Grill options

[Malibu46pt]

I would like to put a grill in the front to hide the radiator. What have others done

[Peeker]

I used a Honeycomb that I found on Amazon and used Z channel to hold it in top and bottom. I can slide it up and remove it so that I can power wash once it gets filled with bugs. There are threads on here regarding this. It just protects the radiator.
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[JJK]

search for 'nomex honeycomb radiator ' on Amazon, plenty of other posts mentioning it.

[rich grsc]

He asked about a "grill", not a radiator protector.
Sorry I can't help, but you should be able to Google search and find past threads.

[GoDadGo]

I used this material from Custom Car Grills in black:

https://www.customcargrills.com/proddetail.asp?prod=Perf_GT

You can see how it looks via the link below:

https://www.factoryfive.com/whats-new/customer-steve-l-graduates-his-mk4-roadster/

I have some mounting screws on the under side of the grill and oil cooler openings that hold it in place.

Good Luck!

[RJD]

I ordered the grill set from Breeze.

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I safety-wired them to the car using posts from McMaster Carr epoxied to the body.

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[AA-ron]

I ended up making mine out of 16 gauge perforated steel with 1/8" holes and painted it a gunmetal gray. You can somewhat see through it, but it obscures most of the radiator visually. I like the effect. It's also doing a great job of protecting the surface of the radiator. If you'd like to see how I did it, here's a link to my video on it. Just fast forward to the 23 minute mark (or thereabouts).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpFqG28bmMM&t=34s

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[AC Bill]

I bought some mesh aluminum that looks just like the Breeze grille. It comes on a roll, and can be purchased at larger building supply stores.
Traced out the shape of the body opening with a sharpie on to a section of it I than formed a lip all around the edges of it to fit behind the roll on the body. Used stainless button head screws, nylock nuts, and some tabs I cut out of thin stainless sheet metal, was used to fasten it.

You could paint it if you want.
I drove the roadster with this in place for about five years, but when I removed it for the paint and body work, and I never reinstalled it. Plan on getting the honeycomb protector.

[Malibu46pt]

I covered the vents with the material from FFR. I would like to msthch the material in the grill. Where can I purchase the same material large enough to cover the grill

[Alan_C]

You can buy expanded metal, steel and aluminum, from Online Metals. Just look for a product that matches the material you already have and then buy a sheet large enough for the job.

[Peeker]

He asked about a "grill", not a radiator protector.
Sorry I can't help, but you should be able to Google search and find past threads.

No Rich, what the OP’er actually said/asked was, “ I would like to put a grill in the front to hide the radiator. What have others done?” He actually asked what others had done (to hide the radiator). I told him what I had done (to hide & protect the radiator) Simple! What he didn’t ask was if you can’t help, tell me you can’t help just so I know that you are not available to help.

[GTBradley]

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It looks like the honeycomb qualifies!…assuming he wasn’t talking about BBQ.
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[AC Bill]

In addition to the grille, here is an idea on making screens for oil cooler and brake cooling openings.

https://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showthread.php?4871-Making-your-own-oil-cooler-and-brake-duct-grilles&highlight=pizza