Custom Mike Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 Bruce, I've got tons more grille mesh to work with, so that's no issue. My only concern is how fragile the upper grille surround will be if I cut the opening out. That is my biggest worry right now, I fought my butt off to get that thing made, and the last thing I want is to break it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) Gottcha Is there enough room on th backside to run a bit of frame, to take the grille? Or do you have room back there to do solid flat slightly bigger than your opening to strengthen it Edited April 8, 2015 by Belugawrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 (edited) The amount I'd have on the backside is as thick as the quarter round, so not much, but it could be done. I'm doing that on the lower grille surround, but that one would be easier to remake if I screwed it up due to it being almost four times the size of this one! The tiny size of this thing made it a real bear to put together as cleanly as I did! Edited April 8, 2015 by Custom Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Then I'd say go for the new look of ,Flat black behind the grille and polish up the p/e tag Have fun brother Cheers It's looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Nice work Mike, I will say the emblem looks off centered to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 8, 2015 Author Share Posted April 8, 2015 It's just laying there right now Clay, I've still got to get it rolled slightly to match the gentle curve in the grille...should be a blast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hey Mike I jus been catching up with progress, looking great ! I think you build cars the same as me, have an idea then go with the flow ...... ...... Then change things, throw bits away and redo them, all good fun eh Can I make a suggestion ? I like the grill design now, but how about fitting the surrounds then smoothing them in ? Then jus add the mesh ? Your repainting the car anyway...... Whatever you do keep it up im following along......... Lowlife ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 9, 2015 Author Share Posted April 9, 2015 Martin, I've thought about molding the surrounds in a few times, but I wanted the surround as a separate chromed part to bring some modern Chevrolet cues into it. The newer Malibu was the one I saw it on first, and it just looked like a good fit. If I had thought it out, I would have never done it, it's a real pain to pull off! And most of the time I do come up with a basic concept, then add different things as I go, I've never been one to stick with an original idea for long! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 I got some goodies in the mail today from Thomas over at Speedway Decals, he made my Momad scripts up for me, and they're beautiful! He did some in bright silver ans some in chrome, so I can pick the ones that fit the best! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony-442 Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I like it. Great lines, great concept... Can't wait to see it under glass. Great job! Keep it going. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Hey Mike I jus been catching up with progress, looking great ! I think you build cars the same as me, have an idea then go with the flow ...... ...... Then change things, throw bits away and redo them, all good fun eh Can I make a suggestion ? I like the grill design now, but how about fitting the surrounds then smoothing them in ? Then jus add the mesh ? Your repainting the car anyway...... Whatever you do keep it up im following along......... Lowlife ! ! Martin, I took your suggestion and ran with it. After cracking the upper and lower surrounds trying to clean them up, I simply glued them in place and molded them into the front fascia and hood. Not the look I originally wanted, but I'll live with it, because I just don't have the time to make new ones. Glued in place and waiting for some putty... Glued in place and putty applied.... A bit of sanding.... And a quick mock-up with the lower grille in place... Cleaned up and first coat of primer applied... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 The hood in primer prior to any filler, this one was a bear to get looking right! The front fascia and hood, all ready for their silver base coat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) And the last update for tonight. This part has bugged me for a while, so I did something about it. The coil pack covers (Mounts/whatever they call 'em these days) had the "HEMI 6.1L" lettering molded in, but the decals were bigger than the letters, which really looked crappy to me. So I popped 'em off the engine, sanded 'em smooth, stripped and repainted 'em, and applied two of the Momad decals to 'em! These pics were taken when the Micro-Sol was still doing it's magic, so ignore the looks, they look much better now! The original look with the too-big kit decals over the lettering...blech! And the new look with the Speedway Decals in place, much better! Edited April 20, 2015 by Custom Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 wow totally cool build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Thanks Cliff, I hope I can finish it off by the 28th, I want to get it in the Custom Clinic Photo Contest this year! OK, we've got the silver base coats down. I went with Dupli-Color Candy Silver, mainly because I've got a ton of it, and it looks good. I had to sand a bit on the hood due to some garbage in it, so it'll get re-sprayed tomorrow night. The plan is to lay down some color Thursday, Friday at the latest depending on work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 Nice work so far Mike, I really like the design concept your doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 Rising from the ashes of restyled side windows, hood and front fascia, I present to you the Momad, back in color! This is a different nail polish, but you couldn't tell, it's almost a perfect match for the original color! I'll give her a few days to cure, lay down some clear, and get the foil, decals, and windows back in place! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 And the hood, rear hatch , front fascia and rear bumper are done too. I've got a few tiny problems, but nothing remotely earth shattering, thank God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Looking good Mike!! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 That's a cool concept, and some great work gone on here. . i turned mine int o a panel van. (sedan delivery). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Mike Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share Posted April 24, 2015 That's a cool concept, and some great work gone on here. . i turned mine int o a panel van. (sedan delivery). Dale, that sounds cool, how did it come out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeCee Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Dale, that sounds cool, how did it come out? It turned out pretty good actually, but now needs re-doing, due to some sink back in the putty i used way back then. Looking forward to seeing your's finished again mate, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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