Alright well ive finally started to mess a little with the outside body work on my widebody FB.....i decided that i wanted the car to roll with its curves so i shaved the door handles, locks, and side mirrors.....later i will add some aftermarket mirrors but the stock ones just stuck too far out....heres some pics of the welded in plates...today im filling it with body filler and sanding it down smooth.....and yes thats a flat black primer paint job....i will post pics of the finished product as soon as its done today.....and a word for all u haters that are against modifying the FB...keep it to urself....ill take constructive criticism but not b.s. opinions.....hope u like....parker

 

Not bad ... Mm.. Where are you gonna put the remote switch ? Cause it is not fun to get locked out if your battery dies . How about some pics of the whole car ?

 

Just keep the hatch lock, then you can at least reach through and open the door if need be. Its what I am going to do.

 

As long as it comes out clean, I have no complaints. Update us when you're done.

 

thanks for the compliments....the driver side door has remote access, hidden access, and another way incase the battery does die.....i shaved all the holes including the rear hatch.....also the door handles inside are gone and the car opens from the inside from the poppers as well.....ill post pics shortly....but i gotta run back out and sand...parker

 

Did that for my FC still havent figured out how to get poppers to work on both doors =P

 

what are u having troubles with?....i have it setup very nicely and could help u....im almost done with the sanding.....its still just a little too rough to paint over......ill get pics posted of the interior and the full car once im done with the doors....

on another note what does anybody think about dual gauge pods on the driver door...instead of an A-pillar....im having custom fiberglassed doors made for me and im trying to decide if i want to use that method...thanks...parker

 

damn
sounds like u are going all out

 

ya pretty much...im installing a custom Autometer complete dash...with a 5" tach on the right side of the dash....along with that i have a 5.8" LCD in the dash with PS2...complete stereo system.....shaved doors...keyless entry....alarm system....sp 12a...garret turbo...all new components under the hood...custom fiberglassed doors.....custom fiberglassed 3rd gen front end....custom lazy eye conversion for head lights....along with racing buckets.....so ya for the most part this car is gettin done up...but only with the best and by the best.....ill try and get some more pics of it...right now its a work in progress tho....later...parker

 

how much the doors settin you back i could use something like that for mine =P

 

when u mean settin me back?...u talking about what i paid....nothing...did it myself and my friends welding abilities.....im also not paying for the car to be completely fiberglassed on the interior...all i have to purchase is the supplies....im starting to learn that its not who u are...or what u have....its WHO u know and WHAT they can do!!!....haha....but right now the project has moved from body/interior to my new turbo SP 12a....and ill post pics of the doors as i painted them to match....still needs a little touch-up.....l8r...parker

 

Can you post a pic of where you put the door poppers? im still depating on where they should go.

 

I went with AUTOLOC they will set you back about 400 bucks. But i didnt want any trouble with them in the future.

 

u went with AUTOLOC...and u get set back $400....wow u got ripped off really bad....i paid ive i recall properly $120...that includes shipping....i got an 8 channel remote....2 door poppers....2 door solenoids....and 2 push buttons for hiddens buttons to activate the poppers.....i put the popper on the lower part of the door where it has a solid area for it....and i had to remove the interior beside the bins and drill a hole so that the popper can come in far enough to shut smooth and yet have enough power to push the door open...u cant see where they are installed without the door open but from the inside u cant tell that i have poppers b/c the interior still covers the popper....hopefully that helps a little bit.....l8r...parker

o ya im tryin to take the pics of the doors finished but right now they are almost done...just finished my long road trip...cross country if u didnt see my other post....so im just waiting to get the car running again and then ill take pics of the doors along with the process of turboing my 12a sp....

 

What poundage did you end up going with for the solenoid?

 

i went with a 15lb solenoid...which has enough pull to pop the 1st gen doors as they are fairly light....and with the actual door popper...its spring loaded and u can change the pressure on the spring by moving a screw on the back of the popper in or out.....my doors pop open out just enough to be open...but they dont pop open to were u would have to be afraid of it hitting another car parked next to u.....parker

 

Ive always been told you get what you pay for. And you paid 120 for everything.??? And youre silanoids <(sp) are plastic not my choice but anyway mine are 35LBS

 

my solenoids arent plastic....the very end is plastic but the rest is metal.....and u dont need 35lbs of pulling power to open the doors on the first gen.....all ur doing is opening the latch and if u connect them properly and with the correct angle u can get the full 15lbs of pulling force......my doors open just fine and i enjoy paying 120...instead of a massive amount of 400....just my 2 cents...parker