Anyone seen this special modified T-Bird?

[Jasper]

NICE T-Bird

I love everything about it. If you click on products on their page too, they sell a super charger along with ground effects etc.

 

[flairbird]

love that mesh grille

These guys have some neat trick parts. I am going to check out that grille option and stereo upgrade option since the factory unit controls the alarm. Thanks for the link...

Flair

 

[Brad]

I see they are selling the supercharger for 5,000. Has anyone else ever priced one for another vehicle? I don't think they are normally as much as that, right?

 

[Bimota Guy]

Roots and screw types are typically more expensive than centrifugal types, like Vortech and paxton.

 

[Sonofpern]

especially more expensive on newer and more powerful cars/engines

 

[loochie]

Interesting that they chose the carbon fiber dash kit....that's what I put on my MS Grey, I really like the look. Since the MS Grey isn't a "retro" color, I might consider changing the look of the grill, too. I hate drying all those honeycombs on my grill every time I wash the car!

 

[hambone]

this special modified T-Bird

Am I missing something here, went to the site and there was no grille listed. That is on my high priority list, so therefore am seriously interested in getting anything to replace the egg crate.

2003 Grey/Black

 

[Bimota Guy]

Am I missing something here, went to the site and there was no grille listed. That is on my high priority list, so therefore am seriously interested in getting anything to replace the egg crate.

2003 Grey/Black

I like the grille as well and was disappointed they did not list it.

 

[loochie]

hmmm....interesting that the three of us all have the MS Grey, and would like to change the grill. Must be the "non-retro" color we picked! 😀

 

[Brad]

When you say "eggcrate" are you reffering to the foam behind the grill, or the grill itself? If you're talking about the crap behind the grill, it's there for impact resistance. I had been toying with the idea of replacing the grill.

I started looking at 1955-57 era Corvette grills since the cars clearly have a similiar look, and the size may be close, but I never got any further then looking up the prices on E-bay and in Hemmings. Does anyone by any chance have a vintage vette or access to grill sizes?

I just so happen to have an 2002 T-bird gill off the car that I can make a template for anyone that would like it.

Since the current grill is lightweight plastic/chrome, and merely "clipped" onto the plastic bumper cover, I'm not sure how much infrastructure work (if any) would be required to support a heavier metal/chrome grill.

Even if you don't care about the impact protection of the foam (eggcrate) I wonder if it provides any support for the nose assembly/gill.

 

[cool57]

vette teeth

vette teeth range from 6-3/8 to 7-1/4

 

[flairbird]

Eggcrate refers to the shape of the openings in the grill, not the impact foam behind the grill....

I too want the custom grill...has anyone called this company for a price?

Todd

 

[flairbird]

$600 for the mesh grille

Folks,

I spoke with Alex Hazzard today at Special Vechicle Concepts. Stated that the price for the grill is $600 + shipping. Also said that it takes about 4 hours to install. The front nose clipped must be dropped from the vehicle as the grill is mounted from the rear.

I intend on purchasing one, but I am only slightly handy with wrench. I'm going to find a body shop to tackle this task for me. May be a good time to have some touch-up work done on the front end as well.

Off to Carlisle Ford Nationals this weekend!

Todd

 

[Brad]

FYI.....the paint on the nose comes off REAL easy when it's off the car. Just setting it down on the garage floor and slighly rolling it created tons of scratches in the paint.

 

[guysfun]

Grill

Brad: How can I see this custom car? Do you know where to get a custom grill? I hate the factory grill!
Thanks, Guy

 

[cewhite3]

http://www.specialvehicles.com/content/view/29/42/

 

[Quickdraw]

http://www.specialvehicles.com/content/view/29/42/

Well its different - not my taste however - Id like to see what a thin bar grill would look like...