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Old Oct 11, 2021 | 10:26 PM
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The impossible grille

My Grille is ok, as in not perfect and not rusted dented crap either. I would like perfect. It is probably good enough to get it there with restoration.

Amongst the many crazy ideas that float through my head about this truck, one is to make new grille sections for the worst ones. But how is perhaps the biggest hurdle.

That said I was looking for some info on how these things were made in the first place. I found nothing so far. I have an idea that they were stamped in large jigs and that came from seeing old videos of factory workers making car hoods.

Any thoughts?



Not my grille but I'd steal it.
 
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Old Oct 12, 2021 | 08:26 AM
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You’re in the same boat as Muppy1840 who posted these below pics in my MH thread. You might need to find a donor big truck. Stu
 
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Old Oct 12, 2021 | 11:38 AM
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Are the 46-7 Mercury truck grilles chromed steel or stainless steel? I believe the 48-50's were stainless, but the pics here of the early grilles look chrome.
 
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Not SS

I went out to the Merc and tested the grille with a super magnet. It is not SS. Just chromed steel. A few even have some rust.
 
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