| HamFist | 10-18-2005 12:59 AM |
My new, custom aluminum front grille.
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[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill1.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill2.jpg[/img]
At first it was hacked to hell. But, I'm pretty proud of the results. Some more sanding made the stock plastic piece look better (80 grit, then 180 grit, then 800 grit). A hacksaw and pair of tin snips took care of removing the stock inner grill mesh and the badge support. Some black spraypaint to match the inside black plastic restored it's inner blackness :p. After getting frustrated with the mesh stuff, I went on the hunt for some aluminum tubing.
I found some 1/2 inch alumnium at Home Depot for $3 per 3 ft section. I polished them, cut them to length, and then proceeded to attempt to cut the holes in the grill the right way. I knew I only had one shot at it. They might not be perfectly spaced, but overall I think it came out great. I'm not going to dwell on the faults. I would have preferred a smaller diameter, but nothing was easily available. Overall, it took about $20 worth of material. Closer to $30 if you count the sand paper and spraypaint. It took plenty of elbow grease, and I know the holes weren't perfectly spaced. But it was hard enough getting them to line up on that concave surface on the inside corners of the grill.
[b]Autozone:[/b]
$5-black spray paint
$10-3 grades of sandpaper
[b]Home Depot:[/b]
$12-(3) 3 ft sections of 1/2 inch aluminum tubing
$2- industral strength epoxy to hold the tubing in place forever.
Enjoy! I rikey! :D :D :D
[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill2.jpg[/img]
At first it was hacked to hell. But, I'm pretty proud of the results. Some more sanding made the stock plastic piece look better (80 grit, then 180 grit, then 800 grit). A hacksaw and pair of tin snips took care of removing the stock inner grill mesh and the badge support. Some black spraypaint to match the inside black plastic restored it's inner blackness :p. After getting frustrated with the mesh stuff, I went on the hunt for some aluminum tubing.
I found some 1/2 inch alumnium at Home Depot for $3 per 3 ft section. I polished them, cut them to length, and then proceeded to attempt to cut the holes in the grill the right way. I knew I only had one shot at it. They might not be perfectly spaced, but overall I think it came out great. I'm not going to dwell on the faults. I would have preferred a smaller diameter, but nothing was easily available. Overall, it took about $20 worth of material. Closer to $30 if you count the sand paper and spraypaint. It took plenty of elbow grease, and I know the holes weren't perfectly spaced. But it was hard enough getting them to line up on that concave surface on the inside corners of the grill.
[b]Autozone:[/b]
$5-black spray paint
$10-3 grades of sandpaper
[b]Home Depot:[/b]
$12-(3) 3 ft sections of 1/2 inch aluminum tubing
$2- industral strength epoxy to hold the tubing in place forever.
Enjoy! I rikey! :D :D :D
| civilone | 10-18-2005 01:12 AM |
You get those parts from Home Depot?
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 01:20 AM |
the spray paint and the sand paper I got from autozone. Sorry. I edited it. The tubing and epoxy I got from H.D.
| garie | 10-18-2005 06:14 AM |
hey not bad for a DIY job. it looks good!! nowpost some better pics
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 10:47 AM |
edited....no need to have 5 different pics from the same angle...
| ai42 | 10-18-2005 10:57 AM |
Not my cup of tea but unique mod.
| Damon | 10-18-2005 11:26 AM |
i dont paticularly dig, but good job on the fabrication.
| Needles | 10-18-2005 12:53 PM |
Not feelin it,but props for doing it yourself.
| crashtest sonny | 10-18-2005 01:00 PM |
doesnt flow with the car..but good job on being creative.
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 04:55 PM |
Here's one in better light. I'm not sorry you guys don't dig it. I like it :).
[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill4.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill4.jpg[/img]
| essteaeye | 10-18-2005 05:01 PM |
i like it :)
| w2002r2002x | 10-18-2005 05:11 PM |
id paint the aluminum the same color as the car, i think it would look better
| Phy6 | 10-18-2005 05:58 PM |
DIY! Yeeehaaw!
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 05:59 PM |
It'll look good with the factory aluminum rims. Here's a 3/4 view, despite the steelies and studded snows.
[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill7.jpg[/img]
[img]http://www.gt-labs.net/images/grill7.jpg[/img]
| o2sys | 10-18-2005 06:00 PM |
is original but like others say, not my cup of tee
| blkwrx02 | 10-18-2005 06:01 PM |
I like it
| hlanderr | 10-18-2005 08:02 PM |
i like the effort... nice man
now thats homemade custom work.... and may i mention HAND CRAFTED
(everybody likes handcrafted stuff!)
now thats homemade custom work.... and may i mention HAND CRAFTED
(everybody likes handcrafted stuff!)
| phoenix1112 | 10-18-2005 09:01 PM |
arrrrgh, the spacing! otherwise looks cool.
