Volvo P1800 Project (Ls1 Pro-Touring Build, with body mods)

[Anderson]

Man, I really used to think the stock P1800 was a pretty good, even if a bit quirky, looking car. With all the improvements you have made, the factory version it starting to look very ugly.

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Man, I really used to think the stock P1800 was a pretty good, even if a bit quirky, looking car. With all the improvements you have made, the factory version it starting to look very ugly.

Ha Ha... I always thought the P1800's were very cool, even with the quirks.. I didnt realize how much clunk was really there, until I started cutting off. And I really didnt realize how much had come off of it until I started posting comparison picture in my last couple of post...

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

I have some Masking Tape updates.... I have removed the bumps that were in the middle of the fin tops, they were caused by the factory fins flat run, and where I started changing it to a more slope down direction. I I have a bit more tweeking to do on the inside of the fins transition to the trunk lid plane, but that will have to be when the final hammering and dollying begins.

As you can see by the last pictures, this car is full of Curves and Arcs in all direction. Just by reducing the fins, you can really see the slope and arc of the top rear panel and trunk lid. Most of that was hidden by the excessively large fins, which ran at a flat upward plane. All curves, slopes, and arcs, has made it very difficult to blend things in and get things work proportionally. It is way more than just adding new flat cut metal section or just relocating features, everything had to be bent with bends at would make dishing affects, compound curves, ect.

Hopefully the Black Tape show the top flat edge of the fin, and also shows the arch that it is running.. It is completely in the theme of the original fins, just a bit shorter.

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[John Joyo]

Robert, that's really looking great. These Volvos are off my radar for the most part. I'm really glad you've put them on my radar.

[Ryan]

Good god man.

[Stevie G]

It's something to look at isn't it?

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Good god man.

I hope Thanks is the correct response... LOL

[Iamtheonlyreal1]

Ok guys.. I couldnt take it anymore... Trying to see how this car was coming out proportionally on the routisserie was killing me.. Standing on ladders or off the distance wasnt working at all, it still looked too tall. Now I can work on the Air Dam and bumpers for the front, the routisseries was getting in the way, and the mounting brackets ran right through the plane for the air dam.

I have the car at ride height, and I think the wheel arch's are going to work perfectly. Infact, I think I may need to run a 20 inch rear wheel to fill in a bit more wheel well along with adding the appearance of more meat.

[metalshapes]

I like it.

Although... The more you clean up the lines on this car, the more the piece of sidechrome with its upswept curve is starting to look out of place, to me.

Specially if you black out the B pillar, it just stops in the middle if the car.

[James D]

I like it.

Although... The more you clean up the lines on this car, the more the piece of sidechrome with its upswept curve is starting to look out of place, to me.

Specially if you black out the B pillar, it just stops in the middle if the car.

I´d totally agree with that.