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Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
Bossie #760949 May 16th 2020 12:34 pm
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Originally Posted by Bossie
I followed the thread of you're other Van that allready has radical modifications, great to see you are building not one but 2 radical vans, I love it.
how will you finish of the in- and underside of the flares and ground effects. I am doing the same thing on my van, I wanted to weld sheet metal on the underside because I worry that the inside of the flares and ground effects will start rusting, but that way I will never pass vehicle control to get it road legal.(same reason why I can't chop the roof) So I might end up with bolt on closing plates, I want the Van to also look great from underneath...
I have used the same method you are working, as I don't have an English wheel or other high tech stuff. It does mean the need for a little bit more Bondo to get it straight.
Keep up the great work.


I definitely plan on finishing off the inside of the flares. I haven't decided if I will be finishing off the bottom of the ground effects yet. If I do I will be welding on metal from the outside of the ground effect back to the body.

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Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
Lee7673 #760964 May 16th 2020 8:46 pm
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Did a little more on the ground effect and finished tieing the rear flare into the ground effect.

[Linked Image]IMG-5311 by Lee Hatfield, on Flickr

Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
Lee7673 #760969 May 16th 2020 10:19 pm
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That's wicked man.


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Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
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Awesome work and progress.

Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
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I have a Hotrod book from mid seventies shows that method for flares..that is totally gnarly Lee you are a real craftsman. And you have vision my man.. alot of progress, that van will be badass.


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Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
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Watch how this metalshaper makes the flares, he has got very learnfull videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od9QeWsor6E

Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
Bossie #761061 May 18th 2020 12:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Bossie
Watch how this metalshaper makes the flares, he has got very learnfull videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Od9QeWsor6E


This is awesome and he does some beautiful work. I wish I had his metal working tools.

Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
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No doubt. What a talent and amazing shop. smile

Re: My 72 Dodge Chop Project
Lee7673 #761184 May 20th 2020 7:57 pm
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I want to build a rear roll pan similar to this:

[Linked Image]attitudeadjustment by Lee Hatfield, on Flickr

Then I remembered that I had a louvered hood on my old van but the inside had rusted out and I cut the louvers off the top of the hood before I scrapped the hood......so.....guess what the next project is? Build a roll pan with louvers!!!!
Here are the panels I cut out of my old hood....I forgot I had these!!!
[Linked Image]IMG-5358 by Lee Hatfield, on Flickr

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