Jim,
If you are missing the surround, it was cut off. There is no separate
surround piece to be attached, you'll have to find a whole new grille. Some
people like the grille better with the lip removed. My vintage racer is
that way.
Gerard
At 12:05 AM -0800 12/29/01, James Gruber wrote:
>Question for Bugeye owners out in Spridget Land. I
>picked up a steel Bugeye front clip yesterday along
>with all of the assorted mounting hardware, hinges,
>clips, etc. Hopefully by spring my '68 Sprite "Bugsy"
>will a least from the front look like a Bugeye, hence
>the nickname. Front clip has the grille but not the
>chrome surround piece that goes around the grille. The
>MOSS and VB book show the Bugeye grille as a one piece
>unit. Were there changes in the grille from '59-61.
>Anyone got a chrome grill trim piece they are
>interested in selling? How does it mount? There is a
>fair amount of bondo covering up who knows what but
>for the most part the front clip is sound. Will need
>some dents and bumps smoothed in the hood but I wanted
>to learn bodywork anyway. Thanks in advance for the
>help.
>
>Jim Gruber
>Bugsy '68 Sprite ( future Bugeye to be)
>Dayton, OH
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