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[MrJamJar]

Hi All

 

I finally have a shell to play around with! Its a 1982 saloon round nose. I was looking on Ebay and I saw one for sale with a mini van grille, and I really like how it looks. I was just wondering if there would be much work involved in changing the original grille for a van grille?

 

Heres what I mean:

 

Any advice or ideas are welcome!

Thanks

[lapider]

well if you want i really neat finnish you would have to put a var front grill panel on which would mean welding and paint work. or if you could source a van style grill part only then you could bolt it on using the existing mounts.

[MrJamJar]

well if you want i really neat finnish you would have to put a var front grill panel on which would mean welding and paint work. or if you could source a van style grill part only then you could bolt it on using the existing mounts.

At this current moment in time, the car is literally just a rolling shell that needs a bit of welding and a new paint job anyway, so im not fussed about that. I was just wondering whether I would need the van grill panel or just the grill itself. If the grill will just bolt in without any modifications, that would be ideal!

[the_r_sole]

saw that mini on ebay, looks absolutely awesome!

[MrJamJar]

saw that mini on ebay, looks absolutely awesome!

Absolutely agree! But i feel that it needs more on the back of the car. Im not sure what, but it needs something lol

[alex-95]

I think its just bolts on, if you dont want the grille buttons then you could weld a bolt on the grille and have nuts on the inside to take it off.

this one.

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

[MrJamJar]

I think its just bolts on, if you dont want the grille buttons then you could weld a bolt on the grille and have nuts on the inside to take it off.

this one.

http://www.minispare...|Back to search

Brilliant idea! I think thats the way forward. Lets see if my insurance will agree

[RedRallyMini]

There's one in the for sale section: http://www.theminifo...-weld-in-grill/

[robminibcy]

id recommend just bolting it in like in the first picture. it will make working on the car much easier if it can be taken of.

[MrJamJar]

Why do things come up for sale when you're skint? Lol

I intend on using it as a daily car, so would having it bolted in like the first picture compromise security? I dont want to come out of tesco and notice that its gone missing lol

[Andy!]

Well, most mini grilles are just held on by a few screws or small bolts, so just as safe as the rest of our cars :)

[MrJamJar]

Oh... Can you tell im a bit new? ;) lol

[domdee]

i'd definately just screw/bolt on pressed grill as like previously said, access for working on the engine etc would be miles easier!

[crazy_scampi]

I've got a van grille on my saloon. Not a massive fan of chrome so went with this. Got the grille off eBay, tacked some bolts to the back that go through some holes I drilled in the front panel. Nuts are accessed through the engine bay and only takes two minutes to remove!