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Author Topic: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"  (Read 40596 times)

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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #45 on: April 13, 2020, 10:06:45 pm »
Looking good. 
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #46 on: April 13, 2020, 10:47:38 pm »
You didn't have the black molding painted?
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #47 on: April 13, 2020, 11:25:51 pm »
Very nice.  Any bubbling, overspray, clearcoat, or orange-peel issues?
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #48 on: April 13, 2020, 11:27:03 pm »
I hate to point out the obvious, but the tail lights are now not as nice as the paint job.
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #49 on: April 13, 2020, 11:50:20 pm »
Looking good. What did you end up doing with the old ground effects?
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #50 on: April 14, 2020, 08:20:06 am »
Quote from: Fierofool on April 13, 2020, 10:47:38 pm
You didn't have the black molding painted?

I have to say I think they look better with the molding black, it breaks up the monotone.
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #51 on: April 14, 2020, 08:22:11 am »
I had figured Fierofool meant painted black.
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #52 on: April 14, 2020, 09:03:28 am »
Quote from: Fierofool on April 13, 2020, 10:47:38 pm
You didn't have the black molding painted?
I prefer to work on that myself. The bumper molding will definitely need to be painted (satin black, most likely). The phony baloney ground effects had been attached with screws and double-stick tape. There is still tape residue that needs to be removed.

Quote from: GTRS Fiero on April 13, 2020, 11:25:51 pm
Very nice.  Any bubbling, overspray, clearcoat, or orange-peel issues?
Only a little here and there. I am pleased with the job overall.

Quote from: GTRS Fiero on April 13, 2020, 11:27:03 pm
I hate to point out the obvious, but the tail lights are now not as nice as the paint job.
Yes, I know. Still a lot of work to do.

Quote from: NoMad on April 13, 2020, 11:50:20 pm
Looking good. What did you end up doing with the old ground effects?
I still have them. They're yours if you want them.
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #53 on: April 14, 2020, 09:18:37 am »
I need some Pontiac arrows. Is there another source besides The Fiero Store? Theirs seem to fade fast.

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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #54 on: April 14, 2020, 09:54:24 am »
Quote from: GTRS Fiero on April 14, 2020, 08:22:11 am
I had figured Fierofool meant painted black.

That's correct.

Pat, some of the PFF'ers have obtained some of the metal ones from other Pontiacs.  They're a little larger but are factory and hold up well.  They shaved off the ridge around the old arrowhead then placed the slightly larger emblems over that area.  Pictures I remember seeing had a chrome trim.  The G6 and G8 emblems on ebay motors is just 3.5 inches high.  The Aztek and Vibe rear gate emblem is just 2.75 inches high and may be more flat than the front nose emblems. 

At a distance, the black trim around the filler cap makes it look like it's too small. 
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #55 on: April 14, 2020, 04:22:28 pm »
Yesterday's pictures of my "new" Fiero were made in the evening after sundown. Here's one made this morning in bright sunshine.

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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #56 on: April 14, 2020, 05:23:15 pm »
Nice.  You can get the arrow emblems from TFS.  The emblems are nicer than they used to be.  You should be able to coat them with UV-resistant whatever that stuff is.
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #57 on: April 14, 2020, 05:37:04 pm »
Ya, I would appreciate them. Will mod and pull a mold from them.
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #58 on: April 16, 2020, 03:14:27 pm »
Today I had to go to work and get some equipment for home, so I took the 3800 car. On the way home, I got it up to 80 MPH on I-85. I could never do that with the old tires, not only because they were old, but because at least one of them was either way out of balance or out of round, and the car would vibrate a lot at 50 and above.
It runs as smooth as glass on the new tires, but the handling feels just a bit loose, so I'll have to check everything. But I can tell that it's going to be a very nice highway car with that transmission that's in it.

Got to think of a name for the "new" car. How about White Lightning?
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Re: The New Life of the 3800 "Formula"
« Reply #59 on: April 16, 2020, 04:39:12 pm »
Out of curiosity, what is your highway RPM at 75 MPH?
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