wheel lip modification before &amp; after

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KEITH'S75CUSTOM

· #3 · Sep 12, 2007

honestly it looks better with the flat black hood and bottom. than with the white strip on it and shiny black.jmo
and the wheel wells look great.

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74 hatchback

Discussion Starter · #4 · Sep 12, 2007

bigger rear wheel opening modification

Tommy said:
I knew it would look good . Show the during pics too.

Tommy

Thanks for the confidence! here are some during pics of the tranformation process.

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74 hatchback

Discussion Starter · #5 · Sep 12, 2007

cut and paste

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74 hatchback

Discussion Starter · #6 · Sep 12, 2007

measure twice, cut once

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74 hatchback

Discussion Starter · #7 · Sep 12, 2007

glue, stick and color

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Raymond

· #8 · Sep 13, 2007

Nice job........................I like the cut outs in the hood.......very different.D

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ChevyIINova

· #9 · Sep 14, 2007

Nice Work

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I'm still laughing about your comback to the guy who said you should fix the rust and not worry where your fuel pump was. I know he didn't mean anything by his comment but your reply was a zinger.

I like the new look. Do the hood scoops actually function?

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74 hatchback

Discussion Starter · #11 · Sep 14, 2007 (Edited)

hood pic

the scoops are dual perpose, they let heat out big time plus i put my hands in the holes to lift the hood off by myself. next year the nova will get new paint, and i'm thinking i like the american hoppster wheels.

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burns

· #12 · Sep 21, 2007

Did you replace the wheel opening with the same thing? Is it just me or does the after picture look like the wheel opening is higher? Or is the car sitting higher in the back. Either way I like the after.

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2doorpost

· #13 · Sep 22, 2007

Its different- And I like it.

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novanutcase

· #14 · Sep 22, 2007

Nice Job! That is a sweet H-back!

John

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Discussion Starter · #15 · Sep 26, 2007

burns said:
Did you replace the wheel opening with the same thing? Is it just me or does the after picture look like the wheel opening is higher? Or is the car sitting higher in the back. Either way I like the after.

the lips are from a pair of 70-72 fenders i found in the garbage while going to work one morning, so on the drivers side you are looking at a passenger fender opening , the openings are mirrored, doing that fixed the rust and gave me 2" of more height, the car is not raised in the back.

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elblako91

· #16 · Nov 30, 2008

At least now when you get bigger tires for the back you wont have to worry about rubbing. Whats your setup on the subs in the back?

-Blake

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Pro-touring72

· #17 · Nov 30, 2008

What made you raise the lip? I like the Tucked look myself but you did a good job of moving it...

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bbqrat

· #18 · Dec 1, 2008

repair

What car did the patch panel come from???? looks GREAT ,

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chevynuts88

· #19 · Dec 1, 2008

74 hatchback said:
the scoops are dual perpose, they let heat out big time plus i put my hands in the holes to lift the hood off by myself. next year the nova will get new paint, and i'm thinking i like the american hoppster wheels.

I like the open hood also!

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Discussion Starter · #20 · Feb 15, 2009 (Edited)

Pro-touring72 said:
What made you raise the lip? I like the Tucked look myself but you did a good job of moving it...

I raised the lip for a few reasons, first im on a buget so using a pair of free junk fenders worked, just had to buy a $100 mig to do the work. Second, tired of tire rub issues, this fixed that now i can lower it. Third, the old sheet metal was rotten and i was up for a challenge, i had nothing to lose. thanks for the comment and heres a new pic.

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