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MG MGA - Wire mesh grille

Once upon a time, I read somewhere about an MGA that had a wire mesh grille. Does anyone know of this person and how to contact him/her?
Bob03087

Bob,
Try this thread from the last year's archives. It has the info that you're probably looking for.
Jerry
"grill mods?"
Jerry Murphy

Rod Meyers has one on his coupe. I have a photo somewhere if you would like it.
Steve Simmons

This link is to The MG Owners' Club V8 Roadster Supersports and has a photograph of a wire mesh grill.

http://www.mgcars.org.uk/cgi-bin/gen5?runprog=mgoc&p=emg/001103.htm

A search of their website doesn't reveal it, but I am virtually certain they sell either uncut mesh in rolls, or actual mesh grills.

Nigel J S Steward

i have a picture of a mga with a mess grille the car belongs to Rod Myers. for the picture look here by special mga http://users.pandora.be/mga_world/ the email of rod is roderick.myers@ntlworld.com
serge

Bob,

I have a mesh grill on my car. Feel free to contact me directly if I can be of assistance.

Chris
Chris

Thanks for the great photo links, I enjoyed everyone of them. I'm still looking to get the chrome wire mesh to replace my bent slats.
Bob

Here's a source.
http://www.mcnichols.com/products/wirecloth/wc_main.htm
Regards,
Doug
D Sjostrom

While we are on the subject of grills, my father in laws twin cam, (which im now restoring) had the grill damaged about 20 years ago, and they intstalled a new mark II grill........any one have a 1500 type grill surround they want to part with? Anyone need a markII type in good shape?
Mitch

Bob, another source for the wire mesh is McMaster-Carr.
http://www.mcmaster.com/
Bill Young

I have been away for a while from the website due to family committments, but it is my MG with the mesh grill. It is also now RHD, and back where it came from when it was built in the UK. It also has a 5 speed box, 1860 cc 18 V engine and supercharger, which makes it quite interesting.

Next on the list is coil over front suspension.

By the way the front mesh grill was from the MG Owners Club, but all they did was supply a piece of stainless steel mesh. Then you have to fabricate the brackets, cut to size and fit it to the car, so any stainless steel mesh supplier should be able to provide what you want. Best to go for 316 stainless if you can afford it as it is more rust resistant, although I believe that the mesh supplied by MGOC is 304 stainless or the ISO equivalent which is quite adequate if you don't drive on salted roads.

Rod
Rod Myers

I'm also interested in one of those Mesh Grille's for racing
I thought they were made of stainless.
Does anyone one know where I can buy one ?

Thanks <MARK>
Mark Hester

Last summer we purchased our '59 MGA from a man in Indianapolis. He had a mesh grill made by Nigel Bloom, who is on a racing team in Indianapolis and fabs all sorts of stuff. It is stainless and cut on the diagonal and framed. VERY NICE
I understand that he has since begun making grilles for many other models and I will try and get everyone an e-mail address for him.

Chas.
Charlie Henry

Charlie,
That would be great if you could find his email address and perhaps a link to what they may look like also. Do you know what it cost also?

Many Thanks
<MARK>
Mark Hester

Nigel has agreed to having his e-mail address published and he can give you a link to look at grills he has already done. Pricing will have to be discussed with him for I bought the MGA with the grill already installed. hnbloom@aol.com
Chas.
Charlie Henry

This thread was discussed between 09/04/2005 and 27/04/2005

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