Rocker Moulding

i love the smoothed out looks of the 93-96 impala's should i shave the side molding yes or no. im planning on shaving the front and rear bumper rib things

give me ur input

shave the sides of the riv? or do you have an imp too?
i vote no for the riv, but it's b/c i like the stock look and i would want to keep it original and conservative.
some pics after you do it might change my mind though
can anyone PS a riv smooth?

I think it would look ok w/o the side rub strips. Mine have been beat up a bit, right side in particular. Go ahead and experiment for us.

I'd keep the rub strips unless you are going to park your car and only show it. The sheetmetal would take a beating!

It will make the car look heavier and not as long, like a Cadi DTC. Not against it, though. Could look really nice if done right.

Now I know how much I'm appreciated around here.

I pchopped this idea over a year ago -





The side I could have done a better job on -



Somebody printed these off and was going to show them to Boyd Coddington but I guess that never happened.

I'm all for removing the rub strips, but it will mean a visit to the PDR guy every week. But removing the rub strips is just the beginning of what could be done.

ok to answer all the question i dont have a impala, almost bought a 96 SS before i got the rivi, i love the roundness,

the car will be daily drove, but i always park way out in the parking lot anyway. im not a pro in auto body but i got some good skills, imo better then most in body shops

another thing jack the R i love you right now for them pics ooooo my lord, but can you do it on a coupe for me. i have CS2 but not on my mac, so if you would please do me the favor it will mos def help me make up my mind

Can you take a good pic of your car?

I've got pics of other Rivs but I might as well do yours.

really nice photoshop work, jack! i haven't seen those. the front and back pics look sweet.

Corey, are you talking about all the plastic on the bottem of the body?

being that my car is covered in dust and chit, it would be best if you could just do it on a different rivi

as for the grey piece on the bottom im just going to mold and paint them

turtleman wrote:

really nice photoshop work, jack! i haven't seen those. the front and back pics look sweet.

Definitely looks good. The side view makes it look longer for some reason, even without the moldings. Maybe because the top is gone?

first i think it needs a back seat..and 2...better off goin and buyin an older sebring lol..just my opinion.

id say have to say no i just dont like the way it looks and lol to the old sebring the photoshop with no roof looks like a longer one didnt realize that till now

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The side view makes it look longer for some reason, even without the moldings. Maybe because the top is gone?

It's because the back seat is covered. It's looks like an El Camino or something because it's so long behind the doors. I think it would look much better with the top on and no rub strips. I'm not feelin' it, but hey, if you like it, build it. Who cares what anyone else thinks. BTW, I park waaaayyyyy out there and I still get marks on my rub strips. I can't image not having the protection.

jack the r any luck with that Ps were all waiting to see more of your great work

Patience, grasshopper.







It looks good, but it's only a start. The next thing is custom bumper covers. The stock ones stick out too far. And shaved door handles.

I wonder how hard it would be to chop the roof?

I was just thinking today how the new Enclave bronze would look on a car. I really think it would be a stunner.

I'd love to see it chopped please. Anyway you can chop mine? That's my plan for next year. I've been told chopped rides don't do well as daily drivers so I'm hoping to park mine once I do it and make it a fair weather ride.

IMO chopping the roof on a riv would look simply retarded, thats just IMO



EDIT : jack the photoshops looks sick, thats the look im going for just lowered on bags

the side molding i was told that they didn't come with the side molding on the 95-99 rivi's

Chopped:





An attempt at gurney bubbles, for the tall guys -



The full treatment, "Yes, MasteR," shaved, chopped, dropped, smoked, custom body work, Jack the R Riviera Q-ship -

There are no exterior styling differences between the years, except for the 200 1999 Silver Arrow cars that have an arrow emblem instead of an "R" emblem. If it's on your car, we've all got it.

I likey the last one!

yeah me too

I think there were certain wheels that were only available on the early non-supercharged cars.