front roll pan ideas????

[chopper tom]

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 !

[N2TRUX]

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.

[AceX]

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...

[f.monroe]

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

[killthewabbit]

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.

[chopper tom]

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.

[midwestcar]

heres my frontend..i modded one like crazy. thanks for the compliments guys!

[cochino12]

Originally Posted by midwestcar

heres my frontend..i modded one like crazy. thanks for the compliments guys!

SEXY!!!!!!!!!!

[chopper tom]

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.

[chopper tom]

hers were i'm at so fare!ready for rocker panels and then the chop !
i'm taken 8 out of the front this time instead of 6 1/2'',hpoe to get a little more slant on the top this time.

[smashingchuck]

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.

[chopper tom]

Originally Posted by smashingchuck

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.

bumpers are cool but i really love to do one off stuff and have some thing differant from the rest .its so hard to come up with some thing new ,seems like its all been done before .
have you been doing anything new to yours latley chuck?

[killthewabbit]

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

[chopper tom]

thanks wabbit ,i never would have found that myself.ehman has done a great job on that truck!