Upper part are welded together chain links, the bottom part is 1/8" metal.
I started with a flat guard. Then added wings. Then closed in the bottom. All in an attempt to better protect the front when using the FEL handling brush. It became a challenge to modify it and still have it fit between the FEL arms and the guard be tiltable.the sky is the limit with that design. you could do a wrap around headlight protector as well and protect the front of the hood. Only disadvantage is time consuming to build but If you enjoy doing it. Nice work