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  1. 08-27-2017, 06:10 PM #21
    Shaun 69 E
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    Quote Originally Posted by LiveFromNY View Post
    So, now the big question... Is this officially a service you're offering?
    Hi JP,

    Yes, I've done 2 now, one 5 bar and this 3 bar. Have 7 in the pipeline now.
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  2. 08-27-2017, 06:12 PM #22
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    Quote Originally Posted by Haasman View Post
    Shaun- Beautiful work and good for you for taking this on. Wow! Quite interesting all the steps. Especially appreciate you pointing pitfalls along your process. thanks
    Thank you! I hope this helps anyone who wants to tackle in on their own.
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  3. 08-27-2017, 06:42 PM #23
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    Shaun,

    Beautiful workmanship and outstanding finishes!
    This takes real dedication to the process.
    Very impressive.

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  4. 08-28-2017, 04:12 AM #24
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    Truly amazing!
    When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.

    What's the difference between heroin addiction & P-Car projects? Heroin use has it's limits.

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  5. 08-31-2017, 02:30 AM #25
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    Fantastic job Shaun. It looks fantastic. A question....

    My 70T was given the RS treatment and currently has an original black anodised 5 bar grill. As orginal bright anodised grills are hard to come by, presumably I could 'restore' the horizontal bars back to bright anodized rather than black by doing the same as you've done?

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  6. 08-31-2017, 07:59 AM #26
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    Thank you for the kind words Paul.

    Yes, you can disassemble your grille, strip the anodizing off the ribs and then sand and polish them and then have them clear anodized. Good luck!
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  7. 08-31-2017, 09:18 AM #27
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    Incredible attention to detail, Shaun.

    I thought I had a decent original, unmolested one on my car until I just went out and compared your final product with mine.

    Very nice!
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  8. 08-31-2017, 09:54 AM #28
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    Incredible work. What tools/techniques do you use to get out the undesirable kinks & bends? No desire to do this myself...just interested in the methodology.
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  9. 08-31-2017, 10:32 AM #29
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    Thanks beh and Peter!

    Peter, it's very simple to straighten the ribs with male/female tooling I had a machine shop make. I originally wanted to go with a roller but nixed that idea and went with pressing a male tool into the rib into the female tool.
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    Shaun,

    About what $$$ do you charge to do a grille?
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