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Old 09-16-2009, 11:34 AM
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Default Grilles..make your own??

I have a 126 and a 147 I need to get a lower grille made for, and a 122 that has its original grille. If all I need to do is make a grille out of round stock like the 122 has, it should be pretty easy to weld up a fairly decent looking grille.. The expanded metal grilles seem to be made of something unobtainable..

What was the original finish on a 122 grille? mine seems like it may have been cad plated but I would bet it had paint at one time...black or white??

Are the 126 and 147 both expanded metal originally or are they also a refrigerator grate looking thing like the 122?

Or is there a mother lode of complete, mint NOS cub grilles I just haven't heard about?
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Old 09-16-2009, 05:57 PM
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truckntran, you are correct in thinking that the 126 and 147 grills are expanded metal, odd as it sounds they have 2 stripes in them, it looks like the metal wasn't pulled as much in the two areas making the stripe.

I don't know where decent looking "grill material" can be found, I've yet to see anything fabricated that makes me say "WOW". This idea of yours about making a grill simalar to that of the 1X2/3 series, doesn't sound like a bad idea... probably about the best I've heard yet.

Send us a pic when you get it made up.

Thanks
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Old 09-16-2009, 07:07 PM
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The 1x2/3 grilles are plated with something (not sure what) but not painted. If I had a bigger zinc plating tank, I'd try to plate a few that I have laying around. Actually, I think the expanded metal ones were plated, as well.
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Old 09-17-2009, 01:36 AM
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It is possable to take the grill out of a 102/122 and make it work in a 100,


So I don't see why it could not be done to work on a 126.
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