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prostreetnotch
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 Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:06 am Post subject: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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hi !
i bought a fiberfab bonanza gt right before the easter holidays and am doing a full resto on it now!
just wanted to show you some of the work i did on it...
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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the pic above is when i got the car at the previous owners home. there were some more fiberglass parts like fenders, doors and hoods with it not to be seen on the photo...
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Fiberfab Bonanza GT 1970
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:17 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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of course there were a lot of parts missing. the complete interior, headlights, rear lights, side windows, doors handles, sunvisors, seats and a lot more...
so a lot of detective work on finding all the correct parts from that time...
let´s start with the headlights...
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:21 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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the "manual" said, headlights from a 66/67 ford 15 mP6. the ugliest ones you can imagine.
or as an alternative double round ones from a nsu prinz tt/tts. nowadays very expensive and not easy to get...
so i decided to stay on german parts from vw. i got a brandnew set of headlights from a type 411/412 for a fair price.
the front grill seems to be from a toyota celica or some other japanese car. it is cut here and there to fit into the front end of the bonanza gt. looks good to me so i decided to use it on the car, because of the same time period. otherwise you would have nothing between the front headlights...
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 8:35 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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the rear end of my bonanza gt had six ugly holes for the lights from a fiat 128 3p.
certainly a no go for me! the rear end of the bonanza gt is pretty small, so i decided to get some other lamps than the ones from a bmw 2002, a fiat 850 coupé or a karmann ghia type 34. i wanted to have the rear end looking a little bit wider.
on my search for it i got the idea to use some lights from a car with rounded corners on the outside and found them on a fiat 850 spider, build from 65 to 71. unluckily they were used on a lamborghihi miura 1.series too!!
you can imagine the prices for them...
luckily one of my customers is doing in lambos and ferraris and helped me with a used set of glasses to first have a look if it looks good on the car...and it did very well!!
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MrGoodtunes
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:58 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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Cool car! Tail lights remind me of a line from "Deadman's Curve" by Jan & Dean:
... All the Jag' could see were my 6 tail lights ...
Space between head lights could be whatever you like, but I'd go with a tubular grille because of the one I got from JC Whitney for my '57 Chevy:
That was the inspiration for the home made grille on my buggy:
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 10:45 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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I taped cardboard over the rear to cover the six holes, then fixed the glasses with tape too. just to have a plain surface with no holes to get an idea how it looks...
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Fiberfab Bonanza GT 1970
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Wolfgangdieter
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 5:10 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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Nice lines! Wow only 49 made.
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2022 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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Indeed!
We think that there are only around 23 cars left!
Two of them have never ever been built up, so they are NOS.
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 1:28 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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As you can see, the Chassis is from a Type 3 with a 54 HP Motor.
Of course there will be a complete new build up. Powdercoating of all metal sheets surrounding the motor, all other steel parts like screws, washers, nuts, etc. will be yellow zinc plated.
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 2:29 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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Rear Deck Lid work.
Three ugly and Not original openings were Cut in from one of the previous owners .
To get that original look, i closed them by handlaminating some fiberglass mats onto the inside of the hood. and the modified hood hinges are from a british mini cooper door until 69:
And this is what it looks like from the outside:
Next step was to add some fiberglass putty on the outside. Then some sanding and a fine layer of normal putty was added:
Again sanding and then a layer of etch primer:
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| Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2022 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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The interior of my Bonanza GT.
The three small instruments in the curved dashboard will go into the trashbox, the holes will be closed the same way as the rear hood.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 1:51 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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The right hubcaps; shabby, with dings and dents, bad chrome, some rust too. Let me see what i can do...
Here together with the Beauty Rings. All cleaned and polished:
Looking way better than before!
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| Posted: Wed Jun 08, 2022 2:05 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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This shall be the car in the near future; the shown car is one of the first with another door hinges system (very difficult to adjust the door) and the 5th tire in the back of the car is attached on the right side of the rear "luggage compartment".
newer cars had another door hinges system with visible outer latches:
sorry for the bad quality of the pic.
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:14 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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Pic of the day:
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:34 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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fully sanded body of the bonanza gt:
ready for a coat of filler...
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:42 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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Fanwheel for the type 3 motor mediablasted and yellow zinc plated:
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prostreetnotch
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:44 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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metal parts for beetle and type 3 already media blasted:
next step is a powdercoating job in gloss black! et voilà:
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:45 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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some more parts found in my storage room, already media blasted:
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 3:47 am Post subject: Re: Fiberfab Bonanza GT |
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i found some more type 3 hubcaps, flat version for 5 lug pattern:
just polished them to decide, which are the best.
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