Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

That dashed mesh grille material .....

Collapse
X
Collapse
 
  • Page of 2
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
Previous 1 2 template Next
    #1

    That dashed mesh grille material .....

    Maybe I've gotten weak or psychotic, but I'm really thinking that both of the following images from the Cougar site CoolCats.net are pretty cool:



    .... so I've been playing with the idea of modifying an extra (poor condition) grille I have laying around. But I have no idea where to get the mesh stuff. A nearby AutoZone says they usually carry some, but they're out of stock at present. Looks like 8" absolute minimum by about 29" should be plenty, though I'm undecided on what style should be used (though probably not Bow Ties or flames). Of course, cheapness is imperative.

    Thoughts, helpful suggestions, or random snide remarks?
    2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!
    Tags: None
    #2
    You could use chicken wire.


    :p

    2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
    1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
    But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

    Comment

      #3
      hardware store and get gutter mesh.....i am sure a regular hardware store would have more options to choose from.
      Addicted to 86-87 Panthers

      Comment

        #4
        stucco mesh is for stucco and ricers home depot has sheets of aluminum with holes in it for people to use for cast iron radiator covers similar to the stuff in the first pic.....and no you cant use a cougar ornament lol

        1986 lincoln towncar signature series. 5.0 HO with thumper performance ported e7 heads, 1.7 roller rockers, warm air intake, 65mm throttle body, 1/2" intake spacer, ported intakes, 3.73 rear with trac lock, 98-02 front brake conversion, 92-97 rear disc conversion, 1" rear swaybar, 1 3/16" front swaybar, 16" wheels and tires, loud ass stereo system, badass cb, best time to date 15.94 at 87 mph. lots of mods in the works 221.8 rwhp 278 rwt
        2006 Lincoln Town Car Signature. Stock for now
        1989 Ford F-250 4x4 much much more to come, sefi converted so far.
        1986 Toyota pickup with LSC wheels and 225/60/16 tires.
        2008 Hyundai Elantra future Revcon toad
        1987 TriBurner and 1986 Alaska stokers keeping me warm. (and some pesky oil heat)

        please be patient, rebuilding an empire!

        Comment

          #5
          I like the first style better.


          sigpic
          - 2004 Ford Thunderbird - 2006 Ford F150 XLT - 2018 Ford Explorer Limited - 1958 Mercury Medalist

          Comment

            #6
            I played around with the idea of a mesh grille for my '89 CV. If I had some black paint, or chrome mesh I would have went with it. Adds something to the front end that I rather like, kinda like an older muscle car feel. Not really ricey either. I'd say our cars are better cadidates for a mesh grille than imports.
            Straight sixes make me randy...:smirk:
            1992 Ford Tempo GLS 2 door.
            3.0 Vulcan V6,3 Speed auto
            Planned mods: Strut tower braces, new fog lamps, tint, clean it up and paint it glossy black.

            Comment

              #7
              Hm... gutter-guard material looks like it's usually only 6" wide ..... there's some 12x24" stuff at Jo-Ann Fabrics ... maybe I'll measure to see if that can work.

              I've found websites like this one that have an extensive variety of different mesh fabrics .... where to buy it is still a problem, though. http://www.mechanicalmetals.com/perforatedmetals.html
              2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

              Comment

                #8
                I'm working on photoshopping a mesh grille into a panther front end...I'll post when I come up with something that doesn't look like total doo doo.

                2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
                1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
                But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

                Comment

                  #9
                  hm. well, okay, I'll spill ... I've cut the horizontal pieces off my spare grille so it's just the vertical slats and open spaces. Want a picture to play with?
                  2012 Mazda5 Touring | Finally working on the LTD again!

                  Comment

                    #10
                    Yeah, sure.

                    2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
                    1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
                    But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

                    Comment

                      #11
                      just cut up someone's chainlink fence

                      Comment

                        #12
                        Damnit I just had this idea the other day. Guess I need to work fast....

                        I wanna add some bullets to mine or somethin tho...not gun bullets...
                        '89 Ford LTD Crown Vic - '92 Ford F-150 Custom -
                        '95 Ford Bronco XL -

                        sigpic :rebel:

                        Comment

                          #13
                          Here it is on a CV grille...I'm not terribly impressed with the look, but I'm not a big fan of mesh grilles in general. Michael, if you want me to do it on your Merc, give me a pic to work with and I'll whip one up for you.


                          2001 Ford Crown Victoria P71 - "The Fire Engine"
                          1985 Lincoln Town Car Signature Series
                          But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8

                          Comment

                            #14
                            Are you looking for some expanded metal mesh like this stuff.?
                            http://www.metalsdepot.com/products/...LimAcc=$LimAcc
                            Home Depot carries it by the steel and aluminum tubing at the end of the nuts and bolts aisle. I've been eying it up for some grill work myself.
                            1987 Country Squire LX Wagon 5.0L: Daily Ride......1964 Lincoln Continental 430ci: Toy #1.
                            1984 F-250 4x4 4.9L: Toy #2.............................1968 Volkswagen Bug 2.0L: Toy #3.
                            1989 F-250 4x4 5.8L: Emergency backup and work truck...

                            Comment

                              #15
                              Originally posted by Nathan in MN View Post
                              Here it is on a CV grille...I'm not terribly impressed with the look, but I'm not a big fan of mesh grilles in general. Michael, if you want me to do it on your Merc, give me a pic to work with and I'll whip one up for you.

                              All that time spent Photoshopping that picture would've been better spent driving to a car wash. :p

                              Comment

                              Previous 1 2 template Next
                              Working...
                              X