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Interior Restoration by RBeaubien
Started on: 03-30-2004 03:52 AM
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Dash with touch screen mount installed:

New Grant steering wheel installed:

Next tasks:
Install remaining passenger side interior trim
Remove drivers seet and re-engineer mount to accomodate Corbeau seat.

More pics tomorrow.....

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*bump

anything new?

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Looking awesome!

And on a side note...what will you be doing with your old seats?

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Originally posted by JamesCurtis:

*bump

anything new?

Oh yeah. Interior complete, Amp installed, CarPC install in progress. I'm tired tonight, pics tomorrow.

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Originally posted by GT86:

Looking awesome!

And on a side note...what will you be doing with your old seats?

I dunno yet. Why? You want them? Between them and the ones in my parts car, I'm sure we can work something out.

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If you want to mount your 3rd brake light on the wing.I will look up the one I used.It fit into the grove on the bottom of the wing and has 15 led's,is about 10" long.I ran the wires from my brake lights through the trunk braces and up through the wing.I got my roll bar from Doug,only mine has a Petty bar and the driver side door bar.They are both removable for street use.He does good work,if anyone wants a quality roll bar.Don't buy the ones from Jegs,they don't even fit in the car.Best of luck in your racing.

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Originally posted by RBeaubien:


I dunno yet. Why? You want them? Between them and the ones in my parts car, I'm sure we can work something out.

Well, I've been looking for some, and I wouldn't have to pay shipping if i bought yours . My passenger seat has a cigarette burn, and the driver side bottom skin is showing a little wear.

PM me if you're interested in selling them, I don't want to hijack your thread anymore than I already have

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Report this Post05-31-2004 07:36 AM Click Here to See the Profile for RBeaubienClick Here to visit RBeaubien's HomePageSend a Private Message to RBeaubienDirect Link to This Post
Almost finished (for now)!

Seats installed:

Amp (color matched to car) installed:

Dash:


CarPC has been temporarily installed.
Remaining tasks:
Build custom 6" or 8" sub to install where factory sub goes and install additional amp to handle sub.
Build permanent mount for CarPC.
Install fire extinguisher.

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car looks great you are doing a fantastic job. Keep up the good work.

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Maybe it's just not me, but that's the most annoying interior I've ever seen.

$.02

no flames intended, just had to kick that out.

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I really love the interior, keep up the good work, + to you! I actually have a black/yellow fiero to go with it, too bad i haven't gotten off my rear to do anything w/the interior. I really like the whole carPC idea too, i had been thinking about doing something like it.
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I must respectfully agree with Voided. The colors clash, they're painful to my eyes!

However, I can see you've done a lot of good quality work. If it were not for the colors, I'd like it quite a bit. It's obvious that you want to grab people's attention with your car. I believe you will succeed!

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It is a bit wild, but yes, the purpose is to garner attention to the car. Its not something I would have normally considered, but I think it looks good. Everyone has a different opinion. The yellow on the dash is a problem. I'm gonna need to get a dash mat to hide the reflection of it in the windshield. Still looks kool though.

The CarPC won't work under the hood though. The heat from the radiator is heating up that front compartment too much and the computer just shuts off (overheats) at a stop after driving it on the highway. I'll probably have to move it behind the drivers seat. Bummer. I was hoping the front compartment would work. I wonder if I can sufficiently insulate that compartment from the radiator heat??? Hmmm.......

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Awesome work, the colours are pretty wild but I think it actually looks really good. When you build the box for the 8 or 10 inch sub in the stock location, could you send me some details and some pictures? I really need to get rid of my 8 inch bass tube and build a box for it. It would help a lot.
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Originally posted by doublec4:

Awesome work, the colours are pretty wild but I think it actually looks really good. When you build the box for the 8 or 10 inch sub in the stock location, could you send me some details and some pictures? I really need to get rid of my 8 inch bass tube and build a box for it. It would help a lot.

It will be for a 6" or 8" sub. I'll calculate as big a box as I can, then find a speaker that will work properly with that size. I'm quite certain the box will be too small for a 10". Also, I prefer very tight bass so the box will be a sealed box, not ported. And yes, I will document the construction so I can be duplicated.

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You are in need of a shifter chopping and some nice petals.

How did the seats fit?
Do they interfere with the center console or e-brake?
What line of Corbeau seats are they?

Thanks + for you

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It is very easy to build a sub to fit under the dash, I made one out of a cement pipe form, and fiberglass, came out great. heres the thread, a few posts down

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/040885.html

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Cool, thanks golden! plus +

and for you too RBeaubien... be sure to document the sub box build up

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Originally posted by Comealongway:

You are in need of a shifter chopping and some nice petals.

