Thread: Removing grille shell on a finished car

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I would not use masking tape. At least not the light white kind. Use the blue or green painters tape. It will come off easier and the adhesive will not harden. Ask me how I know.
CCL

Yeah, I should have clarified that. Blue and green is all we use too.....little more money but well worth it.

Don

Well guys, my plan was to start this weekend but the flu had a different idea. My wife has been down for over a week & I started feeling odd Sat morning.
The grille I want is over a grand & right now- I'm pinching pennies for 2 weeks in Kauai at end of Jan 08. Everyone I talked to w/ a 32 said the shell is a snap to remove so that's why I planned to install this one for now. I have a full plate until after Kauai & this one is a new one I'm borowing from a buddy. It's polished stainless & pretty nice. He won't need it for at least a year. I'm registered for a bunch of shows- including next Sat at NHRA Museum, John Force Racestation in Dec & GNRS at Pomona just before I go to Hawaii. I wanted to swap the grille out for some of these events. If I like it ok- I have the option of buying it from him.
I have plenty of blue tape- a paint guy recommended sticking the tape on your jeans 1st so it's easier to remove.

What Do You Want For The Insert Your Removing? My Budget's Tighter Than Yours. Thanx

The insert you have now may well be a Vintique repop. The better one available (as a repop) would be the Dale's Manufacturing out of Oklahoma City, related to Obsolete & Classic auto parts (formerly Obsolete Ford Parts until Ford sued them). Fit is going to depend on your shell. There were production variances whether it's an original or a repop, though the originals were probably more consistent.

As for the tape on the jeans thing, that's fine for "normal" tape to reduce the sticky, but would render the blue/green tapes almost useless for sticking.

I have my choice of 2 inserts to pick from. The one that's in there now- PO said it was an EBAY purchase. I have no clue what brand it is. All I know is it's crooked. Parked at a show- I see people checking the car- they get to the front & their head tilts. Pisses me off.
The 1st one is in the box & is from Bob Drake. The second one is custom, non-traditional & I hessitate to post pics for fear of being banned.

Body is RodBods, shell is steel but I don't know who's. The build sheet from builder says Rootlieb shell but I didn't know they made shells. Probably a missprint & probably from RodBods- or whatever shell they used in 1999.

Originally Posted by ALLEYCUSTOM

What Do You Want For The Insert Your Removing? My Budget's Tighter Than Yours. Thanx

If you lived local- I'd give it to you.