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anyone used one of these kits from pisa fiero? by radar1
Started on: 02-10-2011 04:57 PM
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Report this Post02-10-2011 04:57 PM Click Here to See the Profile for radar1Send a Private Message to radar1Direct Link to This Post
http://pisafierohq.com/rebody_kits/scorpion/

othe roption is to make my 84 look like this, anyone every used any of there kits?

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Report this Post02-10-2011 06:00 PM Click Here to See the Profile for HockadaySend a Private Message to HockadayDirect Link to This Post
someone did a scarab kit on here...had many fitment issues iirc.
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Report this Post02-10-2011 06:27 PM Click Here to See the Profile for radar1Send a Private Message to radar1Direct Link to This Post
Ok after reading some older posts I dont think I would touch Pisa for a body kit,
So can anyone advise on a company that makes nice body kits at good prices.
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I've seen them at some car shows. Most kit car bodies need a lot of finishing work to make them look nice. There was a yellow one at the Pontiac Celebration in Warwick, RI this past September.

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Report this Post02-10-2011 06:43 PM Click Here to See the Profile for HockadaySend a Private Message to HockadayDirect Link to This Post
body kits? I believe there is only one body kit and that is the full body kit from archie...he makes a side skirt and intake you can bolt on though...and there are some wider fenders etc but no body kits. just rebodies...

Edit: I remember there is one place that makes body kits...was in a thread awhile back...
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Originally posted by radar1:

Ok after reading some older posts I dont think I would touch Pisa for a body kit,
So can anyone advise on a company that makes nice body kits at good prices.


Look here: https://www.fiero.nl/forum/F.../HTML/064001-22.html

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Report this Post02-10-2011 07:08 PM Click Here to See the Profile for radar1Send a Private Message to radar1Direct Link to This Post
opps I shoudl say Re Bodies not body kits, im after a new body.
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Originally posted by radar1:

opps I shoudl say Re Bodies not body kits, im after a new body.


http://www.gagliardidesign.com/vendettae1.html
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Report this Post02-10-2011 07:47 PM Click Here to See the Profile for radar1Send a Private Message to radar1Direct Link to This Post
no goodi would need to chop the top. i need somthing like pisa kits but not sure about there quality now I read older posts about them
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Report this Post02-10-2011 08:00 PM Click Here to See the Profile for Macs86GTSend a Private Message to Macs86GTDirect Link to This Post
I have never used one of pisa's parts let alone a full body kit, but i do know any fiber glass parts and re bodies in general require fitment to the frame in question which can vary more then you would imagine from car ro car. I would however be annoyed as some have been that they nearly had to re engineer the parts to even make them usable.
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Report this Post02-11-2011 02:27 AM Click Here to See the Profile for AustralianClick Here to visit Australian's HomePageSend a Private Message to AustralianDirect Link to This Post
Don't delude yourself. There is no direct bolt on kit. Every body kit you buy will require hundreds of hours work just to fit and line them up. Do no think for a second that any manufacturer can make you a simple to install kit. Prepare to spend hundreds of hours to get it right. I would even bet you couldn't line up another fiero body on another fiero without some modifications as even eurothane warps.
I won't jump on the pisa hate club i think you get what you pay for an unfinished project. I will say ido not attempt to do a kit if you do not have the skills to do it from scratch. I would also also bet that our cars would differ by 1/4 inch at factory let alone 25 years on.
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Report this Post02-11-2011 03:47 AM Click Here to See the Profile for pontiackid86Send a Private Message to pontiackid86Direct Link to This Post
When working with fiberglass your going to find that unless its something small it is never going to be a "Direct Fit" I've never seen any of the PISA kit's first hand But i have worked with one of there sets of taillights..... I don't really have anything bad to say about them but than again i don't have anything good to say about them. Only advice i can offer is in your Rebody endeavor is to do your homework and do it well. for instance if your going with a stretch project make sure who ever you get to do the stretch does it right. I have heard countless stories of hackjobs and how they cant even drive the car after there done. If your going with a non stretch i would steer away from rebodys that replicate another car because they almost never look right when there done. Personaly the fino or fanalli would be my rout to go.
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Report this Post02-11-2011 10:03 AM Click Here to See the Profile for BlacktreeClick Here to visit Blacktree's HomePageSend a Private Message to BlacktreeDirect Link to This Post
 
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Originally posted by Hockaday: someone did a scarab kit on here...had many fitment issues iirc.

That was me. Maybe I was just unlucky. But the part I received was definitely NOT worth what I paid for it, even after PISA gave me a partial refund (because it was defective, and shipping it back to them would have been expensive). The nose did not fit the Fiero, and was not symmetrical.

If I had a chance to rewind and start over, I'd just buy the fiberglass nose from Dan at FieroFiberglass.com and be happy.
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Looked at the phone number for that place and thought it sounded familiar. If you look up the address in GoogleMaps, it's an empty lot now where they're building a 'sky-tram' to the airport.
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Report this Post02-11-2011 04:41 PM Click Here to See the Profile for pdemondoSend a Private Message to pdemondoDirect Link to This Post
The property was taken under eminent domain law by the city. We had an AZ Fiero club meeting there as they were packing up to move. I am fairly certain they are set up now at another location.
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