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roll_the_dice 09-17-2020 09:03 PM

Installed grille by myself like this...ingenious or redneck?
 
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OK, so I was trying to rack my brain for a few days to be able to install the grille by myself without dropping it since the grille support was already installed. In my sleep last night I came up with this idea...I could zip tie the grille to the support to hold it roughly in place while I put the bolts in.

So is this ingenious or redneck or something else??

Here are a few pictures...With zip ties and after the install. You can see that the zip ties held it pretty straight and was an easy install.

VictoriaHardware 09-17-2020 09:17 PM

Re: Installed grille by myself like this...ingenious or redneck?
 
This would be redneck if you stopped after the zip ties

cwcarpenter98 09-18-2020 12:24 AM

Re: Installed grille by myself like this...ingenious or redneck?
 
Dang, I wish I thought of that last time I had my grille off. Probably going to use this idea next time :lol:

oem4me 09-18-2020 01:08 AM

Re: Installed grille by myself like this...ingenious or redneck?
 
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Originally Posted by VictoriaHardware (Post 8809806)
This would be redneck if you stopped after the zip ties

Ha Ha!

I frequently work alone, and have concluded that almost anything can be done single handedly. The job may require some thought (and/or zip ties), but that's half the fun.

Corts60 09-18-2020 09:41 AM

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Perfect. Adapting and overcoming is half the fun as mentioned above. I swap out entire engines by myself all the time. Having the right tools helps tremendously though.

pdxhall 09-18-2020 11:47 AM

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Great idea. Being a lone builder I'm also interested in any ideas to help make a job easy for one.

Johns 66 09-18-2020 11:52 AM

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If Street Outlaws didnt have a car named Ziptie that would be your trucks name...lol....I love it....thats how things get done...and yeah its redneck but thats way ok.....we do have redneck truck..lol

roll_the_dice 09-18-2020 01:57 PM

Re: Installed grille by myself like this...ingenious or redneck?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by VictoriaHardware (Post 8809806)
This would be redneck if you stopped after the zip ties

HAHA so true!

I might need a couple more on the bottom to hold it better, but maybe not. :D

Quote:

Originally Posted by oem4me (Post 8809892)
Ha Ha!

I frequently work alone, and have concluded that almost anything can be done single handedly. The job may require some thought (and/or zip ties), but that's half the fun.

Exactly...I got a lot of pleasure out of doing it by myself and I didn't want to wait on my wife to get home to hold it...this was super easy...way easier than I thought it would be and I didn't have to say "hold it higher, no that's too much..down a little and to the left." haha

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Originally Posted by pdxhall (Post 8810010)
Great idea. Being a lone builder I'm also interested in any ideas to help make a job easy for one.

Thanks... That's why I posted it actually...if it helps someone then I'm all for it. I would do it again in a heartbeat. Hopefully I remember it for the next build.

The Rocknrod 09-18-2020 03:15 PM

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Heck I wasn't sure how to do that alone. That's a great idea and I will probably need to use that myself. Thanks. :metal:

forestb 09-18-2020 04:01 PM

Re: Installed grille by myself like this...ingenious or redneck?
 
Perfect zip tie moment Friburger and Dulcich would be proud.

Lokin4AReason 10-11-2020 12:53 AM

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Hey , if it works . . . It works


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