Topic: Damaged 70-72 grille wanted
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Yep. I'd like to get a damaged left or right grill from a '70-'72 car to practice a weld repair on before I attempt it on my own. I could even use a broken piece off of one to practice with. Anyone know where I could find something like that?
Thanks in advance!!!!
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Front, or side vent grill?
Joel Adams
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Hey Roger,
Take a look at; C3 General Discussion
"NOT for the faint of heart!!!
It was posted by Adam on July 28, 2007. Lots of wrecked Corvettes there!
Possibly they'd have what you need.
Best of luck with it!
Kevin
Joel:
It's the right side front grille of my '72. If your are looking at the front of the car, mine is cracked starting at the top left and going vertically down just to the right side of the leading chrome surface. It extends down to about where the first mounting screw is then then it crosses over into the chrome section. Oops at least that's how it was until I accidently broke the entire piece off while examining it
. Now I have to re-attach the broken piece back onto the grille.
. Now I have to re-attach the broken piece back onto the grille. My brother Phil took the grille and the piece I broke off over to Al's Chrome in Ft. Worth this week to get it un-chromed. He called this afternoon to say it is ready and he is picking it up. After that it is practicing on another broken one (or piece of one) before attempting the repair on my own. If that goes well then I fix mine and if it looks good enough then back to Al's Chrome to be re-chromed. Then paint back to NCRS standard and voilla
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!!!At least that is how the story goes in my head. Hope it turns out that way.
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I talked to Phil this afternoon, Roger, and he filled me in on what ya'll were doing. 
I'll look around here this weekend and see if I might have something for ya'll to get some welding practice on.
I'll look around here this weekend and see if I might have something for ya'll to get some welding practice on.
Joel Adams
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Why don't you just get replacement NOS grills? I got some on Fleabay. NOS GM Grills (3) for less than $100 still in the box...........never know what you can find on there!
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Thanks Joel! I appreciate it
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Hey Mick, I've been looking for weeks and the cheapest NOS grille I saw was $385.00 and that was just for one side
!!! Also, for NCRS purposes, all of them have the fiber optic hole in them. If I buy another grille I would need one without the hole as mine is a '72.
!!! Also, for NCRS purposes, all of them have the fiber optic hole in them. If I buy another grille I would need one without the hole as mine is a '72.Roger
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Mickers...your '69 also has plastic grills...Roger's are aluminuminum, thus the difference in $$$
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Mick, this is why I really want to fix mine
. A little too pricey for me.
. A little too pricey for me.
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[QUOTE=rdupler2]Mick, this is why I really want to fix mine. A little too pricey for me.
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. A little too pricey for me.
Dang! I would be welding a fix also!
Guess it's good to have plastic ones, I haven't put the new ones on yet. Good luck, Robert!
I would be welding a fix also! Guess it's good to have plastic ones, I haven't put the new ones on yet. Good luck, Robert!�����
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