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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 05:31 PM
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Cool My new unique SS grille!
made rfom a 20$ ebay grille and a 35$ SS emblem for a Chevelle LOL I cut the emblem with a grinder..I think it looks great!
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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That looks sick dude, good ****; perfect and cheap.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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We have similar minds.. Im looking into doing the same thing but different emblem..

Looks great BTW
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 06:16 PM
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Grille? Yes.
SS? Yes.
Unique? No.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 06:20 PM
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^^^^ what he said. lolz


Been done before.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 08:06 PM
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Well, theres not many around!! And I had to grind it in a unique way ....anyway Thanks for the words!
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 08:15 PM
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where did you get the emblem from? ebay too?
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Is one of the 'S's crooked??
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I've seen it before....

but I still approve!
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Ruthless909
^^^^ what he said. lolz


Been done before.
I though everyone did this lol
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My mother has the same grill/emblem...
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 09:37 PM
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Looks great, you should paint behind the grille black too.
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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Originally Posted by juicestain
Looks great, you should paint behind the grille black too.
Came in here just to say this. Paint that inside part black and you will be golden
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Old Oct 19, 2011 | 11:11 PM
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Yep, background needs to be black.
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I dont mind the white behind it...
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 08:40 AM
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it would look better with the back black, not that it looks bad , looks good, but the white behind it is killing some of the wow factor , and damnit we need wow factor lol
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 09:54 AM
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ohh wow your is unique.. its in front of walmart....
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Old Oct 20, 2011 | 10:03 AM
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When I first saw the title, I thought I was going to see a grille that "no one" has done before lol.
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Originally Posted by Cobra2WS6
I though everyone did this lol
They did.....in 2005
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I did the same thing to my SS. I got mine on ebay, $25 shipped, it came off a 68Camaro. I polished it and painted the middle black. I did make a bracket for it to mount on the grill.
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