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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
wookee #553300 April 02nd 2012 1:53 pm
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Originally Posted by wookee
I know quite a few have molded in the front spoiler.......

I strongly advise against it.make it fit correctly and easily removeable.

If not, IF the van should ever need to be towed.The roll back operator will REMOVE it for you.It will not be pretty...

.......Wookee


yeah First of killer job on the air dam!!!!!!!!!!

Second I was told the samething by the shop that has my van. If for show and mild use they said molding was OK, but for a daily, the chances of getting damage was higher and to repair a molded in set was a lot harder to fix and paint than a nicely lined up and bolted set.

We might also put color fender welt(like what was used on the 30's and 40's cars) between the flares and body. It had black when I bought the van. It looked good!!



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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
FinallyaVanner #553325 April 02nd 2012 3:38 pm
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Originally Posted by FinallyaVanner
Originally Posted by wookee
I know quite a few have molded in the front spoiler.......

I strongly advise against it.make it fit correctly and easily removeable.

If not, IF the van should ever need to be towed.The roll back operator will REMOVE it for you.It will not be pretty...

.......Wookee


yeah First of killer job on the air dam!!!!!!!!!!

Second I was told the samething by the shop that has my van. If for show and mild use they said molding was OK, but for a daily, the chances of getting damage was higher and to repair a molded in set was a lot harder to fix and paint than a nicely lined up and bolted set.

We might also put color fender welt(like what was used on the 30's and 40's cars) between the flares and body. It had black when I bought the van. It looked good!!



Richard


Thanks! I thought long and hard about it but with so many other custom mods on this van, molding them in seemed the right way to go. It is not going to be a daily driver when finished...it will be for show and light use (going to some evants and local shows).

Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
Lee7673 #553525 April 03rd 2012 10:31 am
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Well eve occasional drivers have mechanical issues....
there is really no way to hook the van up to a roll back or even a wheel lift style tow rig with a low front spoiler in the way.
WITHOUT damaging the front spoiler.....

I am just trying to give a little advice to keep you from going through problems I have seen other vanners have to deal with in the future....


Fender welting was OK for flares that did not fit correctly...

......Wookee


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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
Lee7673 #553676 April 04th 2012 12:13 pm
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I think it looks GREAT!


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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
Lee7673 #555900 April 15th 2012 12:32 am
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Today I did a little more fiber glassing to "round" the bumper to the spoiler (it just went straight up before and didn't blend in):

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I also welded in the new piece I had made to divide the grill opening into two parts (an upper and lower). Next up...cut in the quad lights and make two phantom tube grills (one for upper opening and one for the lower opening:

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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
Lee7673 #555911 April 15th 2012 2:19 am
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Lookin good!


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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
River_Rat #555928 April 15th 2012 10:42 am
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Lookin good!


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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
heavy389 #555962 April 15th 2012 5:03 pm
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Very cool Work yay


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Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!!
Lee7673 #556019 April 15th 2012 9:13 pm
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awesome work Lee! Can wait to see that grille set up!


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