I think the easiest thing I've done on this car is to install the antenna. It took two minutes.
The grill in the background is the one that came with the car. The ribs on that one are in poor condition but the brackets are good. The grill in the foreground has nice ribs but it has several broken brackets. Between the two I will make one very nice grill.
As I removed the brackets I sandblasted and painted them before reinstalling them.
All done. The one in the front has nice ribs and perfect brackets. It's time to install.
The grill should be held in with 11 fasteners but I am only using 2. I am dry fitting for the bumpers.
Speaking of bumpers, I decided duct tape makes a pretty good substitute for chrome.
Just kidding. The duct tape is protecting the chrome so I can sandblast the back side in the blast box.
After sandblasting I primered and painted the inside surface. They look nice.
Lots of hardware and brackets are required. Turns out the two on the far left are incorrect for our 63.
None the less I did a dry fit using the brackets I do have. It looks great and I hope to get the missing brackets on E-bay. Wish me luck. They are a one year only bracket and I prefer original.
Installing the front bumpers has been a slow process because I don't want to scratch the paint. I am taking my time and you'll see more on these bumpers in the next posting. And speaking of the next posting, I'll be out of pocket for awhile but I should have something in 2 or 3 weeks.
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