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| | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,105 Likes: 1 old hand | old hand Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,105 Likes: 1 | 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 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
It is better to have Van'd once in your life, then to never had Van'd at all! | | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 Master Metal Sculptor | OP Master Metal Sculptor Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 | 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 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!!!! | Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 7,662 Likes: 2 | 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!!!! | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | | | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 Master Metal Sculptor | OP Master Metal Sculptor Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 6,256 Likes: 164 | 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): 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: | | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,182 veteran | veteran Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,182 | | | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 veteran | veteran Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,825 | 79 B-200
| | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 42 newbie | newbie Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 42 | Very cool Work
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| | | Re: My new 77 Dodge project!!!! | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | awesome work Lee! Can wait to see that grille set up!
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