I was looking at the shifter today. I always figured on putting a chopped shifter in, but looking at it today, I don't know. The height is almost perfect for the reach. If I do, it won't be much. This is a show/go car so pedals are a definite as well as some underbody neon to attract the younger croud. I've never been a big fan of neon, but a tasteful amount at the car shows attracts a lot of attention.

 
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How did the seats fit?
Do they interfere with the center console or e-brake?
What line of Corbeau seats are they?

The seats were difficult to install. I had to totally remove the "feet" on the Corbeau rails AND remove the rear seat mount support rail to get the height of the seat down low enough so I wasn't sitting on the ceiling. They are the TRS model. They slightly interefere with the e-Brake. If you e-brake it out of adjustment, it would be a little difficult to fully engage it at the very top. Since I have the 5-speed and keep the brake adjusted properly, it is not a problem at all. Nothing else is an issue. You can even remove/install the center console without interference from the seats.

 
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Thanks + for you

Ah, someone rated me with the golden plus. I finally got my bar. Thanx guys......

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Originally posted by Golden86:

It is very easy to build a sub to fit under the dash, I made one out of a cement pipe form, and fiberglass, came out great. heres the thread, a few posts down

https://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum1/HTML/040885.html

That image in the link with the box dimensions is what I am starting out with too. I had found that about 6 months ago and it seems those dimensions will work well for an 8" sub. I was thinking about making the box out of clear and/or tinted lexan. Those dimensions shouldn't flex much at all and a transparent box has many show advantages!

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I think BLUE neon will bring it all together. The chopped auto shifter is easy, go for it!
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Originally posted by USFiero:

I think BLUE neon will bring it all together. The chopped auto shifter is easy, go for it!

AUTO??!? I think not .

Thats a 5-speed.

The current neon I have now is Blue and it looks great. Gotta get more.

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AUTO??!? I think not .

Thats a 5-speed.


ummm, yeh. i didn't look too close....

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Arrgghh. Finding a glass shop that will put the rear glass in my car is getting difficult.
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Hey, where did you get bright blue carpet from?
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Hey, where did you get bright blue carpet from?

Carpet 4 Cars, (404)909-9101, http://www.carpet4cars.com

Its "Electric Blue"

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I wanna see a tan-black interiorscape to that effect. I think that'd be swank. beechwood int. black carpet, beechwood leather MrMike's with black inner, throw in carbon fiber trim in places, and you've got yourself a subdued, but Very tricked out int. but That's just me. lol

I'm sure there's people who'd say I was boring lol

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Man ! that thing looks GOOD !! Is it going to GLOW INT THE DARK ?

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Originally posted by GARY TUCKER:

Man ! that thing looks GOOD !! Is it going to GLOW INT THE DARK ?

Hahaha. It sorta does. I put blue lights for the interior lighting and it looks pretty kewl at night.

Speaking of glowing, I had an idea. Neon under the nose. Instead of using neon, I thought of using a black light and painting the front of the radiator with that "invisible" paint that glows under a black light. Should make a cool effect. I'm going to look into that today.

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SOUNDS COOL !!
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Originally posted by Voided:

I wanna see a tan-black interiorscape to that effect. I think that'd be swank. beechwood int. black carpet, beechwood leather MrMike's with black inner, throw in carbon fiber trim in places, and you've got yourself a subdued, but Very tricked out int. but That's just me. lol

I'm sure there's people who'd say I was boring lol

That's exactly what I want in my car.

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What color yellow is that on the exterior? Any updates so far?

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Originally posted by daniel87fierogt:

What color yellow is that on the exterior? Any updates so far?

That is 2004 Ford Blazing Yellow. This weekend I hope to finish installing the Computer/Radio.

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Originally posted by RBeaubien:

Almost finished (for now)!

Seats installed:

Amp (color matched to car) installed:

Dash:


CarPC has been temporarily installed.
Remaining tasks:
Build custom 6" or 8" sub to install where factory sub goes and install additional amp to handle sub.
Build permanent mount for CarPC.
Install fire extinguisher.


I missed the finished pics. This really turned out nice.

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LOVE the touchscreen in the interior. This is what i'm planning on doing with mine as well. What brand/make/model touchscreen did you use? What are you using the CarPC for?
For mine i'm planning on a wireless network where I can upload MP3's and other stuff directly to my car.

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i would love to see more of the roll bar and how it went in... i am going to be putting on in my car in the next few days...
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