Genesis98

Ive been doing a lot of talking lately with a guy who is interested in doing some custom fiber glass work for our cars, he has done a lot of stuff for fiero's and other some imports and I mentioned that there may be a few requests from the thirdgen community for some custom work.
List requests below and I will throw it past him. If you see something you like voice it, so I can tell how popular it is. I personally may try to get him to make me a set of Headlight Louvers, Not something for full time use or anything like that but just something I can dable with to see how it looks and if I like it or not.

xpndbl3

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fiberglass doors and fenders

iansane

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Two part speaker box to take the place of the rear seats (and flatten them out). Maybe a molded console? Smoother, better transitioning dash pieces?

FSTFBDY

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up22 already makes both doors,and fenders. I belive they have a complete glass shell, gfx,etc. or It might be a diff. Co.

xpndbl3

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yes and their quality leaves something to be desired.

DuronClocker

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Some sort of notchback to get rid of that heavy hatch glass. A "cheap" fiberglass hood would be nice as well.

Air_Adam

Fenders, doors, decklid, T-tops (body color? )

Adrenaline

i saw someone who painted over the glass t tops, it was.... different, i guess its all personal preference
i jsut love being able to look out the top of my car and see the scenery.

Air_Adam

Yup, but look at the early '70s Corvettes.. they had body color t-tops, and it looks great! from 5 feet, you can't even tell, it looks like a hard top.

RSFreak

A more refined center console, something like a 4thgens, but different.

Air_Adam

A '69 Z28 style rear spoiler would be cool... sorta like the 5", but without the side parts, only straight across the decklid to the edges of the 1/4s.

CamaroStud1988

you guys who want consoles and dashes w/ gauge pods and stuff,i can make all that kind of stuff. you could do it yourself,its actually not hard at all.

treeohfive

im gonna say it first...thats right HEADLINER!!!!!! a fiberglass headliner...... --what im going to do within the next week-- just fiberglass over the existing board.....i mean its a damn removable mold....couldnt be easier!

ok.....some sort of door runner panel to put some mid driver woofers in...like 8's or something......

kick manel pods...

fiberglass over cracked dash boards..

fiberglass lid for the back *live well*... heh

anything else would be difficult as all hell......new console....different dash style....a guage cluster might be faily easy ......

CamaroStud1988

ive made kick pods, i can make em to go in the doors also... im fiberglassing my old dash right now.

Dr G

Genesis98:- A fibreglass replica of the stock GTA hood which accepts all the stock brackets / gas struts etc. The topic has come up a few times on thirdgen. He'd be able to sell loads of them. If the quality and fit was good people would pay as much as they do for the Cowl or RamAir style hoods.

robsgta

If any of you guys have any fiberglass mods.
DO US ALL A FAVOR AND POST PICKS!!!

CamaroStud1988

here are a couple of mine.

CamaroStud1988

those r my pods,their carpeted black and in my 91 now.
these are my 10's. box sounds really good.

treeohfive

is that fiberglass one solid piece or just a lid? does it connect to a real box or something?

robsgta

How thick is the box with the (2) 10's.

I made a lid a couple years ago for another guys trans am that held (2) 12's it didnt even have a bottom and that thing pounded so hard it was rediculously hard hitting.

Jekyll & Hyde

The japanese ducted hood without the side vents, just the reverse opening would be really sweet and a lot of people are intersted.

treeohfive

thats.....uncanny......the guy with the japaneese ******.....the camaro.....wtf ....******* Anime? thats just funny...seeing japanese people ....with a camaro....i dunno WHY....i just picture them in a civic....i guess they know whats up too...

lol @ the fact that the camaro is an *import* there.

that picture drips with irony.....heh

robsgta

well threeoh five the guy standing next to the car with the dirty blonde hair doesnt look to j.ap.anes.e. yes thats Weird that they consider our cars imports..



and I have never seen a fiberglass hood like that before either

Air_Adam

Hehe... there, in Japan, they actually have a hard time out running the imports!!!

treeohfive

hey now, ive seen plenty of japanese people with hair like that....he could be japenes,,,,;.....just for the topics sake...lets pretend he is

red_johnny

Well actually I have been interested in a C-5 vette fiberglass rearend. Also the headliner thing sounds good too. Some 91-92 ground effects since the ones around are so exspencive even moreso the front spoiler piece since so many get damaged.

Hey, if anyone knows where I can get some custom kicks for my camaro PLEASE let me know!! I need em to fit 6 1/2 polk momo componets with 1" tweets!! Thanks!

treeohfive

i dont know why i havent seen a fiberglass headliner....i think itd be kinda cool....i mean ...if your stock one looks like *** and hangs all down....just fiberglass over the existing fiberboard or wtf ever that is.....perfect mold

MrDude_1

they sell ABS plastic replacements... you can even get them precovered. just FYI.

treeohfive

hows it goin man? (guy that was with the OTHER guy you sold your t tops to in orangeburg awhile back)

abs is plasic though....and not home made!!! im all about home made lol

MrDude_1

hey.


yea, its not home made, but i was jsut pointing it out for thoes that are intrested.

the first post kinda implys that he wants to produce somthing to sell... and well, making somthing out of fiberglass that is already mass produced cheaper in plastic isnt a good way to make money. so id thought id help out.



