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Mike B · 10-18-2012, 06:06 PM

Scott, do you have a sheetmetal break?

I meant to add, I made some a few years back...I did have to find a friend with a good shear though..

What I did was break the metal over to match the "V" depth on one side...I left the other side about 2inches wide (will see why in a sec)...then put back in my break and folded it some more to get it in the right "V" as the originals....This is why I needed to leave the other side wider.

Knowing I'd never get a straight cut, or "undeformed" cut, my buddy sheared my left over piece off to match the "V" needed.

I made these in a 3 foot strip (break I was using at the time) then sawed to length...I then used my diegrinder to shape the ends (little curved area) and tigged them in.

10-18-2012, 06:06 PM	#7
Mike B Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oakdale,Ca Posts: 1,323	Re: 36 pickup grille repair question Scott, do you have a sheetmetal break? I meant to add, I made some a few years back...I did have to find a friend with a good shear though.. What I did was break the metal over to match the "V" depth on one side...I left the other side about 2inches wide (will see why in a sec)...then put back in my break and folded it some more to get it in the right "V" as the originals....This is why I needed to leave the other side wider. Knowing I'd never get a straight cut, or "undeformed" cut, my buddy sheared my left over piece off to match the "V" needed. I made these in a 3 foot strip (break I was using at the time) then sawed to length...I then used my diegrinder to shape the ends (little curved area) and tigged them in.