Recycled GT500 Parts....

[Tommy Gun]

Yes I'm in the right forum. :shades:


Finally found something to close the gaping hole in the front bumper of the F150 a little.

Now I know it's open for a purpose, but it's a direct shot to the intercooler behind it.

So to help deflect rocks and debris I covered it a bit. :grin:


So w/ a little skil-saw and heat-gun work :shades: I made something work.




http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00100.jpg

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00101.jpg

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00102.jpg














:oops:


http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00104.jpg



:look:

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[mustang loco]

great job TG :wtg:.



there goes a perfect grill though...just sayin'





:tongue:

[Tommy Gun]

I had a couple grills from trying my radar detector install years back. :shades:

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[mustang loco]

I had a couple grills from trying my radar detector install years back. :shades:

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nice, too bad those are againts the law up here..:nonono:..You know what would be nice bud',just sayin' though,is getting that lower grill "chrome".like the upper one,that would look great..just an idea.".(they can have that chrome look on anything these days.)

[Tommy Gun]

nice, too bad those are againts the law up here..:nonono:..You know what would be nice bud',just sayin' though,is getting that lower grill "chrome".like the upper one,that would look great..just an idea.".(they can have that chrome look on anything these days.)


But all of the bottom bumper is black? :look:

[mustang loco]

But all of the bottom bumper is black? :look:

true,just went back and noticed it...sorry

[VaporDude]

That looks good Bill but I would keep it black. I don't think chrome would look very good in that area.

[Shlbylvr]

Before :pics:

[Shlbylvr]

BTW It looks good..

[Tommy Gun]

Before :pics:



This is the closest thing I have to a before pic....



http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011%20F150SC%20EB/DSC09944.jpg


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[Shlbylvr]

This is the closest thing I have to a before pic....



http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC09944.jpg


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Great improvement...

[Joe G]

Great improvement...:iagree:


Nice job, TG. Rep points coming!

[Sssnake08]

:wtg:Looks good TG

[onecrazydog]

Yes I'm in the right forum. :shades:


Finally found something to close the gaping hole in the front bumper of the F150 a little.

Now I know it's open for a purpose, but it's a direct shot to the intercooler behind it.

So to help deflect rocks and debris I covered it a bit. :grin:


So w/ a little skil-saw and heat-gun work :shades: I made something work.




http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00100.jpg

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00101.jpg

http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00102.jpg














:oops:


http://i670.photobucket.com/albums/vv61/fastestshelby2/2011 F150SC EB/DSC00104.jpg



:look:

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Mickey help with that?

















Kiddin, looks great!!

[onecrazydog]

nice, too bad those are against the law up here..:nonono:

Not in Alberta!!

[68fastback]

...lookin' good, Bill!! :wtg:

Maybe some thoughts/pics on how you mounted it might be of interest too?

[King Cobra]

Looks great Bill.:wtg:

[Birdman]

...lookin' good, Bill!! :wtg:

Maybe some thoughts/pics on how you mounted it might be of interest too?

:idea: :yes: that would be nice...:waiting3:

[Tommy Gun]

...lookin' good, Bill!! :wtg:

Maybe some thoughts/pics on how you mounted it might be of interest too?




:rofl3: No thought involved. :grin:


Okay, a couple days ago I thought about trying this knowing I had a couple old grills.

So I measured the approx opening.... 8x 20 ?

Then I checked the grill.

I ended up cut the grill w/a skil saw (messy) to 9 x 22

I cut off the tabs on the back and the thick end across the top.

I heated up the back of the grill in the center only. Heated it enough to bend it a little flatter.

I did all this in like 5 minutes because I really wasn't expecting it to work.

Then I took the piece and worked it in from underneath the truck between the bumper plastic and the fascia plastic....just enough room to squeeze it in.

Then from the front and w/ the hood up could work it into place, I had to remove once to cut down slightly.

Then put it back into place, centered it and using some factory holes that are in the bumper I zip-tied the grill piece in place.

Re checked centering and tighten zip ties.

Should hold pretty well. If the zip ties happen to break over time the part will stay in that area because it's too tight to fall out.

Did all this in about 20 minutes.


:look:

[Birdman]

:goodpost: thanks for enlightening us....:tiphat2:

[Highwayman]

:rofl3: No thought involved. :grin:


Okay, a couple days ago I thought about trying this knowing I had a couple old grills.

So I measured the approx opening.... 8x 20 ?

Then I checked the grill.

I ended up cut the grill w/a skil saw (messy) to 9 x 22

I cut off the tabs on the back and the thick end across the top.

I heated up the back of the grill in the center only. Heated it enough to bend it a little flatter.

I did all this in like 5 minutes because I really wasn't expecting it to work.

Then I took the piece and worked it in from underneath the truck between the bumper plastic and the fascia plastic....just enough room to squeeze it in.

Then from the front and w/ the hood up could work it into place, I had to remove once to cut down slightly.

Then put it back into place, centered it and using some factory holes that are in the bumper I zip-tied the grill piece in place.

Re checked centering and tighten zip ties.

Should hold pretty well. If the zip ties happen to break over time the part will stay in that area because it's too tight to fall out.

Did all this in about 20 minutes.


:look:

Good olde fashion American ingenuity :flag2:

[68fastback]

...cool! :tiphat2:

:idea: ...maybe I should do the lower grille on the Fusion like that (:nonono: ...would make it too fast).

[mustang loco]

:goodpost: thanks for enlightening us....:tiphat2:


+1


Did you apply for patent on this idea?

:popcorn: