Re: Window Louvers?

74Malibu383 · by 74Malibu383 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:20 am

I'm with JB.

Is that car even real - I mean, it looks severely photoshopped.

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:50 am

74MonteCarlo wrote:My grandpa's 77 Trans Am has a one piece rear window louver...I don't like it.

does the trans am look like it would work with the malibu?
or does it have the same type of window as the camaro?

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:52 am

JB2wheeler wrote:Personally I dont like the completely closed in side window like that, altho it does give the car a completely differant look, and looks is an individual thing. It makes it look too much like a camaro. JB

yeah i think it looks like the previous generation chevelles lol
i remember 7442guy said something bout doing that to his window
but im definately going to change the turn signal lens from yellow to white and shave them off the side looks so much cleaner, and even the grill looks schmexy

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:59 am

74Malibu383 wrote:I'm with JB.

Is that car even real - I mean, it looks severely photoshopped.

waaaaaahhh!?!?
that picture is DEFINATELY not photo shopped
all he did was shave the door handles/turn signals/and cover up the rear window
and changed out the grille and turn signal lens and different wheels
and thats all

74MonteCarlo · by 74MonteCarlo on Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:01 am

Camaro.

Rago · by Rago on Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:03 am

Firebird & Camaro = same rear window.

I've done better photochop jobs in 10 minutes.

If you find clear turn signals, let me know. Limey reportedly sold a set from a 73, but I've never seen them. Every car I've ever seen had amber lenses.

Grill looks neat if it's real.

jrsixx done the window mod to his Cutlass & it looks good on that roofline. Dragon's_Lair is contemplating it on his Monte, similar roof. Chevelles look wrong with Opera windows, this looks horrible. There's just too much sheetmetal.

JB2wheeler · by JB2wheeler on Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:12 am

There is a fellow over in Norway or Sweden or somewhere that has a G3 Chevelle and he blocked up his side back windows like that. He races his car on a road course for fun all the time and it REALLY looks like fun. He has some Youtube up. When you get old you lose a lot of memory, and I aint talkin' computer memory. JB

74Malibu383 · by 74Malibu383 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:20 am

77malibu77 - Have you personally seen this car, or do you know the owner? I'm not saying what is done on that car can't be done, I'm just saying it all looks fake. Call it a rendering, call it your final goal, whatever.... It just doesn't look real.

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 11:59 am

haha sorry if you guys think its fake, no i havent seen it but its on my background and it does look like they photoshopped the front turn signal on the fender
but the rest looks normal and even if it was photo shopped it still is possible to do any of that

and im not going to buy white turn signal lens
i was thinking of finding like a certain type of plastic that i can cut to the same shape and glue it on the turn signal lights
ehh, all i can say is wait until i do it and then you can decide

Rago · by Rago on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:04 pm

It looks alright (the photoshop job) EXCEPT for one thing. Look at the wheels. I don't care if you can prove that car is real, those wheels were chopped on there. The backspacing is narrower in the back, the lighting is wrong, & you can still see raised white letters in the rear that touch the rim. I do this stuff daily, trust me. I wouldn't be surprised to find out the car is completely stock.

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:06 pm

yeah i see the white lettering and i can see it now how they are regular tires and he just made the rims big to make the tires look skinny

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:07 pm

hey at least it looks real and its not a ugly looking photo shop, and it gives me tons of ideas just looking at it haha

now if i was going to get rid of the turn signals on the side would u reccommend just bondo-ing over it or wait til i can get ahold of a welder?

Rago · by Rago on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:13 pm

NO BONDO! That will crack in no time. I recommend getting a welder & practicing a lot before attempting to weld on a body panel. That metal blows through too easy, ask me how I know. Another way to go about it, & some people on here might not appreciate this method, is to get some fiberglass sheets. I've done this in the past with good results, but it has to be done correctly. Patience is very important here. Either way you will end up using a small amount of body filler if you intend to get it straight.

77malibu77 · by 77malibu77 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:19 pm

Rago wrote:NO BONDO! That will crack in no time. I recommend getting a welder & practicing a lot before attempting to weld on a body panel. That metal blows through too easy, ask me how I know. Another way to go about it, & some people on here might not appreciate this method, is to get some fiberglass sheets. I've done this in the past with good results, but it has to be done correctly. Patience is very important here. Either way you will end up using a small amount of body filler if you intend to get it straight.

well i was talking about leaving all of the turn signal lens stuff in there and just bondoing right over it
oh and i have another drivers side front fender thats junk that i could practice on

74Malibu383 · by 74Malibu383 on Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:40 pm

"well i was talking about leaving all of the turn signal lens stuff in there and just bondoing right over it"

Practice all you want.... the bondo will still crack, and your car will look like junk. If you're going to do it, do it the right way.