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Posted by: McMark Sep 28 2010, 01:52 PM

Just finished this radiator opening on a subaru car. Bought the fancy punched diamond metal. This is NOT expanded metal. It's slightly larger openings than the engine lid grill, and is otherwise a beautiful match. Formed the piece on a stock body 914 to get the shape. Then welded each little leg to the body.

I'm really happy with how it turned out. Once it's painted it will look Original yet Custom.


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Posted by: RJMII Sep 28 2010, 01:57 PM

That looks great, Mark!

Posted by: SirAndy Sep 28 2010, 01:59 PM

Posted by: Hontec Sep 28 2010, 02:10 PM

That looks really great!

Posted by: 9146986 Sep 28 2010, 02:23 PM

Nice work Mark, very slick job.

Posted by: realred914 Sep 28 2010, 03:21 PM

good, nice big air flow area. what is the plan for the nose, a 916 fiberglass one?

what is plan for the air exit holes? floor of trunk? wheel weel?

tradand me is thinking of a radioator conversion now to what sized subaru motor you runing here?

Posted by: Root_Werks Sep 28 2010, 03:33 PM

Now that's some good fab work!

Posted by: tradisrad Sep 28 2010, 03:53 PM

Nice work.
i am thinking of making a buick v6 (not going to cut the green car) and have been trying to visulaize radiator ideas. I'd love to see how you are going to finish it off. How about the exit?

Posted by: strawman Sep 28 2010, 04:05 PM

Niiiiiiice! I picked up some perforated steel from a local vendor, but it has 0.3" round holes. I originally planned to make mine two grills detachable, but I like what you've done with yours. Is this for a customer or for own self???

Posted by: McMark Sep 28 2010, 05:02 PM

For a customer. I'm just doing the metal work. He's assembling the car.
I'm not sure what the bumper plan is, but it involves a stock bumper.
Air exits were already on the car (previous V8, IIRC) and they exit out the wheel wells.

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=7882 for the build up of the car, done by Fiid, on the previous chassis.

Posted by: TonyAKAVW Sep 28 2010, 05:24 PM

Nicely done!

Posted by: rick 918-S Sep 28 2010, 10:02 PM

That's alot of welding and grinding. Nice stamping. Nice work Mark.

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Sep 28 2010, 10:33 PM

Awright! Now quit dickin' around and get to work on the limo.

Posted by: plymouth37 Sep 28 2010, 11:25 PM

Nice work there! I was just drooling over some honeycomb stamped aluminum I found at the hardware store the other day, dreaming of things just like this!
I love how you shaped it to the stock specs, very trick!

Posted by: Rand Sep 28 2010, 11:32 PM

So this is what it takes to drag you out of the woodworks? Don't make me ask you about your car.
Nice to see you around here again Tony.

Posted by: Rand Sep 28 2010, 11:34 PM

Nice work McMarkus.