FlatBroke
Hostage Negotiator
GASTRICK....with pics.......SAY IT AIN'T SOO.
Need Ideas . . . . . . .
- Thread starter FlatBroke
- Start date
Help Support Rat Rods Rule:
joehalford01
'Vette brake specialist!
buy some 1/4", 3/8", or 1/2" steel rod at lowes-osh-etc., you can install those one at a time across the opening vertically or horizontally. play with spacing until you figure out how you want it. then paint them all one color or alternating colors? red black red black 
i want to do a grill like this for my truck with the lights recessed behind the bars. I think i'll leave my bare to get that evil rusty look. (if i ever to get work on it again with the way things are going on my vette )
i want to do a grill like this for my truck with the lights recessed behind the bars. I think i'll leave my bare to get that evil rusty look. (if i ever to get work on it again with the way things are going on my vette )
dawg
Well-known member
ahhh, the family truckster, you think you hate it now, but wait til you drive it...
Bonehead
Skull Master
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
More drawer knobs
joehalford01
'Vette brake specialist!
that orange one is FUGLY!!!!!
I'd stick with round lights and recess them behind the grill instead of cut-out. also, i'm thinking more along the lines of re-bar instead of nice chromed smooth rods.
i do like the second one though, a car grill might be a good idea, however that one makes it look like a ford which i don't like (even though i do like 50's f-1's)
really digging the drawer pulls, that may be the way to go flat if you like the look.
I'd stick with round lights and recess them behind the grill instead of cut-out. also, i'm thinking more along the lines of re-bar instead of nice chromed smooth rods.
i do like the second one though, a car grill might be a good idea, however that one makes it look like a ford which i don't like (even though i do like 50's f-1's)
really digging the drawer pulls, that may be the way to go flat if you like the look.
Are you sure ? ... Honestly , JOE , I'm not convinced on this ... this is "close" to what you're thinking ...
I DIG THIS TREATMENT - D I F F E R E N T ! ! ! Drop back a few years ... and go car.
-------------------
The draw handle post from earlier ? ? ? .... imagine them in rows , horizontal , possibly stagger each row - long row / short row / long row / .....
Bonehead
Skull Master
I like the re-bar idea. You could expand on that and weld in some old tools around the lights.
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
I have a pic on my puter at home of a nice grill treatment on a truck that I like. I'll look it up and post it when I get home tonight. Flat, you could do a "Bonehead" style spider web grill too.
FlatBroke
Hostage Negotiator
I'm liking these ideas. I had thought about the rebar idea but don't have any at the house. I had also thought of the "Bonehead" style spider web grill but kinda like the idea of everything disappearing behind it, or maybe being more symetrical.....
I don't know what I'm going to do yet.
Keep the ideas comming.
I don't know what I'm going to do yet.
Keep the ideas comming.
Bonehead
Skull Master
Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
I like Cappy's idea of the older car grill. This is one of my favorite grill treatments in a truck. Although it's nothing like you are contemplating Flat, I just thought I'd put it out there.
1964 Olds grill in a Ford truck...........
1964 Olds grill in a Ford truck...........
24dodge
One of the Dodge brothers
I saw one made of a bunch of strands of barbed wire , it was attached to angle iron on each side , and as an added bonus if anyone tries to mess with your engine , they will still be there when you go to leave for work in the morning......
FlatBroke
Hostage Negotiator
Gastrick or bonehead,
Can you either one of you do me a favor and help me put this idea in to perspective? I like bonehead's idea of red over a black background in the webbed design. Also like 24Dodge's idea of barbbed wire...Can one of you guys black out everything in the grill area of my truck (headlights included) and do the red webbed design in barbbed wire.
I want to get an idea of what this would look like.
Anyone else is more than welcome to play around with ideas as well. Keep in mind that I am "FLATBROKE" and want to use what I have on hand here at the house.
Grill grate (from bbq grill)
Tread plate aluminum (might have enough to do the bed and grill)
6x9 speaker covers (if i have to make headlight bezels)
Regular screen from a screen door (that can hide everything)
Can you either one of you do me a favor and help me put this idea in to perspective? I like bonehead's idea of red over a black background in the webbed design. Also like 24Dodge's idea of barbbed wire...Can one of you guys black out everything in the grill area of my truck (headlights included) and do the red webbed design in barbbed wire.
I want to get an idea of what this would look like.
Anyone else is more than welcome to play around with ideas as well. Keep in mind that I am "FLATBROKE" and want to use what I have on hand here at the house.
Grill grate (from bbq grill)
Tread plate aluminum (might have enough to do the bed and grill)
6x9 speaker covers (if i have to make headlight bezels)
Regular screen from a screen door (that can hide everything)
Bonehead
Skull Master
Are you using round or square lights? How about red barbed wire made into a web design?
motomech
Mr. Willys
oh i think round lights would change the look big time
one big one on each side or 2 smaller round ones would really make the dark and sarcastic one look awsome
one big one on each side or 2 smaller round ones would really make the dark and sarcastic one look awsome
joehalford01
'Vette brake specialist!
forget barbed wire, RAZOR wire. that'll teach people to touch your car at a car show
FlatBroke
Hostage Negotiator
Bonehead,
I have single round headlights.
That is exactly what I was talking about. Using the screen that I already have to hide everything in the grill area, and use red barbbed wire (in the webbed design) to make it all look MEAN.
Joe,
I wish I could get my hands on some razor wire.
Motomech,
I'm going to have to take some pics of the speaker covers that I have so you can see what Im talking about. The truck came with single square headlights, I could use them to make it appear that it had oval ones.
I have single round headlights.
That is exactly what I was talking about. Using the screen that I already have to hide everything in the grill area, and use red barbbed wire (in the webbed design) to make it all look MEAN.
Joe,
I wish I could get my hands on some razor wire.
Motomech,
I'm going to have to take some pics of the speaker covers that I have so you can see what Im talking about. The truck came with single square headlights, I could use them to make it appear that it had oval ones.
joehalford01
'Vette brake specialist!
i can't wait to see what you come up with flat. you have the ability to take the most ordinary off the wall objects and use them to do some pretty cool stuff to your truck.
