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Jan 31, 2007 18:22:13 GMT
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...hey you lot. trying to decide on my grille and what to do. sor far the best one i can come up with is....  What do you guys think? |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 31, 2007 18:26:23 GMT
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The one on the left mate! All day long!
The one on the right is too much.
Just my opinion though, which doesnt make it correct ;-)
Cheers! Graham
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Jan 31, 2007 18:41:26 GMT
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i should have really said that i plan on painting it matt black and rodding it up
now..which one?
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 31, 2007 19:32:59 GMT
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standard all the way
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Jan 31, 2007 19:34:25 GMT
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i thought this was a modified car forum?
standard (in my opinion) is just no fun!
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Idea for my grille...slater
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Jan 31, 2007 19:45:07 GMT
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no modding is better than modding to make your car worse, alot of people don't understand that  |
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Jan 31, 2007 19:52:13 GMT
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i understand that...and I'm sure my crude picture isnt particularly great but was just as a general idea. Any suggestions? apart from standard because....tbh, the consul grille never really did much for me and I'm trying to achieve a pretty low-brow style anyway. ive done pretty rides.....i fancy roughing it
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 31, 2007 20:16:39 GMT
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Black painted mesh and chrome drawer knobs? Perhaps a single horizontal floating bar? You could use a stainless mini bumper with the ends cut off and re-shaped.  |
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Jan 31, 2007 20:23:14 GMT
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Black painted mesh and chrome drawer knobs? Perhaps a single horizontal floating bar? You could use a stainless mini bumper with the ends cut off and re-shaped. hmmm yeh that could look pretty cool. i had an idea to do two horizontal Chrome bars like .... = smack in the middle i work in a plumbing shop so i can get them 1 1/4" chrome grab rails pretty easy likin the mini bumper idea! |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 31, 2007 20:27:31 GMT
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I recon horizontal slats
shouldent this be in the main forum?
J
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Jan 31, 2007 20:36:21 GMT
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yeh it probably should be in the main forum tho readers rides could mean discussion on ideas on reader rides...dunno, its here now horizontal bar like this?....  |
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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Jan 31, 2007 20:54:10 GMT
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I still like the pic on the left, but that horizontal bar definately suits it! Not the vertical ones though  Cheers! Graham |
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Jan 31, 2007 22:45:31 GMT
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How about a tube grille? Entirely in keeping with the style and age of the car, plus they look great!
Mike
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Jan 31, 2007 22:49:18 GMT
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 Like this one! Mike :-) |
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Jan 31, 2007 23:01:44 GMT
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yeh it probably should be in the main forum tho readers rides could mean discussion on ideas on reader rides...dunno, its here now horizontal bar like this?.... Yep, that looks pretty cool. Need to lose the overiders adn spotlights though. Can't find a better shot of this car but there's a Mk 2 in the middle of this bunch. Can't remember what the grille bar is/was though.  |
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Jan 31, 2007 23:04:38 GMT
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the one on the right but with twice the amount of vertical bars and maybe the bottem corners off a early mini "mis-tache" grill
and over riders removed from bumper//?
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Jan 31, 2007 23:06:42 GMT
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yeh it probably should be in the main forum tho readers rides could mean discussion on ideas on reader rides...dunno, its here now horizontal bar like this?.... Yep, that looks pretty cool. Need to lose the overiders adn spotlights though. Can't find a better shot of this car but there's a Mk 2 in the middle of this bunch. Can't remember what the grille bar is/was though. yeah ! YEAH ! |
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yeh the spots are already off tbh. have been debating the overriders issue too. god its so hard.
that MkII in the pic is up on ebay funnily enough!!
so overall you lot reckon plenty of bars either horizontal or vert
i shall have a think (probably all day at work)
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Your car is not 'epic', this thread is not 'epic'....the OCEAN is epic, the UNIVERSE is epic.... please stop misusing this word!! It would appear Hotrods are the new VWs - aint fashion funny! '69 BUICK LESABRE 350 |
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The vertical bars are different, I'll give you that. I have no idea how well they would work IRL.
A horizontal tube grill is a classic mod for these kind of cars.
The floating single bar looks classy and is less often seen.
I also like the idea of drawer knobs. Get down B&Q and have a look, you could make something up like a '58 Buick grill LOL.
An accessorised stock grill but painted in a mid gold satin, would look lilke gold anodise, (Plastikote do one) give it that late 50s DeSoto vibe.
Just don't do the "mini bumper with a dozen over-riders on it" to try make a '54 Chevy lookalike grill. I never really liked them, and they were done to death years ago.
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Personally I'd keep it standard...although it'd be interesting to see what it would look like painted black. Modifying cars isn't just about changing stuff, it's about changing stuff for the better. If you feel a new grille is the way to go, the that's cool, but changing something that works just for the hell of it is where so many cars go wrong. Do what you want, but think about it first (which is of course the reason you posted this thread! ;D). Personally I like the grille - it's clean and simple...if it were my car the grille would stay, but the spots, overriders and visor would all be on ebay by now! ;D ps. I've moved the topic to the general board, because it's about the grille, not the car. You could have added it to your original thread, or put it here where you'll probably get more people seeing it anyway. retrorides.proboards86.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=readersrides&thread=1169672740&page=1 |
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