Buck 'n' a Bronco

[rydog1130]

If that grill gets any more elaborate youre going to need to hang it on the wall as art! looking good! you find a home for those stickers?

 

[Howard2x4x4]

When I stop to think that I'm not even sure I'm going to go this route I realize that I probably should not stop and think.....

 

[bronkenn]

Hey Howard, With a grill that fancy you might want to use a horse like this.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Lol Ken! Good one!

 

[kylakekevin]

If you decide not to use it put me in line to buy it! I can afford the material part of the bill, I don't Know who can afford the Man Hours part though!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Kevin, I work amazingly cheap, mainly because workin' on the Bronk saves me huge money with a psychiatrist!

 

[kylakekevin]

Kevin, I work amazingly cheap, mainly because workin' on the Bronk saves me huge money with a psychiatrist!

I hear what your saying and agree!

 

[El Kabong]

Cool grill idea & great execution!

The only thing that seems a little off to my eye is the angle of the horse. His back looks too parallel to the corral, almost flat like a running Mustang, while usually he's kicking up his heels more. Maybe that's intentional since it's a Mustang concept. I wonder how it would look if his front hooves touched the bottom of the corral & his tail touched the top. He's a wild Bronco & might look right trying to kick his way out of the corral.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Man, I just don't know. Not really crazy about it.

 

[phred]

That’s kinda cool. Not sure about the GT emblem but overall it’s striking


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[LUBr LuvR]

Man, I just don't know. Not really crazy about it.

It’s a neat concept, and entirely different than anything done before. You definitely have some vision and skills.

Here’s one thing that stands out to me, and maybe that’s how you wanted it.....the front is four rectangles. The outer perimeter of the grill itself, the ranger/sport trim, your new interior surround, and the small rectangle around the horse.

Rectangle #3, the new surround it the only one with the base wider than the top. I’d be curious to see how it would look with that one rectangle rotated 180* to follow the lines of the others?

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Thanks a bunch for the input. I'm not sure where to head next. There's a few details that need cleaning up and finishing, but they would not change the overall effect. I think I'll put it on the back burner for a while and work on the rest of the Bronco. Heck.

 

[Howard2x4x4]

I guess sometimes a vision does not go along with a "keep it simple" philosophy. Maybe I'll swipe the grill off my original Bronco and start over more subdued.

 

[txtruk15]

I love your concept and what you've done here, it's very cool matching up to the mustang! I think it's a little too busy with the two different honeycomb/hole patterns and too much going on there, the eye is trying to be drawn to many different things. If you had either the same pattern on both the inside and out or, I would personally fill in the top and bottom outside as solid, to make it less busy. I kind of like the bigger honeycomb pattern rather than the speedgrille insert pattern, but everyone has their own likes!

 

[rydog1130]

I would think omitting the "GT" would really clean it up. I think it looks pretty slick howard!

 

[Howard2x4x4]

I decided to back-burner the grill for a bit and continue messin' with the dash and wipers and defrost ducts and yada, yada, yada. Dad-gum defroster ducts don't get along with my dash and gauge design, Hecky-darn! More pondering and cut-and-paste-and-duct tape "customizing"(read "time suck"). The wiper mod actually seems to be working out pretty cool with a few small-ish adjustments to make and fab. Pics show where the defrost ducts invade the hoped for gauge locations. Maybe the old ad slogan was true; maybe Ford did have a better idea, at least better than mine. Btw, the photo editing software in my laptop is kinda fun! Could be another big time suck if I'm not careful...….. 'Nuther btw, I'm pondering a more horizontal emphasis for the grill. Hmmm..... Howard in beautiful west Michigan

 

[Howard2x4x4]

Fyi, here's some more horizontal grills and the hoped-for dash configuration

 

[No Hay]

I'm stuck on original grills, but your dash configuration looks great to me!

 

[rydog1130]

you could make your heater hose a single duct unit to save on space?

 

[englewoodcowboy]

Neat progress! I like to see that you are trying different things until you find what "sticks" for you. Customizing costs a lot of time and money no doubt. One thing I will add, I see you keep toying with mesh which is OK but be sure you do some serious testing with it. What I mean is, buy a cheap wind-o-meter to detect flow rate and use a simple fan. I know mesh is not always a great flow item at higher speeds due to the many vortices it creates, they end up working to block air flow which is why when you see that design on cars they are using a honey comb shape with depth to change that and keep the flow smooth. Id just hate to see you do all of this then find you have cooling issues at highway speeds etc. Either way, keep the creative juices flowing and great job!