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

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I have been tweeking the lower air dam a bit, and have set it further under the car, which is eliminating alot of the bulky look... I will be refining the corner, so they dont look just angle cut. And I still have to work with the outer corners to get the fender blend correct.. This car is making it extremely difficult to add an air dam, because there are so many compound curves and it is very noticable when you add something that is traditional a bit flat and boxy.

I got my other headlight assembly in on wednsday, and I have been working on getting it installed today. They shorted me one of my clear lenses, so I have to wait till I get it go get the full affect.. To make matters worse, I dropped the 1 clear lense they sent me before I even installed it, so I didnt even get to see the difference..

I will be making new buckets, so i can get the headlamps deeper into the fender.. I think by adding additional depth to the bucket, and running a updated Clear HID Headlamp, I should get the affect I am looking for.. If any of you guys know a good source for a Clear headlamp, without the diamond cut reflector wall, please let me know.. I cant find a Clear lense with the straight mirror reflector wall, and that is really what I am wanting. The others seem a bit cheap looking for some reason, and I think it will take away some depth.

It was a chore to get the lights even, angle wise and right to left pointing direction... The angle really wasnt that hard, just an adjustable level that measured three points on each headlight ring took care of that.. The right to left pitch was a trick.. The best solution I could come up with the tools on hand was STRING.. ha ha The grille shell got in the way of any type of spanning straight edge, so the string had to do.. I found some measuring points on in inner body structure to ensure both headlamps were in the same forward position over all.

A couple of more finish installations, and I will be ready for final welding and Medial Blasting. I am going to go ahead and start getting the body roughed in, so I can double check that all the mods are correct.. It is a bit backwards, but I would rather know now.. I will not be doing the final blocking stage, but I would like to get it pretty straight and in epoxy primer. At that Point, I will work on the engine and trans installation, along with the constructing of the new Firewall and Trans Tunnel. Welder Series is suppose to be mass producing my New Bolt in Crossmember, so it will be available for sale shortly.