anyhoo, ideas of stuff you could make from fiberglass and sell:

AC delete heater box
a new heater/AC box that is smaller and lets you use a better blower motor.
fiberglass "ram air" ducts for TPI cars
fiberglass full length top plates for camaro center consoles that have a cupholder or somthing...
matching gauge pods
subwoofer mount panels/boxes
speaker kickpanels
glove box for dashboard (this would be neat)

V12Camaro

I already make that spoiler, in aluminum the one in the pics is 3 1/2 inches, but I will be making them up to 6"
Here is a link, once the site opens, you gotta click on the jpg thingys to actually see the pics.
www.offroadextremes.com/hosted/v12/
BTW, if the site doesn't forward me the replies, (this is a prob, due to dumping aol)
Hit me at Camarogenius@yahoo.com

treeohfive

us taller passengers would be mad if we got in a thirdgen and saw a glove box .....i love the third gen simply because it has leg room lol

i was just throwing the idea out there for the do it yourselfer.....it wouldnt really be cost effective making fiberglass headliners...

altho the abs ones are like 200....so....it just might be a profit with the fiberglass.

V12Camaro

I'm interested in this Idea as well, tree. I would have to sacrifice a dash, to see what it would take, and how large it could be made.
Ideally, it would appear un-modified, like nothing has been done.
Right now, I gotta find another shop, and round up a few cars to butcher, but I will add this Idea to my list of things I want to produce.
I'm also quite large, and feel your pain about removing legroom.
A fiberglass headliner is a nobrainer. that's easy, but my new landlord would have kittens if i did something like that on my back porch.lol

treeohfive

yeah...ive never worked with fiberglass, so im thinking ill give it a shot on my headliner.....it SEEMS simple enough....

looks like the hardest part is making the actual mold.....other than that....its kinda like spreading butter on bread...just....a lot bigger heh

V12Camaro

More like making lasagnia. must have a PERFECT plug to pull a mold off of, any flaw will be magnified into the finished product.
I have a good mold for a headliner, but noplace to work. will be finding a shop before long, then the Camarodrome will be in business.
If you try it yourself, feel free to pm me, or email me at Camarogenius@yahoo.com I'll give you any advice I can.

bluegrassz

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I second the motion of a Non A/C heater box. Something I could use the stock A/C blower motor. The factory non a/c motors are shorter. Shouldnt be too hard to make if someone had a factory unit.

JeremyNYR

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i've been searching forever for a fiberglass front bumper for my 84 Trans Am! I've seen one for the 85-90 style already but i'm dying to get one in the 82-84 style. Also, i'd want it to not have ground effects. Fiberglass ground effects would get beat up too easily, i'd rather remount my factory urethane ones.

mschwitz78

I also do a lot of custom fiberglass work. I currently have a set of kick pods that fit a 1" tweeter and a 6 1/2" midbass. I am working a a radio mounting plate that sits over the stock radio plate and angles the radio at the driver more. I will be making some door panels in the next week or so and can make just about anything you want, either in mass orders or one off pieces. Let me know if there is something anyone wants me to make and I'll see what I can do.

red_johnny

Actually If you can make some of the kick panels with the same configuration you use that would be great! How much you charge for a set?

robsgta

Flatter us !
Lets see some pics...

red_johnny

Actually if you try to angle the radio twards the driver it may not work. It all depends on your radio dimentions. I have a radio that will not allow me to do that. Mine is longer than most and I actually had to cut into the vents that run to the console by your legs. Which is not a bad idea cause when I use the AC the radio will not get that hot! But just something to look into before you go off and make it. And again if you let me know how much you charge for some kick pods with black vinyl I'd appriciate it!

mschwitz78

When I am finished with the trim plate I will be measuring the usable depth after using the plate. Thanks for the tip though. I know some head units are longer than others. As for the kick pods I have, currently I have a set made that is covered in black carpet either with a set of Alpine Type R components for $425.00 or without the speakers for $175.00. My upholstry guy would want $150 to cover them in almost any color vinyl (black included) He is on the pricey side by he does amazing work and I won't take any of my work to anyone else. Let me know if you are interested. I can also make more sets if anyone is interested.

crazy3rdgen

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im sure once you learn how to use fiberglass its real easy to work with and your thoughts of what to use it for go craZy...how easy is this to work with.. also i like them kickpods!!!!by the door.. i want to make one... and some other stuff. how do you go about using this and what fiberglass.. the matting or what?

mschwitz78

Here is a pic of one of the speaker pods I just finished.

mschwitz78

Here are some links to pictures on my website: www.customcaraudiosystems.com of some of my glass work on Honda Del Sols.

http://www.customcaraudiosystem.com/images/P1010069.jpg
http://www.customcaraudiosystem.com/...ed%203-018.jpg
http://www.customcaraudiosystem.com/...inishedbox.jpg
http://www.customcaraudiosystem.com/...28_10_full.jpg

And finally, a pic of the rear speaker pods I made for a Honda Del Sol.

There are more pictures of my work on the website and I have many projects to put up on it yet. If there is anything anyone needs for a 3rd gen f-body let me know. I have a 91 Camaro RS that I am using to get started on some fiberglass projects.