52 Chevy Grill on the CHEAP: motoandy style

Here is my grill on the cheap. For the price of a repo Corvette Grill I was able to make this grill as well as buy the lakes pipes for my current project.

$115 Total spent. Perforated metal, stainless screws and ebay scored kitchen draw Pulls. That is right from the kitchen hardware area.......

2 pieces of flat stocked tacked together so that the holes could be drilled equally.

screw the draw pulls top and bottom on the flat stock.

weld perforated metal into opening of the grill.
Mount, the mounted draw pulls into the opening. Perforated metal was blacked out.

 

That's pretty slick, nice work.

 

Andy, great budget grill build. It looks great, nothing like clean and simple.

............Jack

 

Cool idea on using the drawer pulls, looks awesome!

 

Now that really does look darned good...especially for the low cost. You're a genious penious.
(what my wife calls me on the rare occasion that I display smarts...lol.)

 

Wow! Thanks for the idea for my 52.

 

fantastic! damn, and everybody was thinking single and round type pulls, you screwed everybody up now....trend setter dude!

 

Nice.

 

That's what hot rodding is all about. Nice work!

 

Great idea, and you really did a good job. Goes perfectly with the rest of the car.

 

man thats like a sore d#$%, Hard to beat!

 

That looks great !

 

that is what happens when you have time and little money but it looks better in person it is so cool

 

Nice! Never would have thought about using the long drawer pulls like that.

 

Clever! I`ve seen round kitchen knobs used on a custom before but this is a whole new level, well done.

 

Wow, you could sell those. Nice job!

 

Bttt

 

nice work...cool to see new ideas for grills..

 

really great idea, could put to use with other types of handles. thanks for the info

 

I dig it

 

And this is why i get kicked out of Ace Hardware!

 

This is why I love this place. You guy's are always coming up with slick idea's.

 

Very cool.

 

That's just real damn sweet looking... And one helluva "wallet -wise" move! Good "old school" Hot Roddin, if ya ask me...

 

BTTT

Just mounted the visor back on. Rear gl*** and side door gl*** next. I got new clean parking light lenses and chrome bumpers already, as well as lakes pipes that will fit in the moulded pipe. Waiting to put the shiny stuff on as it has to stay outside. Still trying to sell my model A. (check cl***ifieds)

 

lookin good.... makes me want to "durl".

 

get edwierd to paint" durl girl " on the trunk! that would be HAMB-O-LISCOUS!

 

I really like the idea, but wonder what it would look like if the insert followed the outer/front edge of the shell better? The middle sticks out a bit too much for me, like a Merc grille.

 

you have mad skills, andrew.

 

Neat job. Ive been goin back and forth on the drawer knobs section at all local hobby stores for the past 4 years.....but ive yet to convince myself.
One of the koolest old tricks imo.