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Re: New owner
« Reply #15 on: July 24, 2020, 02:54:30 pm »
You've hooked another one, good job.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #16 on: July 24, 2020, 05:51:21 pm »
Only for a month or so.  Once it's fixed, it's sold.  Heading there, now.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #17 on: July 24, 2020, 10:24:53 pm »
A welder from Midas came by to work on the Fiero on the side.  He welded in one floor pan, the frame pieces, the trunk, and everything to fix the rear bumper.  I welded in the other floor pan.  When he saw my welding, he handed me the angle grinder.  There were lots of pieces of wire sticking out, and my weld varied in width.  I ground on my welds for an hour.  Joy.  So, my welds aren't that great.  The Midas guy's welds were all nice and even.  Whatever.

The son changed the oil pan gasket, with the help of some of his friends.

All the crumbling weatherstrips and seals have been removed.

The dad removed the steering column.

We got the area where the sunroof had been stripped down, and put a piece of wood in place, a bit below the surface.  The wood is slightly curved, front to rear, but this required soaking, to get the right bend.

The decklid has been removed.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #18 on: July 25, 2020, 08:03:27 pm »
The new calipers, pads, and rotors are installed.

All the hinges were lubed, and new door hinge pins and strikers were installed.  The door and trunk locks were lubed, also.  They should be resistant to freezing.

We laid fiberglass down in the sunroof area, and made it just above level with the surrounding area.  When the fiberglass cures, it'll be sanded.  I think it's supposed to curve, but no idea how to accomplish that, so it's flat.

The kid and his friends sanded all the body panels down, handwashed, masked, and painted the body panels with primer.  No comment.

The front and rear bumpers were painted.

The headlights were a pain to replace.  The screws wouldn't come loose.  We tried a plethora of penetrating fluids.  Eventually, I tried using a drill.  The drill burned up.  I don't know what those screws are made of, but I burned up some carbide bits, and a diamond bit.  Not to let this defeat me, I used the angle grinder.  No more screws.  We put the new headlights back on with aluminum rivets.

We do have new front turn signal housings, which will go in once the front facia is installed.

They bought new wheels, so the wheels and tires are ready.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #19 on: July 25, 2020, 09:03:54 pm »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on July 25, 2020, 08:03:27 pm
We do have new front turn signal housings, which will go in once the front facia is installed.
It would be easier to put those on before you put the facia on.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #20 on: July 25, 2020, 09:11:56 pm »
How do you get the bulbs plugged into the connectors?  I usually reach through the holes to plug everything up.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #21 on: July 25, 2020, 09:19:05 pm »
The whole light assembly is held in place with 2 screws through the lens.  The lens is sealed to the housing.  When you remove the screws, the assembly pulls out through the front of the fascia, the weather tight socket has a twist lock design.  It just twists to unlock, install the bulb, then twist back into the back of the housing.  Push the assembly back into the opening and install the screws. 
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Re: New owner
« Reply #22 on: July 25, 2020, 09:23:46 pm »
That's what I do.  I've never worried about the fascia being on or off.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #23 on: July 26, 2020, 06:47:17 pm »
The fiberglass has been sanded more or less smooth.  This made a mess.

The kid and his friends repaired the interior vinyl.

The plugs, plug wires, and ignition components have been replaced.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #24 on: July 27, 2020, 04:57:12 pm »
The battery and starter wiring has been replaced.

The kids gave the Fiero a base coat of paint.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2020, 07:21:04 pm »
The roof is caught up with the rest of the paint.

I really hope the fiberglass had cured.  Supposedly fast-curing.  I am of the opinion that this will only last a year or so, if this Fiero is driven.  If left immobile, it'll probably just sag a bit, but I think moving will cause the roof to flex a bit, and break the fiberglass away from the rest of the roof.

Personally, I'd have left the painting until later, but the son wouldn't hear of it.  He wanted a shiny, black, beautiful Fiero to drive around.  It's difficult to work on the car, with all the plastic sheeting all over, and without disturbing the masking.

There is just no time to allow the paint to set and cure.  Personally, I'd like a few days between the fiberglass curing, the primer, the base coat, and the clear coat.  Again, I am of the opinion that the paint job won't last long, but don't want to disparage the kid's efforts.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2020, 11:28:28 pm »
I did mention a wrap (which I have never done) as an alternative to paint, but there would still have been prep work, and apparently some of them had seen bad wraps.  So, no enthusiasm from anyone on this.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #27 on: July 29, 2020, 12:38:53 am »
Have they considered Plasti Dipping the car?

https://www.dipyourcar.com/
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Re: New owner
« Reply #28 on: July 29, 2020, 02:55:59 am »
That was discussed.  One of the kid's friends seems to paint fairly well.  I mean, I dunno.  It looks good to me.  No runs, nice and even, smooth.  Certainly better than I could do.
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Re: New owner
« Reply #29 on: July 29, 2020, 05:45:49 pm »
Some parts came in.

The entire Fiero was painted.  The fascias, hood, and decklid are off, so are being painted separately.
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