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Location: whitesburg,KY
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front roll pan ideas????
I need some ideas for a front roll pan on my 78 chevy,i wanna make it from skratch with a cow catcher typ front spoiler ,remenisent of the 70's typs!
but i will be laying frame and have about a 7or 8'' chop so i need some thing that looks good with that.no frount bumper. i know that a lot of others will not like this ideas so please no smart come backs ;i just would like to see some home made roll pans and ideas out side of the box.ive allways been a fan of the 70's typ home made spoilers! thanks for any help that you can provide ! |
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
Trying to build something out of metal is going to look very square unless you have really good fab skills. You may consider a fiberglass unit and mod it to your tastes.
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
I'm with Ken on this one. You might be able to take a roll pan form the rear end and modify it to work with the front end, then maybe add a lip spoiler to that...
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
I have always wondered what it would look like if someone used the front section of the hood , only turned upside down ,to form a front rollpan. It would match the contours of the metal on top . I am a fan of using the stock bumpers , painted or chrome , but I think the rollpans look good when done right . I think it is Midwest Customs, or something like that , with the green/black truck that has a rollpan that looks goos . There was also an orange stepside on here that looked nice . Frank
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
Yup, Frank's talking about Midwestcustoms and Steemin_ehman's trucks. Those are the only two I can think of that have front rollpans, and they both look pretty good.
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
i do custom sheet metal work all the time [love it ]
the hood idea i have had to but i really want the cow catcher look to and dont really know how i wanna go about it yet. i have a pic of the side view of the green and black mide west customs truck but not the front ??? here is a pic of the one i done as a teen ager! around about 1990.the truck i am building now will be the same but about 3'' lowwer. ![]() Last edited by chopper tom; 03-18-2008 at 05:15 PM. |
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
heres my frontend..i modded one like crazy. thanks for the compliments guys!
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
SEXY!!!!!!!!!!
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Location: whitesburg,KY
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
this pic was taken bak in 1990 ,its funny how how people can hav ethe same ideas so fare apart .man i miss that truck !the holes were for fog lights.
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Join Date: May 2003
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
I seriously like the look of a bumper. any bumper would work... Really don't like the front pans at all. Maybe you could experiment with different bumpers. I've always thought a sectioned bumper off a 57 chevy would look sweet on my 78... it it could be made to work.
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
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have you been doing anything new to yours latley chuck? |
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Join Date: Oct 2006
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
By the way, I was looking around and found steemin_ehman's front rollpan buildup. I think it looks pretty much awesome.
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2461475/2 |
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Location: whitesburg,KY
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Re: front roll pan ideas????
thanks wabbit ,i never would have found that myself.ehman has done a great job on that truck!
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