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Tech Information => Technical Discussion => Topic started by: iskipnw on January 03, 2010, 12:56:27 PM

Title: 34 Ford Grille Assembly
Post by: iskipnw on January 03, 2010, 12:56:27 PM

I am new to this forum and I am not sure this is the correct place to post this, but here it goes.  Has anyone built a 3D CAD model of the 34 Ford Grille Assembly?  The street roadster class (STR) allows for sectioning or bobbing of the grill as long as 530 sq in of frontal area is retained, and the width is not altered.  Since this is a complex shape I thought I would ask.  Also any suggestions on easy methods of calculating this would be appreciated.

Title: Re: 34 Ford Grille Assembly
Post by: 4-barrel Mike on January 03, 2010, 01:58:02 PM

AA/ & A/STR record holder:

(http://www.roadsters.com/jolliffe.jpg)

(http://www.bryantauto.com/Ron_Jolliff.jpeg)

Mike

Title: Re: 34 Ford Grille Assembly
Post by: 836dstr on January 06, 2010, 07:46:36 PM

iskipnw,

The laid back grill shell would be good if used on a '33/'34 Roadster but would not be legal on any eariler body style because of the rule in STR that the hood/side panels can be lengthened by 3" but must be the same configuration, i.e. a '27 - '32 with a vertical grill shell would require a hood and side panels to be the same length at the top and bottom. Sure would look COOL on a '27.

Now Modified Roadster would be a whole different story.

Tom

Title: Re: 34 Ford Grille Assembly
Post by: jl222 on January 08, 2010, 02:09:30 PM

Quote from: iskipnw on January 03, 2010, 12:56:27 PM

I am new to this forum and I am not sure this is the correct place to post this, but here it goes.  Has anyone built a 3D CAD model of the 34 Ford Grille Assembly?  The street roadster class (STR) allows for sectioning or bobbing of the grill as long as 530 sq in of frontal area is retained, and the width is not altered.  Since this is a complex shape I thought I would ask.  Also any suggestions on easy methods of calculating this would be appreciated.

   How about laying out 1 inch squares on paper or cardboard, drawing the shape and counting the sqs and partial sqs?

          JL222

Title: Re: 34 Ford Grille Assembly
Post by: iskipnw on January 11, 2010, 12:19:57 AM

I am trying two methods.  One is to draw an outline of the grille on engineering paper and counting squares.  My second option is to take a picture using a high resolution camera and trace the outline using CAD software.  Then use pixel counting software to determine what is inside the outline.

I will let you know if the two methods correlate.