Ron 73
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Not bad at all, I do believe you have mastered it! Ka-ool... 
My charger restoration dream car
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showard
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Some more progress with the grill.
Many of the fins were broken or missing off of my grill. The missing fins I cut some strips of plastic and fit them with a dremel and the broken ones I reinforced with wire. I am doing all of the repairs on the back of the grill so that they will not be seen from the front.
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Many of the fins were broken or missing off of my grill. The missing fins I cut some strips of plastic and fit them with a dremel and the broken ones I reinforced with wire. I am doing all of the repairs on the back of the grill so that they will not be seen from the front.
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pat1969charger
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Looking good showard! My grille is in really rough shape like yours so I'll be using some of all these ideas to fix mine. Keep up the good work!
daytona kid
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Funny, mine is broken in the same spots, and missing the same little fins.
Ron 73
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That is looking great, I wish i knew where my pictures are of my grill in the 73, I had to do all this and using the JB weld, it took so long to dry and being impatient is not a good thing lol, ive since bought another grill for my 73 just in case of a mishap, this thread of yours is going to help me repair it bud! Thank you for sharing!!!
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My grill was missing the tabs on the corners that poke out under the front bumper. I used modeling clay to make a mold from a grill that had these tabs.
I poured the mold using epoxy and fiberglass.
I cut and fit the part where it goes and glued it on.
I am now sanding the filler to hide all cracks and imperfections.
I poured the mold using epoxy and fiberglass.
I cut and fit the part where it goes and glued it on.
I am now sanding the filler to hide all cracks and imperfections.
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Looks like it came out well for you. If you buy a Plastex kit for plastic repairs, they basically do the same thing with their reusable molding bar.http://www.plastex.net/Product_Info.php
Ron 73
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Man that looks GREAT!Thanks for posting this i imagine this will help a lot of guys, including myself!!!
showard
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Thanks, I checked out the plastex sight. It looks to be a useful kit.
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Thank you Ron, your posts are always helpful for me also.
showard
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Continuing work on the grill... I painted it with the metal silver grey color that matches the original factory color. I than cut and put tape over all of the areas, including all of the face of the fins, that I wanted to remain gray and painted the rest of the plastic with a plastic black. After removing the tape the grill now looks like the original factory colors.
great work
jfreakofkorn
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looking good ....
I've just finished reading this entire thread, and all I can say is WOW!! You're doing a magnificent job restoring a car that looked so bad most would just walk on by. Well done, and keep up the great work. :headbang:
a68postcar
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top notch repair on the grille. you ought to buy a bunch of these and fix em up to sell. there has got to be a market for them.
showard
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Thank all of you for your positive feedback.
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I have thought some about rebuilding others, they do take a great amount of time to fix though. I have a couple extra grills that I got for parts that I am rebuilding and I am going to take them down to the MATS in Vegas this weekend and maby sell them to recoup some of my money so that I can put it into other parts on my car.
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Thank you,
I have thought some about rebuilding others, they do take a great amount of time to fix though. I have a couple extra grills that I got for parts that I am rebuilding and I am going to take them down to the MATS in Vegas this weekend and maby sell them to recoup some of my money so that I can put it into other parts on my car.
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Heck of a nice job! That puppy looks new!
showard
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There were several pieces that I had to repair or re-fabricate on this grill. I thought that I would post one more fix just in case it might help give someone an idea that they could use or improve on. That is how I got my ideas, from threads posted on this sight.
One of the most common broken spots on these grills it the headlight door stop tab. Here are some pictures on how I replaced one.
Again I used modeling clay to form the shape of the mold that I needed.
I put a layer of JB Weld and then a layer of fiberglass twice (2 layers).
Shaped and sanded smooth.
Painted.
One of the most common broken spots on these grills it the headlight door stop tab. Here are some pictures on how I replaced one.
Again I used modeling clay to form the shape of the mold that I needed.
I put a layer of JB Weld and then a layer of fiberglass twice (2 layers).
Shaped and sanded smooth.
Painted.
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