Front grille for Cobra?

["Q"]

Showing the curved finish on the grille. For more Stainless creations have a look at my album. Sample attached.

[SKINNEDR]

Originally Posted by "Q"

Hi Glyn
Unfortunately not available over the shelf. It is basically the same process as with the grille set. Take a thin gauge strip of highly polished stainless steel (either cut or buy in the width that you desire it to protrude inwards). Measure the diameter of the side air intake and ad a little bit extra (enough to spot weld the two ends together). Now using various round shapes (pipes, bottles, the wife's rolling pin, anything that basically gives the same curve as the top and bottom curves of the side air intakes), bend the plate to follow the shape of the air intake. When you have the shape of the air intake and the funnel can tightly slide into the intake hole, spot weld together. That was the easy part. Now to get the small lip that follows the edge of the side air intake, you need a small hammer, a surface with a small rounded edge and a lot of patience. Taking the "funnel", you place the edge on the rounded surface and start "clinking" the edge over to create the lip. Keep test fitting as you go. Once the lip is finished all round it will more than likely have some unevenness, this you sand down. The final touch is then to buff the lip up to a brilliant shine. Slide in place and mount (silicone works nicely). Not for the faint hearted. Good luck if you wanna give it a bash.

where do you purchase the materials?
I would love to be able to make one. What is the frame lof the unit made out of?
Dex..

[ron427]

I found one at a local hardware store made for an outdoor grill. Expanded stainless steel with a one inch border folded on each side. Added a removable framed window screen cut to fit. I can remove the entire unit with one wrench in less than a minute. It is deep set and painted flat black and is barely visible from the front. Total cost less than forty dollars. Ron

[bobcowan]

I bought some 1/4" SS mesh from Pegasus. It's attached to the radiator, with a central spacer to kerep it off the core. You have to look close to see it; most people don't notice it.

It's catches a lot of bugs and rubber at the track. Hitting a chunk of rubber at over 120mph can really do some damage to the radiator core. But every one of my fins is still as straight as the day I installed it.

Very simple, yet very effective. And cheap. I like cheap.

[SKINNEDR]

Any pictures?

[Hall1836]

Don't have the car any more but made a grill out of over head flourescent lamp diffuser. Quarter inch squares, by quarter inch deep used hooks off existing screw holes to pull it forward against the opening. Made out of aluminum and comes powder coated. May have a picture in the for sale section back in June 2007( black/ silver striped FFR)?