What really "sells" this car is that you have managed to eliminate the one thing that makes most Fiero replicas look horrible.....the annoying high roofline. The way the body curves upward as it goes to the rear of the car makes all the difference in the world as well as the slighty higher front end where it meets the windshield.

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Thanks everyone for visiting, while Don O. Was here last Sunday he gave me a hand with fitting the rear deck lid.
As I had mentioned earlier in a previous post the deck lid has multiple slopes and angles to it, after we got it set down on the lips of the sailplane the top was low in a couple areas requiring me to add foam to a few areas.

The next day I sanded the top down to the contours and it came out pretty good



One thing I didn’t like was that the deck lid had an unfinished look near the rear window , on the real car they have a bridge between the sail planes at the window where the deck lid sits down on . So I decided I had to build one , having this piece does two things
1. Ties both sailplanes together making them solid and making sure the deck lid recess and gaps remain exactly the same.
2. Allows for a deck locking mechanism to be attached



The foam is a great medium to build something but it has no strength and is damage easily.
I’ve used it before Rondo “ resin and bondo mixed” when it set up gives a hard surface to finish sand, and paint. I use it to make a quick mold from, then You use bondo to fill all the small divits then prime and get a perfect part before paint.





Stay safe everyone

Wayne

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Thanks for stopping by Alan yes I agree on the proportions being correct for the look of the car, I certainly was trying for the look.😅
Hi Phil I’m hoping to have you and Don up one day soon!

I’ve been busy building more molds , I completed the the mold for the rear deck filler piece. It’s amazing doesn’t matter how small the part is it still takes the same time for the fiberglass to setup and cure.



I had to finish paint it



Then gelcoat


Installing the metal flange


Adding the gelcoat



Then the fiberglass


One side done onto the backside


Reinforced added and final layers of glass.



Next mold is the front bumper a bit more work but similar processes, this will be a 4 piece mold.

Adding the metal flange



First layer of glass, the gelcoat was already done no pics.



I’ll added the reinforcement tomorrow plus the final glass layers then onto the other side of the bumper.

Stay safe everyone

Wayne

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