Tractor Grille Shells on your hot rod?

I think it's funny how four years ago the guy who suggested using a tractor grille was praised and people found pics to help show him different set-ups.

Now people just ***** and pile on about how untraditional and ratrodish it all is.

I think about half the guys here have gotten hemorrhoids in the last couple of years or something. They sure are a bunch of sour ***es sometimes.

IMO some of those tractor shells look cool as hell. Some others, not so much. But that's the way of most things. . . . .

 

Yeah....its kinda like a .."Whats hot...Whats not " type of deal. I'm laffin my *** off over here because that last guy that brought this got his *** ripped . If I needed a grille and thats all I had and it blended well with the car...I'd ****in use it .

 

When you're broke, cheap parts look good...and you have cheap tastes....

then you get more money and can afford nicer looking stuff. And that allows you to see the other stuff (what you thought was cool) for what it is, cheap junk.

So per my post 3.5 years ago on this subject....tractor shells, 99% of the time, look like hell on a hot rod. Tractor shells and tractor seats belong on a tractor.

I do like the one Gowjobs posted though.

 

I got a old Hoight Clagwell I'm fixn to mount on my rod. Soon as i figuer out the picture thing I'l send some

 

Sorry for taking such a long time to respond. Just finished moving from Tennessee to New Mexico and I had a few software issues to sort out.

Anyway........here's a couple photos of my project just before she got loaded up to make the trek out to New Mexico. No change since then (November '07).

Next up is the chop (about 6 inches) and mock up my Ford in-line six & the three speed manual tanny. Both are out of a '64 F-100.

 

Bib Overalls,

What brand is the shell?

 

GOWJOBS....
here's an idea for keeping those louvers.
cut em from the back section and weld them
to a shortened front section.

Best looking tractor grill hands down!!!!

GaryC.