Thread: '37 Oze build

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Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

It's definitely looking alot better! It's really hard to get those grills perfect. I've tried to make a couple and it is very time consuming and takes great patience. I had to step away before I wrecked them.

It's really sad how much work went into this grille, with such a poor result. There are 50 fins, 1/8" thick with about 5/16" space between them. The MIG welds down the center rib look awful and there are many grinding marks that would be next to impossible to remove. I would never have put that grille into the plating tank, unless it was to apply a heavy layer of copper, followed by a lot more polishing to remove the grinding marks.

The fins are all laser-cut. I have to assume that the top fin is the same shape on both sides of the center. The hood matches the shape of the top fin fairly well on the driver's side, but on the other side, it appears to lack up to 3/16" of material.

I can only dream of this: