<VV> 66 Corsa Grille Question

[Jim Burkhard]

No, Terry Kalp told me the real reason (see attached)... in 66, it was 
done differently from 65, beyond having a single opening instead of 2. 
The shiny bit is just a "surround" (no mesh) in 66, unlike the full 
shiny grillwork on the prettier (heh heh) 65 cars.

Jim
 >>>>>>>Terry's well-explained note to me <<<<<<<<<<<<<
Jim,

Indeed you are suffering from "rectal rapport".  The '66 Corsa "grill" 
  was a polished aluminum trim that went around the stock Monza mesh. 
  The Corsa trim was open to let the Monza (and 500) grillwork show 
thru.  The mesh was painted silver like the Monza (500 was body color).

Terry Kalp
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Charles Lee at Proper Pro Per wrote:
> --> Why put aluminum grill right over sheetmetal grill?
> 
> Cuz it's nice and shiny ?
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Burkhard" 
> <burkhard at rochester.rr.com>
> To: <wblanning at adelphia.net>
> Cc: "Virtual Vairs" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2006 5:16 PM
> Subject: Re: <VV> 66 Corsa Grille Question
> 
> 
>> Wade-
>>
>> I didn't think that the Monza grille should *even have* screwholes as 
>> the grill panel has the grillwork already incorporated into it.  So 
>> somebody (maybe you... it isn't clear) modified the Monza grill panel 
>> to hold CORSA inserts.  Whether the lack of "countsunk" (not really 
>> countersunk, but pressed dimple) depressions is your problem or the 
>> remaining Monza grillwork just interfering with the Corsa grill insert 
>> (one grill atop another) I don't know.  Why not just use a Corsa grill 
>> that is designed to take the aluminum inserts (no sheetmetal grillwork 
>> -- just a large rectangular hole)?
>>
>> Or, am I completely misunderstanding/talking out my butt?  I'm used to 
>> 65 Corsas, which have 2 open areas to take the inserts; I assume 66s 
>> are similar, with only a single large grill instead of 2 smaller ones. 
>> Why put aluminum grill right over sheetmetal grill?
>>
>> Jim Burkhard
>> CORSA