Thread: I am building a 32 grill----Wanna Watch????

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We're Finished. The insert has had all the bars added, then I turned it over and gas welded the front side, using a 1/16 " diameter mild steel filler rod. This is where it would be nice to have a tig, but then if I had a tig, the insert would be made from stainless.---There is a lot of movement and heat distortion from using an oxy-acetylene torch, but I don't let it bother me too much---after everything is well cooled down, a few well placed whacks with one of my hammers and it is quickly returned to the proper shape. I decided not to weld the studs onto the back of the insert right now, as I am going to blow the car all apart for final paintwork, and it will be easier to do with the grill shell on the bench while I have it apart. TOTAL COST---$20 (I had to go down town this morning and pay $2 for one more 10 foot length of rod.) Now, don't get me wrong here---nobody is ever going to look at that grill insert and mistake it for one of Dan Fink's. On the other hand, nobody is going to see my car coming down the road and mistake it for an ornamental fireplace screen. Thanks for watching---Brian