66 Volvo P1800 Custom Build ( Pro-Touring Ls1 V8, Body Mods, and Flush Mount Glass) by Iamtheonlyreal1

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Here is a typical flushed in grille shell, it looks good, but I think it falls a bit flat. This is a very nice car, but there seems to be too much left UNDONE. As you can see also, it is impossible to get a good stance unless you do remove the wheel archs.. And I have had people all over suggest Frenched Headlamps, and it looks like they did a good job, but they dont really do anything for me.

I have been working on a lower valance today, and cant seem to quite get it to where I want.. Here is a rough in piece, I think it may be proportionally correct, but need to finish the ends where they round into the fenders.. All the opening will be boxed out, so they will look deeper and not as cheap.

With the compound curves on the front end, straighter arc wasnt really going to work, so I have to do some thing a bit differently.. The face of the valance is a an angle that mimics the grille so I think it will play nicely once it is finished out and the bumper is installed..

I really think the bumper will be key here, and it will remove alot of the bulk look.

Please dont be too critical yet, I havent got it roughed in and quite to the curvature yet. All this was cut of with an Angle grinder and a cut off wheel, so it is still very free handed... I just wanted to make sure it look proportional size wise, any insight would be apprectiated. If it looks good after a couple of days, I will then smooth it out and to the boxing of the vent holes.







This is what it took to get here, hopefully all I will have to do is refine it a bit and get the bumpers built next.