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 09:11 PM |
Yeah, the spacing was kinda hard to nail down. At least it came out straight. That was my bigger worry. I didn't want the "rickety fence look" ;).
| brianbot5000 | 10-18-2005 09:13 PM |
Looks pretty good. It sort of makes it look Honda-ish to me, but it still looks good.
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 09:52 PM |
HONDA-ISH? How dare you. Hand in your hall pass...
;) :p
;) :p
| Phy6 | 10-18-2005 10:06 PM |
[QUOTE=hlanderr]i like the effort... nice man
now thats homemade custom work.... and may i mention HAND CRAFTED
(everybody likes handcrafted stuff!)[/QUOTE]
Now I picture a amish-made lacquered oak hoodscoop to complement it. :lol:
j/k good work, maybe fine tune the spacing on the bars if the weather's warm enough.
now thats homemade custom work.... and may i mention HAND CRAFTED
(everybody likes handcrafted stuff!)[/QUOTE]
Now I picture a amish-made lacquered oak hoodscoop to complement it. :lol:
j/k good work, maybe fine tune the spacing on the bars if the weather's warm enough.
| HamFist | 10-18-2005 10:15 PM |
It was a one shot deal with drilling the holes. I still love the way it looks. I've always liked the billet front end look. This isn't quite that, but close enough. People will know who's car it is, though ;) :p.
| vwown3d | 10-18-2005 11:11 PM |
def different, nice diy
| Lexington | 10-19-2005 12:54 AM |
measure twice, cut once.
Or at least eyeball it twice..
Interesting DIY, but I would NOT keep that on my car until it was perfectly spaced
Or at least eyeball it twice..
Interesting DIY, but I would NOT keep that on my car until it was perfectly spaced
| hlanderr | 10-19-2005 01:18 AM |
what are you talking about that space gives him like 15 extra wheel horsepower
noobs
noobs
| hlanderr | 10-19-2005 01:18 AM |
uh oh.... i better go!
hahaha
hahaha
| satrya | 10-19-2005 01:29 AM |
Reminds me of the Avis ( [url]http://www.avis-fam.jp/AVIS/index2.html[/url] ) R14 grille &/ R14 front bumper w/ grille: :)
[IMG]http://www.avis-fam.jp/cargo_orosi/image/avis002.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.avis-fam.jp/cargo_orosi/image/avis011.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.avis-fam.jp/cargo_orosi/image/avis002.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://www.avis-fam.jp/cargo_orosi/image/avis011.jpg[/IMG]
| WikdRX | 10-19-2005 03:26 AM |
looks pretty good, nice to see people trying new things
| IIdiceII | 10-19-2005 06:48 AM |
For a diy it looks good. I dont like it, it looks something that the guys at westcoast customs would do. But if you painted it black or the same color as your car it would look much better imo
| KrazyKarl | 10-19-2005 09:06 AM |
You definately have some balls to be cutting on pieces of your car. I think it looks pretty good, and the uneven spacing doesn't look bad IMO...looks like thats how you meant it to come out.
| rudyWRX | 10-19-2005 09:45 AM |
are you gonna try and do the same for the scoop with maybe smaller dia rods? it's different and for that i say good job thinking out of the box. props on the DIY. also i don't know how stiff the rods are but did you support them in the middle? once your on the highway cruise'n at a "safe speed" :lol: the wind might bend them or make them vibrate and losen up.... i think.. again i've never done this i just don't want hard work being ruined by the little things.
| HamFist | 10-19-2005 12:40 PM |
It's epoxied on the ends. 2400lb industrial strength epoxy :). You can shake the whole grill by the bars and it doesn't move. I wouldn't try that attached to the car, though.
Think of the spacing like you see on the boss mustang sticker pattern. The "bars" get farther apart as you go away from the focal point. It's a different visual cue. It's also an excuse for the uneven spacing :p. they still came out STRAIGHT. That was my biggest worry.
I might try the same treatment on the scoop. Either a few smaller bars, or one single large diameter one going straight across.
I guess we can call this the "monkey bar mod" :).
Think of the spacing like you see on the boss mustang sticker pattern. The "bars" get farther apart as you go away from the focal point. It's a different visual cue. It's also an excuse for the uneven spacing :p. they still came out STRAIGHT. That was my biggest worry.
I might try the same treatment on the scoop. Either a few smaller bars, or one single large diameter one going straight across.
I guess we can call this the "monkey bar mod" :).
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