original
Mako had,” Secaur explained. “We’ve got the front parking lights, which are
shaped like a gill, and they have lenses for the operating turn signals. Those
were a little tricky to do. We had to build a mold first, then make custom lenses
to fit.”
The
front grille and bumpers are a major departure from stock and really give Joan’s
Corvette a Mako Shark look. Dave remembered, “There was a lot of work done to
the front quarters where the side pipes come out. They were completely re-worked.
The wheel opening is quite a lot different from stock. We copied the bumper
design, but here again it is not exact. The grille has slats that go straight
across. The original Mako slats are much tighter than the ones we have, but
we were doing a car that needed to be driven on the road and we needed airflow.
We were also doing a car to pass
