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blkcorvair
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Well my sprite grille was in real bad shape, but nut bad enough that I couldnt make a template from a 2X8 and bang out an aluminum mesh grille....
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40 minute mesh grille fab
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tony barnhill
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Real nice - how'd you do the edges? & how'd you attach it?
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blkcorvair
Jedi Knight
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I routered a 2X8 and rolled the edges over with a rubber mallet to try and give it some depth. (Not like a flat piece of metal.) Bottom attached with two push rivets, Top with 4 tiny cable ties. Good to go :wink:
tony barnhill
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Have you thought about painting the area behind it black?
aeronca65t
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Hey, kind of similar to mine (old picture below when it was on the street). Mine uses an old piece of stainless steel mesh a friend gave me. I kept the outer grill frame, but actually, I like your frameless idea better. Mine's held in with zip ties.
I'm giving the car a quick paint job this week (it'll be good for 40 feet at 90 mph :wink: )
Tomorrow, I'll try to bend the grill back into some semblance of straightness...right now, it's bent like a pretzel.
I'm guessing you used the steel reinforcing mesh they put in ooncrete, right?
I'm giving the car a quick paint job this week (it'll be good for 40 feet at 90 mph :wink: )
Tomorrow, I'll try to bend the grill back into some semblance of straightness...right now, it's bent like a pretzel.
I'm guessing you used the steel reinforcing mesh they put in ooncrete, right?
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blkcorvair
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I actually like see all the goodies behind the grille.
Nial thats a piece of aluminum from Pepboys. Overpayed for something that is probably ony worth $5 from the right source. But they sell it as a make your own grilles for body kits. $39. Still better than an NOS grille. Plus if I keep my template I can always take it off and bang it out straight in case of the worst. (Of course than I have bigger probs.) I may take whats left tonight and make some smaller ones for the valance openings.
Nial thats a piece of aluminum from Pepboys. Overpayed for something that is probably ony worth $5 from the right source. But they sell it as a make your own grilles for body kits. $39. Still better than an NOS grille. Plus if I keep my template I can always take it off and bang it out straight in case of the worst. (Of course than I have bigger probs.) I may take whats left tonight and make some smaller ones for the valance openings.
bugimike
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That looks great!! :thumbsup: Reminds me of a grill I made for a BE using "hardware cloth" of 1/4" mesh which I then painted with a "chrome" spray-bomb. I trimmed the surrounding edge with a piece of chrome door-edge-protector. It looked great and I would have kept it on the car had I not come across a decent original grill!!
