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[fezzasus]

 

 

 

 Getting hold of the correct type of mesh seems to be the problem. I can get them made ok if the mesh can be found.  

  Huh? What mesh?

 

I stand corrected grill �

 

It would be made from scratch, not from cutting a mesh/grill, it's a much more complex shape than it looks, Sam would have spent a LOT of time creating a 3d cad of it to make his Splam grills originally. I'd buy the one for sale today to send to a company to copy it if viable.

 

 

It really doesn't need to be a 3D CAD. Buy an original, take it apart, lay it out in the most compact area, put dimensions into a 2D CAD program. Get quotes.

[TazN]

Tom it's as if you've read my mind. Except I don't have a splam or steinmetz to hand so have made card board templates and offered them up to the vx, transferred to abs (I think) plastic - in the process of cutting them out and will look at finishing it off in May some point if I can pull my finger out.

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[PhilipTreeWalker]

Would I be stepping on anyones toes if I was able to offer an alternative?

['Buchos']

Would I be stepping on anyones toes if I was able to offer an alternative?

NO

[Kieran McC]

Would I be stepping on anyones toes if I was able to offer an alternative?

NO

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[PhilipTreeWalker]

Ok, well as long as I don't upset anyone this is where I am at; Just bought a steinmetz to use as a template. I have a friend who owns a plastics company (also a vx owner), he will be able to do it no problem. I was intending to do it for myself, but just stumbled into the group buy room and found this thread...

[Kieran McC]

Ok, well as long as I don't upset anyone this is where I am at; Just bought a steinmetz to use as a template. I have a friend who owns a plastics company (also a vx owner), he will be able to do it no problem. I was intending to do it for myself, but just stumbled into the group buy room and found this thread...

Vocky's

[jules_s]

Just me mindful that I doubt the Steinmetz will go back together again once dismantled

[PhilipTreeWalker]

 

Ok, well as long as I don't upset anyone this is where I am at; Just bought a steinmetz to use as a template. I have a friend who owns a plastics company (also a vx owner), he will be able to do it no problem. I was intending to do it for myself, but just stumbled into the group buy room and found this thread...

Vocky's

 

 

 

Just me mindful that I doubt the Steinmetz will go back together again once dismantled

 

Ah really, thats bad news lol.

[jules_s]

I'm not sure how your mate plans to make the grille, put the steinmetz ones must be pressed together in one go...so all might not be lost

[TazN]

Certainly not, I was going to look at building one myself but it would be very time consuming to produce multiples. Keep us updated!

[PhilipTreeWalker]

Steinmetz arrived today, going to the plastics company tomorrow. Should have an idea of whether its viable, a time frame and cost by next week. Fixings is the only thing I am unsure of so far.

[Kieran McC]

Use the same set up for fixing if it works why change it !

[PhilipTreeWalker]

The steinmetz requires clam off fitting whereas the splam can be fitted clam on. I think this would be preferable to most. I have no experience with the splam fixings is what I am saying.

[oblomov]

The steinmetz requires clam off fitting whereas the splam can be fitted clam on. I think this would be preferable to most. I have no experience with the splam fixings is what I am saying.

I looked at the fixings for both.

 

Here the Splam can be seen to have 8 points which are intended to be through the grille to the rear.

http://www.vx220.org...grill-for-sale/

Here, the Steinmetz can be seen to also have 8 points which are similarly placed but not the same.

http://www.vx220.org...teinmetz-grill/

 

It depends on how securely you want to fix.  Looking at the Steinmetz, the closed tab fixing lends itself well to thin black cable ties through the grille and perhaps a dab of Tigerseal on the rear of each also, so fixing without the clam off is do-able if you're not worried about absolute security.

The Splam grill is not so easy, probably do-able in a similar fashion with a bit of messing about because there are no closed tabs, just a reduced apperture.

So if the copy uses the Steinmetz type fixing tabs, fixing with the clam on is an option and the one I would go for personally.

Edited by oblomov, 21 May 2015 - 08:07 AM.

[Gedi]

The splam grille was fixed with rubber rawl nuts and could be fitted and removed with the clam on.

[Kieran McC]

The splam grille was fixed with rubber rawl nuts and could be fitted and removed with the clam on.

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Edited by kieranmcc, 21 May 2015 - 12:06 PM.

[PhilipTreeWalker]

Went to see the plastics guys today and it looks very promising, so I will start a new thread.

[KrazyHazy]

I'm interested in a grill if any are manufactured. Maybe it could be fixed with one central bolt through the towing eye thread, then you could cover this with a Vauxhall/ Opal Badge.... I'm just going on what I can see on mine the larger holes could be covered in fabric mesh. Like tight material to stop particle ingress damaging the radiator perhaps?