January 2018

Disassembled and straightened the grille. Photos taken so I'd be able to reassemble it. Note the notches to locate the inner and outer bars together. Discovered that I'd need some replacement grille bars, as some were too far gone to use. Drilling stake pockets for fabricated stops.
Attachments
IMG_0173.JPG (278.1 KB, 313 downloads)
GRILLE BEFORE DISASSEMBLY
IMG_0175.JPG (173.42 KB, 300 downloads)
GRILLE ROUGH SPOTS
IMG_0176.JPG (164.83 KB, 305 downloads)
MORE BAD SPOTS
IMG_0189.JPG (232.32 KB, 291 downloads)
THIS ONE WON'T BE RESTORABLE
IMG_0185.JPG (184.17 KB, 298 downloads)
LOCATING NOTCHES FOR FRONT AND REAR BARS
IMG_0186.JPG (230.75 KB, 303 downloads)
MORE LOCATING NOTCHES
IMG_0208.JPG (56.4 KB, 310 downloads)
REPLACEMENT STAKE POCKET STOPS


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
Follow this saga in Project Journal
Photos
1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.