Thread: 40 Grill repair

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I've not attempted that repair, and those that I've talked to who have haven't had a lot of success. That being said you could take a shot and see what happens. Problem(s) is, what have you got? Is it a factory original, an old Argentinian repop, a Drake repop, or what? If it's an original or a Drake it might be worth repairing. The others probably don't fit worth a damn, but since you've not had the vehicle together there's no way to know at this point. If you look on the backside the part numbers would be cast in ( 01A-8206/7) along with the Ford or Drake logo, the others, probably nothing resembling that info.

A couple decades ago I had some repair rod material I'd gotten from The Cecil Muggy Co. that did a nice job of repairing cast trim (similar to brazing). Don't know if that would work for what you've got, but it's something to research. Good replacements aren't cheap. Drake gets $700 for the complete assy with plated center piece, and unpainted side pieces, $800 for all three pieces plated. Your plater probably won't do the job for $100, if at all. To my knowledge Drake doesn't sell the pieces individually, but it wouldn't hurt to ask, they may have some oddments sitting around that they don't advertise. They're running a promo right now til mid June where they don't charge shipping on orders over $250 (BUT, you have to ask or they'll charge it.........yeah, annoying).

If you're patient and keep an eye on selling sources (ebay, etc.) unused ones will pop up from time to time where someone bought one and never installed it (make sure it's a Drake though). These typically end up selling in the $4-500 range for the unplated set. The last one I had on a Standard sedan I spent about an hour or so at the buffer (no sanding or grinding, just compound and the wheel) and got it to a near chrome like shine as the Drake casting is very good finish quality.

Unc,

The Drakester owes you for that last post. He does make good stuff.

Jack.