loud2004marquis
06-16-2013, 08:05 PM
Was able to get my hands on two OEM black Marauder grills and make a badgeless. I wanted to keep my stock grill so I can change them back and forth if I wanted. It may not be the prettiest job, but I am proud of it.
Haven't noticed many detailed pictures especially of the backs of badgeless grills built, so I thought it would be good to share what I came up with.
I started with cutting out the six teeth needed, however I would recommend using three teeth from each side of the emblem of the donor:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985989/fullsize/badgeless1.jpg
I cut the teeth as close as possible to the housing so there would be extra material to cut away and form to meet up to the new housing:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985990/fullsize/badgeless2.jpg
A coping saw was the tool of choice to remove the teeth. On the grill to become the badgeless, I cut the teeth out higher to leave little stumps:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985991/fullsize/badgeless3.jpg
Then I fit each tooth to the stumps, cutting a little away at a time from each tooth to fit as close as possible. After that, I got some coat hanger and bent it to sit inside the backside of each tooth and left extra to hang over the edge of each tooth:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985995/fullsize/badgeless7.jpg
Painted the hangers black and used this stuff to glue them into the back of the teeth:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985997/fullsize/badgeless9.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985998/fullsize/badgeless10.jpg
Took each tooth and bent the ends of the hanger to hold the tooth in proper position with the hanger pressed against the backside of the grill. It took a little time, but seems to hold the teeth in place very well:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/986009/fullsize/badgeless19.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/986010/fullsize/badgeless20.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/986012/fullsize/badgeless22.jpg
Haven't noticed many detailed pictures especially of the backs of badgeless grills built, so I thought it would be good to share what I came up with.
I started with cutting out the six teeth needed, however I would recommend using three teeth from each side of the emblem of the donor:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985989/fullsize/badgeless1.jpg
I cut the teeth as close as possible to the housing so there would be extra material to cut away and form to meet up to the new housing:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985990/fullsize/badgeless2.jpg
A coping saw was the tool of choice to remove the teeth. On the grill to become the badgeless, I cut the teeth out higher to leave little stumps:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985991/fullsize/badgeless3.jpg
Then I fit each tooth to the stumps, cutting a little away at a time from each tooth to fit as close as possible. After that, I got some coat hanger and bent it to sit inside the backside of each tooth and left extra to hang over the edge of each tooth:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985995/fullsize/badgeless7.jpg
Painted the hangers black and used this stuff to glue them into the back of the teeth:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985997/fullsize/badgeless9.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/985998/fullsize/badgeless10.jpg
Took each tooth and bent the ends of the hanger to hold the tooth in proper position with the hanger pressed against the backside of the grill. It took a little time, but seems to hold the teeth in place very well:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/986009/fullsize/badgeless19.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/986010/fullsize/badgeless20.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/986012/fullsize/badgeless22.jpg