wohleb wrote:

Esty, This is a beautiful car. I interested in the grille. Where did it come from? Did you add the chrome yourself?

peel and stick plastic chrome wheel well trim...off the shelf from practically any corner auto store...it comes in, i think, 25 foot lengths is back'd with 3M heavy duty adhesive and sells for under $10 per roll





so you know how strong and lasting the stuff is, i had some around my wheelwell openings for more than 15 years and had trouble removing it when i did the testoration



it's also good for covering old door panel trim



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I ended up going with the original mount location. I used the old bumper shock covers to conceal the holes that still exist in the front valence. They angle upwards, which looks a little off, but I think it looks better than gaping holes. (no body work for me until such time deems I need to do it - knock on wood i don't;)

Pix attached of the euro conversion almost complete. Just need to secure the wings on the front, and plug the holes.
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otto wrote:

I ended up going with the original mount location. I used the old bumper shock covers to conceal the holes that still exist in the front valence. They angle upwards, which looks a little off, but I think it looks better than gaping holes. (no body work for me until such time deems I need to do it - knock on wood i don't;)

that's a pretty slick way of making it work without welding....why didn't i think of that..
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