Grill repair

stevepen

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Decided to take the grill off today. I noticed that a few of the ribs had a split at the centre so I filled the backs with Tiger Seal to stop them getting any worse. While I had it on the bench I Plasticoted the ribs as wasn’t a fan of all the chrome.
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MarkMas

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OK, I'm here!

THIS is what ribs on a grill look like:

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THIS is what ribs on a grille look like:

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Nice car by the way. Is that a bordeaux pontevecchio GT S?
 

Gazcw

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Interesting paint effect on those ribs. Almost a burnt effect. Not sure that grille would work tbh.
 

stevepen

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OK, I'm here!

THIS is what ribs on a grill look like:

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THIS is what ribs on a grille look like:

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Nice car by the way. Is that a bordeaux pontevecchio GT S?

First things first. Sorry about the spelling and will never do such a thing again. Never thought about proofreading a forum post . Yes on the colour but it’s an Executive GT that had lots of chrome on the front. Plus the Trident just blended in. Now it stands out more. Before picture.
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Gazcw

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First things first. Sorry about the spelling and will never do such a thing again. Never thought about proofreading a forum post . Yes on the colour but it’s an Executive GT that had lots of chrome on the front. Plus the Trident just blended in. Now it stands out more. Before picture.
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All the S came with chrome grille. 4.2 had black like yours is now and gts had the concave grille. I liked mine being chrome but as it was in a mess I picked up a gts version for less than the s version.
 

stevepen

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All the S came with chrome grille. 4.2 had black like yours is now and gts had the concave grille. I liked mine being chrome but as it was in a mess I picked up a gts version for less than the s version.

I looked out for a gts but only new ones at huge cost. Still looking for a used one as I prefer the concave look.


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makeshiftUK

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I looked out for a gts but only new ones at huge cost. Still looking for a used one as I prefer the concave look.


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I'll be selling mine eventually... but I doubt you'd want it as I repaired it, only to find that my repairs didn't withstand :( I have resolved to purchasing a new one... eventually.