73 Grill Questions
 

I am planning on trying to restore my 1973 grill myself and am curious on the way I should go about it. Maybe some of you would be willing to post some pics of your original grills. Also my bowtie emblem is faded to solid chrome or metal? It appears that it is a decal rather than fixed with screws. Might anyone know where I can grab a new one with some color? I assume that it originally had some gold to it?? As always your help is greatly appreciated!!!
This place is filled with great people!:chevy:

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here is a pic of my 74 same as a 73. i also have a close up of the cubic inch the had cast in to the grill plastic

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The emblem was hot-glued onto the grille. Here's a pic of the color scheme. This is on a 78 grille and while the bowties are shaped a bit different, this pic shows how the color was done, both yellow/gold and black stripe. This is an NOS grille.
http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t...0/dcp_3169.jpg

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Thanks Guys... Any ideas on restoring the plastic? also how about getting a new emblem to glue on??

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I've never heard of just the stamped emblem for sale alone, I think they only came with a grille. I saw somewhere in a recent thread somewhere, someone had that same grille as you and just painted the whole metal part of the emblem yellow/gold. I think it looked good. As far as the grille just scuff up the surface and get a good primer for it and then paint whatever color you want. if it's pitted use some glazing on it and then prime it up.

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they emblm i guess ebay or craigslist. my self i plant to just paint where the emblem is sapose to go

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I think LMC has emblems. ya should check out http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/full.aspx?page=84
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cc/images/0084.jpg

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No one re-pops the grille emblem for 73-74 grilles.

My grille is the "chrome" one. I used WD-40 to clean up the grey areas and chrome polish for the chrome edges. I also repainted the "350" emblem...:chevy:

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Spray it on, wipe it off? Looks good!

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Thanks! I just sprayed it on a rag and wiped it down.

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So am I hearing that the original bowtie could have been chrome???

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Bigblock73 has a NOS '73 grille in his truck. If you search for his pics or ask him for pics, he could be a great reference.

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SO now I have to take a pic of it...thanks! :)

I will try to get a pic of mine when I get it out of the garage. It is a NOS 73/74 grill I picked up a few years ago for...$65! Yeah!

I just saw a NOS 73/74 sticker sell on eBay for over $100. :lol:

The original bowties were not chrome...they had some chrome on them, but they were more of a yellow/gold. 73/74 grills came either plain grey, or grey with chrome edges.

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Here is a pic of one I bought from another member here.

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Wow that is a sweet one. Do you all think I should post a wanted ad? I sure would like to have some color in my bowtie. And it sounds that I cant buy a replacement.

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This is a 76 grille that I painted recently. Like the NOS bowtie that Kenny posted above, it was a bright yellow rather than gold. I found the closest color I could find. It's called "bumble bee" by Valspar (rattle can from Lowe's). It's not restoration quality by any means, but with a good primer, filler and sealer, it's a decent 10 footer.

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Sorry Jeff :lol: