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Razorback Ranger


conyers73

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Here are some before and after pics of my 98 Ranger. Home made billet grille costing $ 25.00.
 

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How'd you make the grill?
 

conyers73

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Manual
Homemade Billet Grille

First my grille was all broken up in the middle of it. I removed the grille from the truck and cut away all of the broken pieces with a jig saw. I also had some damage on the outer frame of the grille I had to repair with some metal joint repair strips.

Then I bought some "metal lath" at Home Depot for about 8 bucks. It comes in a 27" by 8' size. I laid the metal lath on the grille and cut it to size. I then washed the metal lath in bleach water ( some say vinegar water is better) to remove the oily film that comes on galvanized metal. Next I primered the metal lath with black primer and then with gloss black. I painted the grille frame the same way.

While the grille was off I painted around the radiator flat black ( to cover the white paint). Then I secured each corner the metal lath with sheet metal screws and then proceeded to place the screws 2" apart securing the metal lath to the grille frame. I did not have the money to buy stainless screws for the grille but will replace them with s/s when they begin to rust.

Sorry I did not take pics during the procedure. I was not sure how it would turn out.

Thanks for inquiring.

Johnny
 
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