Grill Ideas Needed For 63 Nova Wagon

I really want to do a custom grill and cant figure out what to do. I would buy a chrome tube grill in a second if I could find one. Any ideas?

 

I pic of your grille area would probably help you get some ideas.

 

Good point. These are the best grill shots I got.

 

How about the old mesh/pull knob treatment? Might set the front end off nicely.

 

You lost me at pull knob?

 

Do a search. There are a few topics on pull knob grills.

 

Hardware pull knobs (chrome). This can run a little expensive unless you find a place to buy them in bulk. It sounds hokey, but if you find a good example, you'll see how well it can be pulled off. Wire mesh can be inserted into the grill opening (recessed, so as not to be too noticeable) then simply attach the pull knobs through the mess in a pattern

 

Here is one I made for my Caddy out of expanded metal and chrome acorn nuts...

 

Can you just paint the vertical bars semi-flat black Seems to me that would give you the tube look with very little effort.

 

Yeah, or go up market, cut down a '59 Chevy grill to fit between the headlights and either fill the space between the turn signals, paint it body color or use the left overs as is.

 

My thoughts exactly... Keep it simple and clean

 

One of the coolest grille I've ever seen on one of these cars was the one L'il John buterra made for the Nova he built for his son. It was about the year your talking about. If anyone remembers it was on the cover of Hot Rod magazine and the grille was the centerpiece. It was made of aluminum bar stock and tubular spacers.
Look for it, it wasn't hard to build and like most anything L'il does it was unique at the time and didn't break the bank to have one.

Frank

 

Ask and you shall receive: http://www.customgrills.com/

 

wow

a chrome tube grill, how...unique...goes great with the red wheels. guess one belly****on wasn't enough? oh yeah,doesn't anyone know that's it's tech week?? guess nobody knows how to read the important stuff anymore...

 

damn a sick weber charcoal grill would fit nice in the back of that thing for car show eats

sorry I couldnt resist

 

After I get the tube grill I'm going to paint it flat black and put a Maltese cross on the door..... " " Maybe to make my Nova more unique I should put a sbc and a 350 turbo in it, maybe go pro street?
Belly****ons and ***holes....you know what they say.

And for the record, I did not know THAT IT IS tech week. ( That it's would also work )

 

Thanks for the help! That is exactly the belly****on I was looking for.

 

To quote my father,
"Hey-a Bambino, why-a you cry?"


Hey, Creepyjackalope, How 'bout you run it toothless with a big *** moon tank fillin'up the viod?

 

the novette ( i think that was what it was called....) it was a neat piece .....doug jeeger ( i think that was the guy) had a red one with 5 spokes....absolutely *****in car as well....say what you want ...but , the billet style grilles looked nice....i think a 62 has a different style than the others ...best i remember , the bars were just flat....no indents....been about 14 years since i have owned a first series nova ...... brandon