'68-69 GTO Nose - The Project has Begun! (Page 51/60)
coady NOV 06, 03:34 PM
have you had a chance to figure the new increased cost with the grill... will make a big difference in if i can afford to stay in this dance or fade away.
CrazyDragn NOV 06, 06:46 PM

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Originally posted by coady:

have you had a chance to figure the new increased cost with the grill....



Well the cost of materials so far in THIS grill (the aluminum one) is around $45 per side. This does not include the labor of making them and putting them together for this is very labor intensive.
The good part is that this grill is an "option" and is not included in the bumper itself but may be able to be purchased however we have not come up with a fair price on this one yet.
There are other plenty of other prefabricated universal grill options out there which can be used and can be applied by anyone that knows how to turn a screw driver, those we may show a little later on after the fabrication of the grill we are currently working on.

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CrazyDragn NOV 11, 10:25 PM
OK, so here i cut the rods and lined up some of the 5/8" spacers and added some primer after I placed tape on the front side so I wouldnt get paint on it before buffing.


This is after i painted the grill and took off the tape, i had not buffed it yet




This is after I buffed the edges

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Boostdreamer NOV 12, 05:50 PM
I would totally put that on my car!

Jonathan
CrazyDragn NOV 14, 09:51 AM
I'm actually going to put this on my ferrari it car front bumper grill.

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85SEnochie NOV 15, 11:13 AM
Hell yah !!! That is looking good and better then I thought it would on your first round. Keep it up !

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CrazyDragn NOV 15, 04:55 PM
Ok, on this photo we had not sanded the bondo on the front yet but just placed the grill on the front lip and added the turn signal so you can see that it is hidden but can be seen at the same time from the factory location. the bolts would actually not be seen for they would be in the bumper itself to hold in place. I personally think this is BadA..!



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TXOPIE NOV 15, 08:45 PM
AGREED...Might be asking you to do one for the front of my 308's opening...looks clean!
420ponies NOV 17, 05:00 PM
Man, haven't been on the site for awhile.this is looking Great!! Are we getting close to a production of it? definitely looking at getting one of these when ready
Boostdreamer NOV 18, 11:02 AM
Thanks for the compliments, guys! Always good to get feedback, positive or negative, so we know we're moving in the right direction!

The grill is pretty much Jason's baby. His concept and work. I helped a little but this was mostly him. I think he did a great job and he may have begun a sideline business without even knowing it! PM him and let him know if he needs to start a new thread!

While he was working on the grill, I've been sculpting the radiator intakes and the lower half of the bumper. The lower half is very close to being done and the upper half and the sides are as done as we can get them. We're still not satisfied with the symetry. Both sides absolutely LOOK symetrical but it is hard to tell with a naked eye that is seeing both halves at the same time. To overcome this, I have sketched out a device that will allow us to pinpoint any point on the bumper and see if it matches the other side. I'll be collecting the building materials this week and hopefully weld it all together this weekend. Then we will have very close tolerances and a very high quality product as far as fit and mirror image. It will also help us to make each bumper exactly like the last. Even if the mould gets destroyed, we would be able to use the device to copy an original and start over.

Jonathan