Ford Focus Grill Guard

[InsaneRedRooster]

Looking good lol, keep it up

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[Ranger Kip]

I have to cut off the two inside tubes and separate them by 14-3/4", then weld the center tube into place and it will create the grill guard, the rest is the bumper. To cover the lower bumper I will use sheet metal and angle iron to reinforce it.

I will be adding lights to the grill and maybe a 1500lb winch I have laying around. (no real need for a winch, just look neat).

Im going to work on lifting the body of the focus by 1-1/2" and put aggressive-solid tires on it ($235 a piece). I am thinking of longer coils and a larger strut up front. Then welding some support braces on the swing arms.

 

[Snoranger]

That thin walled tubing isnt going to protect the grille from anything, except maybe some tall grass. If you run into so much as a chipmunk or a squirrel that will bend.

 

[Ranger Kip]

That thin walled tubing isnt going to protect the grille from anything, except maybe some tall grass. If you run into so much as a chipmunk or a squirrel that will bend.

Its made from exercise equipment, its a little over 1/8" thick

 

[armadillon]

I'm going to judge you like I judge women buying condoms at the grocery store. Your car is going to have herpes.

 

[Ranger Kip]

Almost half done.

The top half is about complete, working on bottom parts design now

 

[brinker88]

You, sir are giving us here rednecks a bad name with that piece of scrap metal ziptied to that lil focus. You'd be better off using a piece of 4x4 with Git-R-Dun wood burned into it.

 

[94 lngbd]

looks like a weak excersize equipment was the donor of its metal. I doubt that that will do much for protection as its thin metal & you butt welded the sections together with out sleeving them.

 

[straycat]

Cmon rose, I could be wrong but this cannot turn out that bad lol. Crown vic police interceptors have guards so why can't this guys focus, it might look nice


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Because they are made for the vehicle and look good...this is fugly....

 

[straycat]

Almost half done.

The top half is about complete, working on bottom parts design now

Damn...no wonder some mothers eat their young.......

 

[Rose2300]

my god

 

[70roadrunner]

are the handles for lifting it out of the ditch? lol!

 

[Snoranger]

Damn...no wonder some mothers eat their young.......

I tried to rep you for that one. Cant right now.

 

[Ranger Kip]

are the handles for lifting it out of the ditch? lol!

they are being removed, and Im cutting slits in the corners for side-lamps (turn signals).

This is the first of a kind, so designing a grill on my budget for a Focus isn't very easy, keep this in mind.

 

[Ranger Kip]

looks like a weak excersize equipment was the donor of its metal. I doubt that that will do much for protection as its thin metal & you butt welded the sections together with out sleeving them.

I did do a fillet weld on both sides for protection, but to be realistic to it, its more for looks than it is for protection, I dont think it would do anything since the ONLY point for it to mount onto the car is the original bumper which is design to crush inward.

So I just believe a metal bumper with a grill guard would look nicer than a plastic one.