Need Ideas . . . . . . .

[FlatBroke]

I need ideas for headlight bezels for my truck. I would like to make me a phantom style grill that goes from one fender to the other, but run in to problems when I try it. Put the factory grill back in and now I'm drawing a blank on bezels. Some thoughts I've had are...

Screen
BBQ grill grate
4 speaker covers
Tread plate aluminum....

I'm runnin outta ideas and need help. There are plenty of pics on the "Dark Sarcastic Truck" somebody do some P/S or just call out verbal ideas. Really aggrivated right now...

PLEASE HELP.....

 

[FlatBroke]

Are y'all drawing a blank like me ?

 

[earthman]

Flat
I'm thinkin' get some steel mesh stoneguards from an off road
supply for the headlights and maybe some of those stainless steel
round tubing bathroom handrails from Home Depot. Taking your grille back out,put a long one from under one headlight to under the other. Then a shorter one between the lights.You have a flat surface there so it could be just a bolt in job. Depends on what lengths the handrails are available in.

 

[Tripper]

Holy sheet!!!

Flatster,
My buddy lives across the street from an awesome metal fab shop. They let him take scap stuff they are gonna throw away & he's gonna get me some kool scraps of stainless sheet that has 1/8" perforations 1/8" apart. Don't know what it's called but it's really kool lookin' stuff! That mite work!

BoB

 

[FlatBroke]

OK,
In my own twisted mind that does give me a few ideas. Thanks guys.

 

[Tripper]

OK,
In my own twisted mind that does give me a few ideas. Thanks guys.

I'm sorta gittin' scared now!!! ; - >

BoB

 

[FlatBroke]

That might be a good thing....

 

[Bonehead]

I'll work up some ideas for you later today with photo shop. I think they will be good.

 

[gassersgarage]

I would go with a very fine screen to black out the entire front end. Behind the screen I would add one of those L.E.D. message boards so you could flash any messages that you want like "GET OUT OF MY WAY", "YOUR CAR LOOKS HOT", "YOU LOOK HOT", in colors of your choice.

You'll probably have to get any messages approved before hand by Reason4

 

[FlatBroke]

Bonehead,
I have no doubt that anything you come up with would be cool as hailz. Feel free to play with any idea you have.
Gassersgarage,
Funny thing you mention fine screen, I have just enough in the shop to get the job done. Just not 100% sure on how to make it all happen.


Keep the ideas commin guys.

 

[HotRodCadillac]

Grill...

How about circular saw blades with the centers cut out?

 

[Bonehead]

Thanks for the links Captain!

 

[Bonehead]

Still working on it. here is the first one mostly for fun.

 

[luckyfasteddie]

spotlights

Rember how cool those old customs looked with their twin spotlights .While at Carslile and Hershey this fall i began to notice that there were a lot of spotlights for sale. I stopped and looked at a lot of them. I found my self thinking if i build another rat it wil have spot lights for headlights.I bet there are some real headlights bulbs that would fit into a spot light I was thinking mounting them handles and all. Im starting to picture Ratzilla II this way.LFE

 

[Bonehead]

I like these two of them are peterbilt truck lights. The other could be built pretty easy.

 

[Bonehead]

This one has the right colors anyway

 

[Lakota]

Those Peterbuilt lights are about $400 each...hefty price for a rat.

 

[Bonehead]

Those Peterbuilt lights are about $400 each...hefty price for a rat.

ouch!!!$ Well at least I have good taste

 

[FlatBroke]

HotRodCadillac,
I like the ideas with the saw blades.
ElCapitan,
I'm going to have to research all those websites.
BoneHead,
Reason4 said that looked like it would be a "Cristine" Truck.
Lakota,
You are right, I called the local "Pete" dealership for some original sidebadges.....60.00 EA.
I had to ask if they were gold plated, The guy got an attitude with me.

I'm liking these ideas, keep em cummin.

 

[Bonehead]

Here are some thoughts. Kind of like the Family Truckster. I do remember a car a while back that used silver door knobs set up in a pattern for the grill. I would bet Gastrick has a picture of that.