any ideas on a custom grille for my 68 camaro

[Steve Chryssos]

Originally Posted by Flash68

That 68 piece looks great, Steve. Wish I had known sooner....

Thanks. Wait 'til you see the pix on Vin's car. I wish we had this grille in place for his magazine shoot.

[Rick Dorion]

Looking forward too. Mmmm - black anodized.

[BBC69Camaro]

Originally Posted by Rick Dorion

Looking forward too. Mmmm - black anodized.

Same here, black 69 RS grill

[*rayman*]

I like what they've done with the grill on the camaro of the latest summit racing catalog. I've seen this done on another car. Is somebody doing this as an off the shelf part now?



Sorry about the terrible photo, i'll try and find the link to the feature car story.

[skatinjay27]

Originally Posted by *rayman*

I like what they've done with the grill on the camaro of the latest summit racing catalog. I've seen this done on another car. Is somebody doing this as an off the shelf part now?



Sorry about the terrible photo, i'll try and find the link to the feature car story.

funny you mention that...
steveo did you see that yet? its got your shrifter on it and its mentioned by name there too, i think twice!

[Steve Chryssos]

Yup. That's Bob Bertelson's car. Good guy! The grille insert is a one off piece.

https://lateral-g.net/members/bertelsen/

[*rayman*]

I remember seeing another car from a bunch of SEMA pics a couple of years ago had the same thing. (maybe it was this car)

I like the way they have done this, looks like an OEM part.

I was wondering how they have made it, probably from an original lower extension peice with a bit of cutting and shutting done.

Looks trick anyway, I hope someone makes these aftermarket one day.

[Steve Chryssos]

Billet grille install is done. Took about 15 minutes and required only a Phillips screwdriver. I took lots of photos at various depths to prove that the results are subtle. I had a few pre-conceived notions before physically seeing the parts and performing the install. I thought that the grille would look gaudy. ....And I thought that I would want to trim out the stock grille. I was wrong on both counts. Post install, I can confirm that the grille looks right at home. It doesn't stand out too much and it blends in nicely with the stock grille surround. As for trimming away the stock grille, don't bother. It's invisible. Might as well keep it there to maintain full structural integrity.

Here are the pix (they're big 'cause I wanted you to really see the results):
BEFORE:

AFTER:

MOUNTING BOSSES:

HARDWARE:

CLOSE-UP:

ENTIRE GRILLE:

[Rick Dorion]

Well, I like the idea that the stock grill disappears since I have to replace mine and I wouldn't need to paint it, true? Don't know why they come in gray - black would be better.

Anyway, are these available now , Steve? In black?

[BBC69Camaro]

Looks great, makes me all the more want to see the RS version