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new project, jeep grille guard
I bought an old salvaged jeep and did the body over as a project for the
winter/spring. Just finished it up but it was missing something, it just didn't look "jeepy" enough. Too nice and generic looking so I decided a grille guard and lights would be cool looking and functional as well. I have a friend who operates a computerized steel laser cutter so I faxed over a drawing and specs so he could cut the side plates (out of .375" steel plate) I used various sizes of square stock for cross pieces (bought them out of the discounted scrap bin pile). I think it looks good. Here's are two pics, one of the tacked up project and one of the finished product. I wouldn't want to run out in front of this thing! http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/guard_4.jpg http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/grille_guard_1.jpg walt ps. Here's the before and afters of the jeep itself http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/93jeep_project.html |
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Nice job, Wally. It sort of reinforces the goal of my next vehicle being a
Wrangler with a trailer hitch - sort of a poor man's "off road and pickup" in one package. Yeah, maybe a winch on the front for authenticity. Bob Swinney "wallster" wrote in message ... I bought an old salvaged jeep and did the body over as a project for the winter/spring. Just finished it up but it was missing something, it just didn't look "jeepy" enough. Too nice and generic looking so I decided a grille guard and lights would be cool looking and functional as well. I have a friend who operates a computerized steel laser cutter so I faxed over a drawing and specs so he could cut the side plates (out of .375" steel plate) I used various sizes of square stock for cross pieces (bought them out of the discounted scrap bin pile). I think it looks good. Here's are two pics, one of the tacked up project and one of the finished product. I wouldn't want to run out in front of this thing! http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/guard_4.jpg http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/grille_guard_1.jpg walt ps. Here's the before and afters of the jeep itself http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/93jeep_project.html |
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"wallster" wrote in message ... I bought an old salvaged jeep and did the body over as a project for the winter/spring. Just finished it up but it was missing something, it just didn't look "jeepy" enough. Too nice and generic looking so I decided a grille guard and lights would be cool looking and functional as well. I have a friend who operates a computerized steel laser cutter so I faxed over a drawing and specs so he could cut the side plates (out of .375" steel plate) I used various sizes of square stock for cross pieces (bought them out of the discounted scrap bin pile). I think it looks good. Here's are two pics, one of the tacked up project and one of the finished product. I wouldn't want to run out in front of this thing! http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/guard_4.jpg http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/grille_guard_1.jpg walt ps. Here's the before and afters of the jeep itself http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/93jeep_project.html After I clicked on your home page and heard the sound clip you have on there I got up to look outside to see who is leaving my yard with one of my cars! Good one! Steve |
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It looks nice... but it also looks like it would conceal one or both of
the front turn signals, depending on where the pedestrian, biker or other car was viewing you from? That would be not-so-good... and might have liability implications if you were in an accident? David "wallster" wrote in message ... I bought an old salvaged jeep and did the body over as a project for the winter/spring. Just finished it up but it was missing something, it just didn't look "jeepy" enough. Too nice and generic looking so I decided a grille guard and lights would be cool looking and functional as well. I have a friend who operates a computerized steel laser cutter so I faxed over a drawing and specs so he could cut the side plates (out of .375" steel plate) I used various sizes of square stock for cross pieces (bought them out of the discounted scrap bin pile). I think it looks good. Here's are two pics, one of the tacked up project and one of the finished product. I wouldn't want to run out in front of this thing! http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/guard_4.jpg http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/grille_guard_1.jpg walt ps. Here's the before and afters of the jeep itself http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/93jeep_project.html |
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"David Courtney" wrote in message ... It looks nice... but it also looks like it would conceal one or both of the front turn signals, depending on where the pedestrian, biker or other car was viewing you from? That would be not-so-good... and might have liability implications if you were in an accident? David I actually used an exsisting grille guard as a reference. From directly from the front, the directionals are not hidden and from other angles, the guard is away from the grille enough to see as well. Here's a picture of mine and one that sells in various catalogs. I moved the top bar up a bit so it wouldn't block the directionals. http://www.wallys-speed-shop.com/guard_b.jpg walt |
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