I’m sure even a NOS eggcrate inner wouldn’t be too expensive. It’s the early 69-70 inner that people pay big $$$ for... because it says “CHEVROLET” and makes it harder to reproduce with GMs blessing.
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"If" the repop inner grills are decent not sure I would want an expensive piece of plastic on the very front of a vehicle. I would be sick if a lady in her mini van backed into it.
FWIW... I put a repop inner and outer on mine
ekajkrats
1/2 ton status
I did the inner repop as well, as mine had the cracks where the hood latch is. No issues after a few years. Would love if someone made a production of aluminum ones some day.
@IGOR was making those with Makovai. IGOR changed jobs and didn’t have access to the cool tools anymore and makovai sold his truck.
What brand? Any issues?
What brand?
ekajkrats
1/2 ton status
I got mine from http://www.truckandcarshop.com/
Which probably has the same cheap parts as lmc, but it worked out well. I just didn't want a broken one and honestly was the cheapest solution at the time.
ekajkrats
1/2 ton status
You may have missed it, but @6872xtc's son also made one:Thank you. It’s been a long time since I thought about that one.
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https://ck5.com/forums/threads/my-sons-build-72-chevy.313320/page-6#post-3940863
So now I'm waiting for him to produce them
If I hadn't seen Igor's originally, I don't think I would ever have the thought in my mind, but boy would it be a nice touch.
Nothing wrong with that, I am thinking about getting one because I don't feel like stripping and painting the one I have.
Yeah, missed that, an aluminum grill would be sweet!You may have missed it, but @6872xtc's son also made one:
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/my-sons-build-72-chevy.313320/page-6#post-3940863
So now I'm waiting for him to produce them
If I hadn't seen Igor's originally, I don't think I would ever have the thought in my mind, but boy would it be a nice touch.
You may have missed it, but @6872xtc's son also made one:
https://ck5.com/forums/threads/my-sons-build-72-chevy.313320/page-6#post-3940863
So now I'm waiting for him to produce them
Totally forgot about that myself. I really hope he still does it. I'd be in for 2 at this point.
I don't know if I posted, or if you guys remember, but he found one dimension that he was not 100% on in the bars. He was trying to get a test one cut last week, but I don't think he found time yet. So he is probably a ways out from making a complete and installed version yet.
But I don't know if it will even end up in a price range that @CK5 , or others will like.
ekajkrats
1/2 ton status
That's cool that he's still tweaking it. I do wonder what it would cost to create a one-off for someone with access to the tools he has. I don't even have a clue what materials and consumables would cost for that.
bp71k5
3/4 ton status
I’d be interested in an aluminum version. I remember the other guy that made one and offered to buy just the pieces and I can weld it up myself.
@6872xtc I have my OEM grill off of my Blazer if he needs a dimension etc..
