Chopped grills

[DarkBaron_CB7]

I got an idea tonight, when I was feeding the fish and bearded dragon...

I needed to redo my grille anyway, and was planning to do it chopped and slowed. I had been looking around town for a nice peice of grillage, since I dont want to do anything tacky like use the chickenwire BS I see all around here. (I am not from lexington, or kentucky for that matter, and I term a lot of stuff as "redneck" and chickenwire grills are redneck to me. Also, see: two expensive rims along with two steel rims with hubcaps, or any type of spinning hubcap from walmart. Redneck.)

I took a look at my bearded dragon's cage, and decided this wire mesh would be gutted and fitted onto my grille > I spent a little while cutting up my OE with a Ginsu and Gerber tool. Sure it needs the dremel treatment but I have 2 bucks in the account. I painted the chome area with white Krylon Fusion, and several coats of top coat by some other company that isnt as important.

Ill post some pictures. It doent look ghetto at all. Rather pleasing, and it didnt cost a thing.

[maroonaccord2.2]

Sweet, lets see......

Linkee in my sig for a DIY grill hack.

[Hijikata]

post some pics of it off the car and some with it on, lets see your cb7

[GunRunner]

post pix x3

[CustomLowz]

post pix x3

X4

[elositocandela]

X4

x5

[stormblkcb7]

I will be a follower and put x6

[xwade01]

Lol.. might as well. x7!!

[npor]

pics!4 96fyg

[Gemini]

Being a leader and not a follower.....so me your grille!

[Spartan1987]

[HondaGuy1212]

yea lets see pics!!

[DarkBaron_CB7]

if u got 56k it sux for you.

Pathetic for now, but I have a lot lined up for the next 3-6 months


Before the grille

After the grille


Close-up of da grille

Damn mosquito messing my beautiful picture up. Should I go black? It just seems the previous picture is so subdued, while the white really stands out and makes me notice the gap between grill and bumper, lights, etc.

Thinking about getting rid of that "H"

Anyways, I havent fixed any of the rust or body damage on it because for one, the hood is going to be replaced so why even bother? The front bumper will be replaced with R33, a Buddy Club rear bumper, and BW sides. My foglights are going to go somewhere inside the bumper, but they arent going to be foglights, they are going to be hella 9006 heh.


Shitty engine yah ok.

That's that Advance Autoparts AEM intake tube with a K&N filter installed. I got the whole setup for like $30 bucks, because my store didnt have any conical filters. The manager offered me the display model, which had no real oil on it and stuff, I said hell yeah for 75% discount lol. No brainer. The little yellow nipple is some ghetto plugging using existing parts. APC fatty spark wires and a breather on the VC. Plus a bloo oil cap.



Going to do extreme engine makeover when I get some time off work, I have a semester break here in about a week, ill probably do it then. Ive got a buddy who can chrome dip anything for me; I might use that offer to the fullest extent. But then again I think chroming everything is tacky. Who knows?


The disgustingly embarrassing side crinkle and rear bumper damage.

The black molding has got to go. The door handles will follow soon after. As bad as the damage looks, (worse in real life, the pic makes it look better lol) That is going to be the very last fix I think. Lowest quote I could get for repair is $2500 and I would rather shoot myself in the balls first. I am also going to get rid of the top weatherstripping or whatever that is. I want my car smoooooth no lines other than the outline.


Butt

I just installed these tails. I now have to rewire my entire rear end, because I guess my previous owner had a problem with melting wires. This aggravates me and I am OCD so I will rewire all the harnesses, plus add some bulbs etc. I liked the lights because they reminded me of the 1995 (or 1994?) Nissan Skyline boxy rear.


Ohnos!



This is the only "Before" pic I can offer for the interior. Most importantly, the speaker has been changed to a Kenwood 5-1/2".


Schwing! (notice: Bottle of C.C. Lemon. teh p1mp.)


Its a door.


This is SooperDoog!

That's all for now. Go home. Shoo!

[Dinner_Time]

Nice pics, looks good. (Except the "The disgustingly embarrassing side crinkle and rear bumper damage.") lol. I've done the same with my interior (painted the trim white) Haven't done anything with the doors yet though, and my paint job is horrible lol. Anyways, about the grille, it's hard to see the mesh, so painting it or even just taking the mesh off might be good.

[caleb5022]

I like what you did with the interior, looks great. When I scrolled down and saw the before pic of the interior it scared the shit out of me!