Would you use this for your grille?

A buddy of mine works at a laser cutting shop. I was digging through the scrap pile and found a sheet of 1/8" stainless with cross shaped cutouts in it. The pattern looks pretty cool, but I wondered if enough air would pass through the holes. I think it might look cool in a custom radiator shell. Anybody else?

 

I'd use that in my grille all day long!Looks Great,I'd have thought that it would easily get enough air flow through it.

 

I've seen similar at the store and was thinking about using it.

 

Put something next to it for scale.

 

I think it's cool!!!

 

I have a confession

It would make your front end look like a confessional.

Personally don't like the look but the idea of guilty women whispering dirty things to my car has some appeal......

 

Now thats funny !

 

I think if done right, yes, it could be used.

 

snagged this off one of royalshifters threads , its similar and looks pretty cool!

 

no! you asked...

 

Yes

 

Shouldn't have any problem with air thru it......and don't forget, a radiator pulls air from all around it...NOT just thru the grille...

I'd use either...

R-

 

Like Dirty2 said............funny shit, good way to start my day.

 

If I did, I would paint it black to make it more subtle...Not sure. What are you thinking to put it on?

 

yes I would ! pm sent

 

If it was free make it work

 

Yep, Just so the crosses were not bigger than a half inch or so.
Smokey

What else is in the scrape bin?

 

Turn it a quarter turn and the + become x. but, that would wreck Shifty's awesome thoughts..
Smokey

 

I've seen that patterned aluminum used over later model LED tail lights to soften the glow. There was a post on here a week or so back about filling in "dead space" behind a floating grille, and I think this could do the trick. I would definitely paint it black to make it more subtle.

 

you could use it..... just shape it some, so it dose not look so flat. enjoy!

 

Somewhere, a Desoto is weeping for joy at this post.

 

Ive used the same stuff on 2 of my cars. It was a big sheet so it did 2 of my grilles. Hard as hell to see the holes in the photos but they looked Identical to yours. In the end it looked great. -Jon

 

Yes.

 

Just my opinion, but, when I see metal like that, I think screen door guard so the dog doesn't poke holes in the screen.

 

NAH ,NO NO NO ...................
Don't use it and send it to me ,
I'll put it on my car and take all the abuse,
I think it could be cool if done right!

 

Use it, the perforated aluminum one in my 34 has smaller holes and it doesn't overheat.

 

Confessional?
What's that?
(Yea, I heard of them but only seen them in the gangster movies.)

Use it.

I'm using one with two sizes of small round holes and it cools better than a round bar grill did.
It's probably got more area of air flow that a stock grill.

 

Its perfect!

 

used the same exact stuff on my t for years. seemed to cool just fine

 

That is really cool, and you definately need to keep digging in the scrap pile to see what else you can find. Find some more cool stuff and put it here in the classifieds. But make it cheap, because we know you got it for free.