Custom Grill Ideas!

Does anyone know how to make this kind of grill with just buying the mesh?

 

worked to hard on this.. BUMP

 

Ya I tried.. too much reading and visualizing.
I like how you bumped the thread 3 min after.. like someone can even read that in 3 min. Lol

 

I am not sure what I just read.

 

hahahaha
hence "detailed write up" but this could save you a lot of money and you could have the grill you've been wanting.

 

how to make yourself a raptor style grill with out paying a lot of money!

 

Takes time a effort! I suggest buying another grill and then cutting up that one so if you mess up you still at least have the stock. If you do everything right just pop off the one you have and sell it. Check the buy/sell/trade that's were I got mine and just waiting for my mesh to come in.

 

how to make a raptor style grill yourself!

 

Okay.. good idea! Are you going to make yourself one or what? Do you think this would work?

 

bump

 

OP, currently working on mine and it takes a lot time and effort. I just added up my hours into it to date is about 40 hours. And I still have a ways to go. Click my "Satoshi Progress" link in my sig to see my progress. Honestly, there have been times I wanted to give up and quit. If you choose to embark on this journey, I would suggestion checking out the 2nd gen marketplace for a second grill.

GL

 

Alright man! Yeah I was thinking, if I were to mess up id be screwed! But hey my way of doing this doesn't include all that messy stuff.. what are you doing to your grill? Whats all the bondo for? -no disrespect at all- just trying to learn

 

Well, I'm going more for a traditional, "deep dish" satoshi. Kind of like Homer's 2012 prototype he made and sold:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/homertaco/296921-2012-satoshi.html

I've seen that video, but to each their own I guess. I'm from Chicago and we love our deep dish here!

 

Hahaha!! I hear you!
SO your not gonna add that raptor style look?? And in the simplest terms, how did you get the bend correct?

 

Not really for me. I think it looks nice and I think the people that have made them did an awesome
job. Mine will have the 85-90 FJ emblem, color matched and outlined in white.

 

oh nice! I see what your aiming for.. that would look sick man! how did you create the bend in the sides?

 

By sides you mean? The sides of the grill you have to build? The mesh?

 

no the 2012 and up grills have the bend in them on the sides.. how did you bend it?

 

The mesh?

I had a spare piece of flat steel from an old project that I used. I just took my time and went back constantly to test fit it until I liked it. Homer's Grill (above) is my inspiration for the satoshi I am building; compared to his, mine is awful