Anybody build their own grill guard?
 

I've been throwing this idea around for a while and decided I want a grill guard. I was just wondering if anybody built their own or had them done. And some ideas would be great!
Thanks on advanced.
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I saw this one on the forums a while ago. I don't remember who's it was but I really liked it. I had to save the screen shot for when I get around to designing one.
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Hmm that actually looks pretty cool. I talked my wife into one but brakes come first lol

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yes if the brakes work a grille guard is less of a necessity...

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I always built my own back when I was 4-wheeling. I made them to look like the brush guards sold by various companies. Those had two cross pipes and I added a third at the bottom between the tow hooks so the sides wouldn't fold in. I also used the next size up pipe (can't recall...2.5"?). Their sides were 1/4" and I used 3/8". And throes came to the top of the grille and mine came to the center. There was only enough room for rectangle lights on mine.

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Lol volks I feel the same but like the idea of both.

Special how did you map/design them first? Did you just look at the pic and go for it?

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I thought the dealer installed grille guards looked pretty neat, they don't look to hard to fabricate eather
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Black you got a pic?
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Here's a couple
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I really like that style! What else was available back then?
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Agreed. They don't look to harf to make.
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I might need one of those! A dog ran out in front of my Honda Accord last year and it took out half my front end! Thank God for full coverage!

I'd hate to see my '72 even scratched.

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^^^ ya unfortunately hondas seem to crunch easy. A lot of plastics
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On the ones I'd make,yeah I just modeled them off of pictures. We used to fab our bumpers,too. But,later,once I had 4wds I was easier on that I wanted to have a cleaner factory look I'd make them to fit the factory bumper. That was trial and error to fit. I'd use cardboard/poster board to make scribe a pattern. There's a tool with a hundred pins (approx) that you can use to copy contours,also. You just push it into the object and the pins take on the shape of that object. Then you trace that onto cardboard/poster board,then trace that onto steel. We didn't have plasma cutters or mig welders back then. That would make it so much easier.

This was the first one,made pretty much the same as a House Of Steel one:

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Special k you really do a good job on fabrication. I think I've seen a few of your bumpers from other threads.
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So were these made by GM?
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not made by GM

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Id love to see a video of someone making these things. I might try to find something on youtube.

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They were to my knowledge dealer installed but I'm not quite sure 100%
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Whoops I was wrong... They were factory not dealer installed
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They were also available thru the dealer along with another style....both manufactured by the Luverne Company and came in Chevy and GMC versions. I have all of them along with some old Hickey and Smitty Bilt push bars, Ill try and dig them out for some pics when it cools down here.
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Hey thanks blazer man!
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Got a chance to pull out a few today, this should give you guys some ideas if you decide to build your own.

Chevy dealer accessory Luvern brush guard.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps99f07abe.jpg

GMC dealer accessory Luverne brush guard
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psad9bbacf.jpg

Smittybilt push bar
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psfeeb7abc.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...pse726661d.jpg

Hickey push bar
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps59e2c67a.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps61dd635e.jpg
Optional Hickey push bumpers
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...psf20f283e.jpg
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Push bar made from factory original brush guard.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps5f500fcd.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...ps934b9de1.jpg

Smash Hit grill guard

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...parts002-1.jpg
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Hey thanks the pics look great. I like the push bars the best.
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