Hey there everybody! After years of using this forum to aid me in my various fiero-related projects, I decided it was finally time to join the forums myself. Since inheriting my first fiero from my father six years ago at the age of 15, I have tackled many projects and learned a lot along the way. Somewhere along the line, I began photographing and documenting my work with the intention of making it available to others. While much of the work I have done has been documented by other users here on the forum, I've noticed a lack of available information pertaining to a handful of topics.
With all the help that this forum has provided me, I figure its only fair that I give back to this community. Although I intend to do write up a how-to guide for each of these topics in time, I decided that I'd allow my fellow fiero enthusiasts to decide which comes first. Reply with your picks, and I'll begin work in a week or so once final exams are over!
- recovering a GT style wheel in new leather (with guides for both euro and baseball style stitching) - reparing and painting a cracked/sun-faded dashboard and gauge pod - reupholstering sun visors yourself for under 20 bucks - dying interior carpet on a budget - refurbishing a worn out sunroof shade insert - fabricating a bezel for flush-mounting an aftermarket radio
[This message has been edited by Irrationable (edited 12-07-2014).]
Welcome to the forum... as an active member now at least
That is quite the list, and I would love to see each and every one. I would especially love to see the "reparing and painting a cracked/sun-faded dashboard and gauge pod" . Many of us work on our cars, with little interaction from other Fiero owners. It is nice to see how different people tackle the same project from different angles, and there is always something new to be learned!
I had kinda figured that the steering wheel topic might be the most popular, especially given the general lack of information on the subject. Given that I took the most pictures during this project and will be covering another wheel within the next few weeks, this'll probably be the one I go with.
------------------ "The Twins" '87 GT 3.4 pushrod daily driver '88 GT 3.4 DOHC swap in progress
I was planning to upload a picture of the finished wheel to show you guys how it came out, but I cant seem to get the PIP upload to work right. I keep getting a "unable to connect" message every time I try. Any suggestions?
Well, I've decided to go ahead with a guide on recovering a GT steering wheel. My last exam is Thursday morning, so my plan is to get the guide and pictures up by this weekend (providing I can figure out how to post pictures by then).
The other good news is that I will be recovering another wheel over Christmas break, so if anybody reads the guide and still has any questions or if some of my pictures from the first wheel aren't clear enough, I'll be able to provide pictures from the second one.
Ha, thanks. So far so good, I've got 3 finals down and 3 more to go! I sent rbell an email with pictures of the finished wheel and the euro-style stitching to post on this thread for me. Hopefully I can figure out how to get them uploaded myself to do the write up, otherwise this might turn into a collaboration.
------------------ "The Twins" '87 GT 3.4 pushrod daily driver '88 GT 3.4 DOHC swap in progress
sardonyx247, I may do the dash write up this weekend as well now that I managed to get PIP working. I'm going to be pulling my dash out this weekend to wire in my keyless entry system, and I'm planning on hitting it with the UV resistant clearcoat while I have it out of the car.
------------------ "The Twins" '87 GT 3.4 pushrod daily driver '88 GT 3.4 DOHC swap in progress
The order I placed for leather to do the second wheel got misplaced. We got everything straightened out and the leather should be on its way within the next day or so. So, once the steering wheel guide is up, I can take extra pictures while recovering the second wheel if any of you have questions.
------------------ "The Twins" '87 GT 3.4 pushrod daily driver '88 GT 3.4 DOHC swap in progress
The steering wheel and the dash will definitely be the fist two guides. I've already decided to do the steering wheel first, but the dash will be next on my list. I have done three dashboards so far, with each done slightly different than the others. I will be detailing all three of these when I eventually do the dash guide (hopefully sometime next week)
------------------ "The Twins" '87 GT 3.4 pushrod daily driver '88 GT 3.4 DOHC swap in progress
