BlueZee's Custom Grill 101 *test fit photos added*

[BlueZee28]

I made a little progress today with the mesh. I've almost got it trimmed down the a workable size, and tomorrow I'm going to try and finish it off by getting the right angles bent in for the top and bottom edges. I also picked up a silver Z28 rocker emblem today which made me really happy. It's coming along nicely.

I found that a sheet of plexiglass works great when working with mesh, as it's really strong and you can make straight bends by using the edge of the plexi.






Here you can see how I used that big piece of plexiglass as a straight edge so I could get this crease in the middle.








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Here are some test fit photos for you! I've got 2 photos with the emblem idea I was going to do, and then 2 photos without the emblem (which is going to have the fog lights back on the car when I'm finished).


Now the only hurdle I have to conquer is figuring out a way to mount the grill to the bumper. It seems that I won't be able to use the factory screw holes where it would normally mount because there's no easy way to mount it from under the bumper, due to how far back into the bumper the grill goes. I might have to tap a few small holes towards the back side of the grill and make my own mounting places.

[Greg Norris]

noice.

[92camaroLT1]

Looks like it is coming along

[brianswimmer23]

cant wait to see it done!

[BdNflnc]

Heck ya man! Thats coming along nicely!
You're doing it exactly right.
I can't hardly wait to see this thing when its finished!

[Bowtie_Z28]

Looking really good so far! Can't wait to see it finished!

[1LE HAWK]

Looks great so far....keep us updated.

See ya on the road,
Matt

[BlueZee28]

I did a test fit today, and it looks FRIKKIN SWEET!

I changed up my plans for the whole design though. I'm doing something slightly different than what I originally posted. Stay posted as I'll update you vewwy vewwwwy shortly.

[StrobinSS]

Can't wait to see it finished.

[nemocamaro]

cant wait to see it done

[niknik]

looks cool so far.

[BdNflnc]

Originally Posted by BlueZee28

I did a test fit today, and it looks FRIKKIN SWEET!

I changed up my plans for the whole design though. I'm doing something slightly different than what I originally posted. Stay posted as I'll update you vewwy vewwwwy shortly.

I know what it iii-zzz!!!!!!!!!

[BlueZee28]

Oh and by the way, the thing that got me on the idea of doing this to my car was my inability to correctly explain this idea to 4th gen guys for their grills. I told a few people about my idea and how good it would look on a 4th gen, with mesh covering the whole grill area, but nobody could picture it in their head, so I'm doing it on my car, and it's going to look just as coool.

[92camaroLT1]

can't wait to see it done

[nemocamaro]

Originally Posted by BlueZee28

Oh and by the way, the thing that got me on the idea of doing this to my car was my inability to correctly explain this idea to 4th gen guys for their grills. I told a few people about my idea and how good it would look on a 4th gen, with mesh covering the whole grill area, but nobody could picture it in their head, so I'm doing it on my car,

do you mean 98-02s? cuz i dont think it would look good on us 93-97 guys's cars.

and it's going to look just as coool.

maybe even better