52 replies to this topic

[Potta]

If you can mount them so the door attaches to the bit that was originally part of the bonnet and have them rotate back to reveal the headlight.

So normally the light points down if you get what I mean.

[MustardGTR]

Dave I, my 2 cents worth, but I think the 68 RS Camaro had it right. i.e. the light covers hinge inwards and towards the center behind the main grill.

Either way whatever you come up with it's going to look great!

 

 

 

 

[Ice]

I wouldnt worry about it Dave just get a pair of headlights with brighter globes wouldnt bother goin to all that trouble unless you goin to be doing a lot of night driving
there will be plenty of light coming thru the grill

[N/A-PWR]

Very Good Alex,

That's the way to do it, may have to make the levers longer to suit, or have sliding doors.

 

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=M8gcoWaW0xM

http://www.youtube.c...h?v=cSZmYKHU0s4

worth a try Gene too.

[N/A-PWR]

Here we go,

 

On the Steel Bumper Day, I picked up 2 off LJ Grille's,

 

One from Gene ( Centre ), and then one from Marty ( Outer's ), thank-you, you two.

 

I thought about it last night, and just cut up Marty's complete grille without chrome trims,

 

as you can see I have worked out a way to do this:-

 

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By, making the deeper parts of the grille be joined, we can have a modified outer curved piece to finish:-

 

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As this is what will work, by putting the grille end pieces to the opposite ends of the main grille piece,

 

so having the vertical fins all pointing forward, and no front end Torana body modifications, and will still look good:-

 

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The Main grille weighs 2 pound, 14 ounces ( 1.3kg ):-

 

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and the two end pieces will have some extra weight removed, are One pound, 14 ounces ( 850 grams ):-

 

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Next update pending.

[N/A-PWR]

As Requested, a Progression Update:-

 

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[Ice]

If you need some more stainless trim pieces i might have some spare ones some where you can have

[N/A-PWR]

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and now weigh's, 4 pound, 4 ounces ( 1.9kg ):-

 

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More later

and that would be great Gene, as the RAT Grille needs them.

[N/A-PWR]

Hey Daz,

 

All good, as this is part of the Big Picture, as each Part has it's own thread too to keep subjects separated.

 

The Links of the others Parts will be combined into the Main Build Thread coming up.

 

So all I do now is darken the insides and will look good from the distance.

 

I know what you mean though, would look better as Pictured, but I will try this way first and see.

 

 

We can always create the parallel way, as I just need to modify the Torana front end to suit the deep grille ends, hmm.

 

Keep the updates coming.  Where is the build thread?  This is a build! 

Edited by GASPOWER, 08 July 2014 - 04:09 PM.

[Ice]

Paint the whole grill black and put the stainless on un polished for that rat look

[N/A-PWR]

OK, just sat the Grille in place for all to see if this way is no good,

 

other wise chop, chop:-

 

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[Potta]

Lookin good Dave

[Ice]

Looks almost factory

[N/A-PWR]

Excellent Jacob and Craig,

 

Yep, just need to see where we are at, and move forward.

he he Gene

[Stinga]

Looking good Dave, i didnt really get what you were trying to do until the last couple of pictures

[N/A-PWR]

No worries Stinga, just thought to try the easy stuff first. 

 

 

 

 

got some black can paint to darken the area to check out tomorrow 

Edited by GASPOWER, 08 July 2014 - 11:53 PM.

[Collo]

Can you post a pic of it from more of an angle from the side?

[N/A-PWR]

Do tomorrow Ian, 

 

Can you post a pic of it from more of an angle from the side?

[sibhs]

First few pics I thought that ain't working, but now I see it Dave. Looking good. Keek going Dave. I reckon this could be a car made by donated parts from members. Great way to use our spare parts that aren't up to show standard. I'm sure I have bits of stainless trim for grill you can have too.

[Collo]

Do tomorrow Ian, 

 

Cheers, Dave. I just want to see how it looks when you can see the angles in the grill. It almost looks flat in the front on shot. 

Nice work though.

[MustardGTR]

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Dave I, Great work!.

 

If not already considered would it be worth trimming a pair of returns cut from the ends of each grill and adding them the both ends of the widened grill. This would finish of the trim line around the perimeter.

 

 

 

[N/A-PWR]

Ah yes Aleks,

 

I got two Full depth Returns from the centre LJ Grille,

 

but did not want to shorten the depth, unless the shortened one ATM looks good enough,

 

other wise, I will be going down the path of making a parallel section for each end of the RAT Grille,

 

which in any case will be going down a similar path as 'The Gong' is - An Alloy Set.

 

so I suppose, it wouldn't matter if I did shorten the depth then, good thinking Mate.

 

If not already considered would it be worth trimming a pair of returns cut from the ends of each grill and adding them the both ends of the widened grill. This would finish of the trim line around the perimeter.

Edited by GASPOWER, 09 July 2014 - 11:19 AM.

[N/A-PWR]

 

Cheers, Dave.

 

Here you go Ian,

 

Bit of a Black touch-up, and end return's:-

 

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