1973-74 road runner grill repair / resto . anyone ever do theirs ?

[rav440]

has anyone here ever repaired or restored thier 73-74 rr /sati grill ? if so how did you go about it ? what glue did you use and what type of paint .ect


thanks RANDY

 

[r.serio]

Grills are fairly cheap. Just get a new/used one. A bunch on eBay.

 

[troyintahoe]

Grill

I need to fix a couple of cracks in mine. I was planning to use two part epoxy from the local auto parts store. Should be paintable as well. I hope that helps. Troy

 

[troyintahoe]

Grill

I just finished mine. It had cracks, chunks missing, and was in poor shape. I used two part epoxy, bondo, and some fiberglass. It took about 10 hours to get it back into shape and primed. Here is a shot of the grill I took a while ago. I am going to paint it with a mixture of gloss and flat rustoleum. I am going to shoot a few coats of clear over that. I can post up another pic once it's painted a re-installed if you would like. Troy

 

[troyintahoe]

Grill

Here is a pic done and reinstalled in flat/semi gloss. Troy

 

[kb73rr]

I repaired two of them, the original and the one I bought on eBay. Both had cracks and missing pieces. I fixed minor cracks with superglue and where necessary for strength some reinforcement on the back with J-B Weld two part epoxy. I made replacement pieces from plexiglass. First I cut out the broken remnants. Then I made cardboard templates of what replacement pieces I needed, then made the pieces out of plexiglass to fit the templates. I glued them in with J-B Weld, then filed and sanded as necessary. Here are a series of pictures. I hope it helps.
Before - http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/grill.jpg
Step 1 - http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/grillrepair_01.jpg
Step 2 - http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/grillrepair_02.jpg
Step 3 - http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/grillrepair_03.jpg
Step 4 - http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/grillrepair_04.jpg
After - http://www.muskie-lures.com/73roadrunner/grillrepaired.jpg

 

[73sebring]

Hi I'm doing a 73 Satillite,i found the plastic just to brittle to work with. i fabed a new custom grill.The pic looks better than my old grill could have ever been.