Subject: Re: [Spridgets] AH Spares Bugeye Grill

From: Ron Soave via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2022 08:26:47 -0500

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Ron Soave

> On Mar 25, 2022, at 8:55 PM, Michael MacLean via Spridgets <spridgets@auto=
x.team.net> wrote:
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> The Bugeye grill on the car now is the re-chromed original.  When I had th=
e car repainted for the 2008 Lake of the Ozarks 50th the body shop was heavy=
 handed and the top most pin was pulled so hard to install the speed nut it c=
racked the metal of the grill around it.  Not super evident until you get cl=
ose.  Up close you can see the crack at the peak of the grill. =20
>      I bought a replacement grill from AH Spares and it arrived today.  Fi=
rst of all, it is a bad pressing that lacks the detail at the top edge.  On t=
he original there is a definite border edge.  The repro has no such detail. =
 Maybe not important to some people, but it bugs me.  Second, the grill came=
 bent at the bottom.  See picture below.  Both ends bent like this.  The chr=
ome is cracked at the bend also. Glad I didn't spring for the high quality s=
how chrome version.=20
> Mike MacLean

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From: HealeyRick via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:36:40 -0400

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The problem, Mike, is you ordered a grill, which is fine for cooking slabs
of raw meat over a dung fire, instead of a grille, which goes on the front
of a bugeye.

Best always,
Rick Neville

On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 9:55 PM Michael MacLean via Spridgets <
[email-masked]> wrote:

> The Bugeye grill on the car now is the re-chromed original.  When I had
> the car repainted for the 2008 Lake of the Ozarks 50th the body shop was
> heavy handed and the top most pin was pulled so hard to install the speed
> nut it cracked the metal of the grill around it.  Not super evident until
> you get close.  Up close you can see the crack at the peak of the grill.
>      I bought a replacement grill from AH Spares and it arrived today.
> First of all, it is a bad pressing that lacks the detail at the top edge.
> On the original there is a definite border edge.  The repro has no such
> detail.  Maybe not important to some people, but it bugs me.  Second, the
> grill came bent at the bottom.  See picture below.  Both ends bent like
> this.  The chrome is cracked at the bend also. Glad I didn't spring for the
> high quality show chrome version.
> Mike MacLean
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<div dir=3D"ltr">The problem, Mike, is you ordered a grill, which is fine f=
or cooking slabs of raw meat over a dung fire, instead of a grille, which g=
oes on the front of a bugeye.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Best always,</=
div><div>Rick Neville</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D=
"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 9:55 PM Michael MacLean =
via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">spridgets@aut=
ox.team.net</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=
=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding=
-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">
 The Bugeye grill on the car now is the re-chromed original.=C2=A0 When I h=
ad
 the car repainted for the 2008 Lake of the Ozarks 50th the body shop=20
was heavy handed and the top most pin was pulled so hard to=20
install the speed nut it cracked the metal of the grill around it.=C2=A0 No=
t super evident
 until you get close.=C2=A0 Up close you can see the crack at the peak of t=
he
 grill.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I bought a replace=
ment grill from AH=20
Spares and it arrived today.=C2=A0 First of all, it is a bad pressing that=
=20
lacks the detail at the top edge.=C2=A0 On the original there is a definite=
=20
border edge.=C2=A0 The repro has no such detail.=C2=A0 Maybe not important =
to some
 people, but it bugs me.=C2=A0 Second, the grill came bent at the bottom.=
=C2=A0
 See picture below.=C2=A0 Both ends bent like this.=C2=A0 The chrome is cra=
cked at the bend also. Glad I didn&#39;t spring for the high quality show c=
hrome=20
version. <br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Mike MacLean</div>

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From: Michael MacLean via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2022 12:59:54 -0700

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Thanks Rick.  That is really about all this grill is good for.
Mike MacLean

>> high quality show chrome version.

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div>Thanks Rick.=C2=A0 That is really about all this gril=
l is good for.</div><div>Mike MacLean<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Mar 27, 2022 at 9:36=
 AM HealeyRick &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]=
om</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margi=
n:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex=
"><div dir=3D"ltr">The problem, Mike, is you ordered a grill, which is fine=
 for cooking slabs of raw meat over a dung fire, instead of a grille, which=
 goes on the front of a bugeye.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div><br></div><div>Best always,=
</div><div>Rick Neville</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=
=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 25, 2022 at 9:55 PM Michael MacLe=
an via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" target=3D"=
_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">
 The Bugeye grill on the car now is the re-chromed original.=C2=A0 When I h=
ad
 the car repainted for the 2008 Lake of the Ozarks 50th the body shop=20
was heavy handed and the top most pin was pulled so hard to=20
install the speed nut it cracked the metal of the grill around it.=C2=A0 No=
t super evident
 until you get close.=C2=A0 Up close you can see the crack at the peak of t=
he
 grill.=C2=A0=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0I bought a replace=
ment grill from AH=20
Spares and it arrived today.=C2=A0 First of all, it is a bad pressing that=
=20
lacks the detail at the top edge.=C2=A0 On the original there is a definite=
=20
border edge.=C2=A0 The repro has no such detail.=C2=A0 Maybe not important =
to some
 people, but it bugs me.=C2=A0 Second, the grill came bent at the bottom.=
=C2=A0
 See picture below.=C2=A0 Both ends bent like this.=C2=A0 The chrome is cra=
cked at the bend also. Glad I didn&#39;t spring for the high quality show c=
hrome=20
version. <br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Mike MacLean</div>

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