Front Grill

reservoirdog · Post by **reservoirdog** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:50 pm

Lately I've been looking a some cars on this site where the front grills are chrome, either painted or replaced with some kind of mesh. I think I like the look.

My front grill, top and bottom, are painted black, but it seems to be peeling and I see chrome color underneath (maybe). Does anyone know if the grills were originally chrome on the car? My PO gave this car a cheap paint job, so I'm not sure what the original look was.

TVST*R · Post by **TVST*R** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:00 pm

I spray painted mine with the Chrome Silver...It still looks good.
SoCalMark has a cool set that were powder coated...
T

reservoirdog · Post by **reservoirdog** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:26 pm

very nice - one day I'm going to convert mine from black to your blue color too.

So Cal Mark · Post by **So Cal Mark** » Mon Oct 23, 2006 10:42 pm

I've got some that were powder coated silver-almost chrome. Chroming the grille isn't very feasible since it would have to be polished after chromng. The darn thing is too flimsy to polish

spidernut · Post by **spidernut** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 5:17 am

They've always been black. You can get chrome and aluminum mesh to replace your grille, or retrofit something from another car into the opening. You'll see many Chevy trucks with the horizontal chrome bars. I'd bet you could get one at a wrecking yard and modify it.

I like the 57 Corvette look myself! If only I could afford to make it like my avatar.

racydave · Post by **racydave** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 6:10 pm

I was thinkin Chey also, one that is flush w front, maybee pointy at line from under headlamps across.

spidernut · Post by **spidernut** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:28 am

You can't go too flush with the front. The hood hinges into the grill area. This will require you to set the grill back a little bit. That's why my grille on my avatar wouldn't work in reality. The hood would hit the grill.

racydave · Post by **racydave** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:48 pm

Mr Nut, Didnt think of that, yours looks good! been surfin, lookin at alot of bumpers and grills. (and taillights) Cant change the 61, but the Spider is different. Been affected by Ratrodism. eats at the blain.

reservoirdog · Post by **reservoirdog** » Wed Oct 25, 2006 6:59 pm

Mark - I will call you about the powder coat - I see them on your site.

What is Ratrodism?

racydave · Post by **racydave** » Thu Oct 26, 2006 6:00 pm

Rat Rods, mostly cars that could not be returned to original, put together w a conglomeration of parts, period engines, flat paint w pinstriping. gottalovem!!!

stefhahn · Post by **stefhahn** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 7:27 am

Afaik, the 67-68 AS had a chromed grille, the BS-1 and CS-1 up to 75 had a grey honeycomb grille, as of then all were black.
Have you seen the Spider Point grilles for 75 onward? Stainless steel.... nice! See here
ciao,
Stefan

fiatS2000 · Post by **fiatS2000** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 11:06 am

67-69 were stainless steel.

mdrburchette · Post by **mdrburchette** » Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:38 pm

And 70 thru 72 had the aluminum mesh grille. 73 was the start of the black grille but still had the emblem attached to it.

fiatS2000 · Post by **fiatS2000** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 12:15 am

Also, '73-?, had smaller oppenings in the black grill than the later ones.

spiderrey · Post by **spiderrey** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:12 pm

is this what you call getting grilled?