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Old September 17th, 2015, 02:14 PM
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help identify these grills

Just checking to see what these originally came on, they are metal.

I was surprised how heavy they where, since i thought they were plastic.

Has anyone ever tried straightening one?
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Old September 17th, 2015, 02:25 PM
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1971 Cutlass Supreme only. They are made of potmetal & usually will only bend once. If you try to straighten them they almost always break.
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Old September 17th, 2015, 04:03 PM
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Old September 17th, 2015, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by oldspackrat
1971 Cutlass Supreme only. They are made of potmetal & usually will only bend once. If you try to straighten them they almost always break.

Thanks for IDing them!

I had a feeling on the bold. One is straight, the other is caved in, but not cracked or chipped.
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Old September 17th, 2015, 05:23 PM
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I have some of those grills in stock. Which side do you need? I can get pictures and prices in a day or two.
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Old September 20th, 2015, 07:21 AM
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Originally Posted by oldspackrat
I have some of those grills in stock. Which side do you need? I can get pictures and prices in a day or two.

I'll get ahold of you when I get closer to needing them. Car is in the tear down phase now.
Its a 72 "S" but I'm not doing a concourse restoration on it, just building a driver, so I'm not sure what grills I like the look of yet.
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Old September 20th, 2015, 07:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Krom
I'll get ahold of you when I get closer to needing them. Car is in the tear down phase now.
Its a 72 "S" but I'm not doing a concourse restoration on it, just building a driver, so I'm not sure what grills I like the look of yet.
If it's a 72 the grills are technically incorrect even though they fit. Your stone shield also likely needs replacing as it looks busted up. I'm sure Scott or others can hook you up with the parts you may need when the time comes.
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Old September 22nd, 2015, 11:33 PM
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Since your in tear down mode you should get the right grilles instead and they are light weight plastic.
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