Technical BODY, Another Home Made Grill Shell Project

WOW! I'm havin a Hot Flash... That is perfection in the flesh...uh...er, metal.

Absolutely Awsome Work!

 

A true visionary.

 

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That's pretty nice. I guess I need to pay a little more attention to the junk piles at the swap meet.
TZ

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TZ, I don't think is has as much to do with what he started with and it does his talent. Looks like you CAN make a "silk purse out of a sow's ear...."

 

Wall hanging? No friggin way! Build a new rod around the grille. Use your refined metal working skills to turn a Ford Fiesta into a rockin' roadster. No one will ever know........

 

now THAT is the shit!! too cool for words, nice job!!!


Mike Brimm

 

I'm impressed!

 

A-fucking-mazing. Dazzled doesn't begin to describe it. Super work.

 

"WE'RE NOT WORTHY! WE'RE NOT WORTHY!"
Freakin awsome dude!!!!!!!!

 

ALL OF THE ABOVE!!!!


RACEFAB

 

Looks damm good.....

 

Damn I wish mine was done! Haha, just kidding.
Thats looking real good!
H-bomb

 

That's cool! I'm on my way to the garage now - you've inspired me!!!

 

"nice 32 ford grille shell. how much did ya have to pay for it?"

if i hadn't read it on here, i'd be one of those 9 out of 10 i'm sad to say...

 

You are totaly out of control, your a animal. That is
the hole reson I stay up till the we hours of the night.
Great job!

 

Absolutely amazing! I woudn't have looked at a GMC grill and thought it would ever look like that. BEautiful work. Thanks for keepin me humble.

 

awesome metal work!

 

Your work impresses me BIG TIME , but the fact that you saw what that GMC-part could become TOTALY blows me Way-A-Way
MOST Excellent !!!

 

Wow! I can't believe the response to this, I am kind of embarassed. You people are giving me way too much credit. There is some REAL metalworking talent on this board, like Cole, Rogue, Lukester, Cleatus, etc...and I would like to think that posts like this would get some other "average Joes" to get out in the garage and see what they can do with some sheet metal, a hammer, and a welder. I know I have been inspired by the power of the HAMB!

I added a better "finished" photo to the original post and then I thought I would add this comparison photo.



I thought it was kind of interesting. Now it just needs some striping.

Neal

Oh, and my wife pointed out that I need to proof read things better, so sorry about all of the misspelled words in the original post.

 

Sounds like a voyage of self-discovery to me Neal.
The HAMB has spoken...you ARE an artist. (The last pic just hammers it home)
And...yeah...could polish up the proof-reading.
I would gladly offer up my left teste if I could spell like you!!

 

That's beautiful Neal!
I think I would put the original shell back up on the wall... and THAT one on your Roadster!
Sam.

 

I agree-- put the gennie on the wall. It's one thing to be able to say it's a real steal shell (not glass repro) but a whole nother to say you made it from an old gmc grille shell!!! (you better keep those build up pics in the car, 'cause Noone's gonna beleive you!)

 

Absolutely top shelf!!!
I would be more than happy to use that thing on my 5 window!
In fact, ya got me thinking about finding an old gmc grill.
Very, very nice work.Something to be real proud of, and yeah, hang the gennie up man, not every one can say they MADE their own shell!

Rat.

 

Way too...

 

Damn bro 6 pages of ataboys has got to make ya feel good.

And you deserve it. And I too feel you should put that on the rpu and proudly say you built it.

Furthermore after building that a insert will be a piece of cake.

 

Nice!

The fact that your not a Cole Foster is what makes it great!
We all learn from guys like Cole... you just proved that the learning isn't too hard to apply in the real world of backyard garages and 110 welders!!!
OK...so your not a whiz...
Your just an extremely gifted smuck with a killer imagination, an eye for forming shapes and the zeal to pull it off once you decide to tackle something!
Feel better?
Nice job bud.

Bill

 

Thats the kind of stuff I come on here for....Great Job..... especially from one of us GARAGE BOYs.......... LUKESTER

 

hey Neal, I live in Benicia.....I know I met ya at Turlock but not sure how close ya live to me....anyway ...if you want it stripedbring it over and I'll go off on it!

 

Speechless! Dood.... thanks for making me realize why I used to love the hamb so much!

 

fuckin awesome. I'm inspired more now than when my drill sergeant in boot camp was yelling at me. Thats rad, i'm gonna go get an old chevy grill now. good post, good work,
you got skills bro.
John

 

Wow. You made it look too damn easy.