both of my cars and his as well. It is very durable and is common to see on race cars. I just like the way it looks.
I won't be doing the map pockets in suede. I experimented with a few different looks including deleting the map pocket and I like the cloth gray the best because it gives the right accent and matches the carpet and door vinyl.
Check out www.flockit.com
Dave[This message has been edited by bmwguru (edited 05-17-2014).]
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bmwguru
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JUN 08, 11:46 AM
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Here are the completed interior pics. The current modifications include:
suede headliner, rear covering below window and lower portion of door panels
flocked dashboard, rally gauge cover, upper portion of door panels, and A-pillars
Speedhut gauges and updated climate control lighting (courtesy of Charlie64)
shortened shifter with new shift knob and boot
painted B pillars, floor trim and door arm rests
Momo steering wheel
All new interior swap wiring harness
loyde's custom floor mats with Fiero logo
Mr. Mike's full cloth seat covers (Joey absolutely hates non cloth seats, so we waited until Mr. Mike's made the full cloth GT style)
New window tint 5% rear, 20% sides
Here are a bunch of pics:
Factory VW shifter....modded to go as short as possible without swapping to an Audi TT style shifter. It is a little shorter than the stock Fiero one now.
Flocked A-pillars and suede headliner
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bmwguru
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OCT 04, 07:32 AM
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It took me seven years to get this car exactly where I want it. I removed the rear coil overs and swapped out for Eibach lowering springs at all four corners. I added new KYB shocks and struts.
The interior is finally perfect and it feels like I'm driving a completely different car.
BUT (yes there is always a but)
It looks like I'll be doing some surgery on the engine next week. The oil pressure is dropping to 5psi at idle. I'm thinking it may be the oil pump or rod bearings that are causing this, so I ordered both and hopefully will have it done in a few hours next week and it will remedy the oil pressure issue. The fuel pump is controlled by oil pressure. When it drops below 7psi, it shuts off the fuel pump which makes it a little tricky to drive.
If that doesn't remedy the situation, I may just order a short block and move everything over. The cylinder head has a lot of work done to it, and I don't want to take that away.
Dave
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bmwguru
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OCT 10, 04:55 AM
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medic880
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OCT 10, 01:41 PM
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Great job the car looks incredible.
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bmwguru
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NOV 09, 12:59 PM
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Here is what we picked up yesterday.....Looks like I'll have a fun day of work ahead of me in the near future. Also, I met the owner of Schimmel Performance and he is a great guy to do business with. In his shop has to be the largest collection of VR6 engines and VW swaps I have ever seen.
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bmwguru
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NOV 13, 09:58 AM
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Found a free hour to remove the drivetrain and swap the stuff over. I wound up pulling it out the top so I could keep the cradle in and push the car outside when I needed to.
Found a cracked timing chain rail, so I ordered new timing components. The timing chain on this engine is on the flywheel side, so I'd rather spend the money now than do it again later.
I hope to have it all assembled and ready to go back in by this weekend...or so.
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kennn
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NOV 13, 11:23 AM
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Have you seen or taken apart a W-12 motor? I would love to see one of those apart similar to your V-6. Fascinating concept, the W-12, and a wondrous execution. It's likely that there may not be enough room in your car for one of those, no? :-)
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'88 Formula V6
'88 GT TPI V8
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