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bowtieboy69@yahoo.co

11-02-2010 01:33 PM

show ur custom/ painted grilles

hey guys im trying to get ideas for my 69 chevys grill not sure what i wana do yet :chevy::chevy:

marts213

11-03-2010 05:45 AM

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I know LMC truck sells a billet grille for 69's. Brothers has the same one I think. If you go on LMC's site, they have a nice picture to give you an idea of what it looks like. I'm not sure if I like it or not but I'd also be interested in seeing what anyone else has.

http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/cb/full.aspx?Page=62

Mike

bowtieboy69@yahoo.co

11-03-2010 02:19 PM

Re: show ur custom/ painted grilles

well i was just thinkin about usin the 71-72 chevy grill style i think i no theirs custom ones out their i was just wnadering if anyone has ever built a bar insert fro their grill ?

llowlife

11-03-2010 11:08 PM

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Nothing fancy but I blacked out the vertical bars.

ChevLoRay

11-03-2010 11:28 PM

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The LMC insert for '69-70's requires a modification to the latch. You have to add a piece that hangs below the bumper so you can operate the original latch. It looks good in the catalog and doesn't look too bad up close and personal. It's an option.

One thing about the '69-70's is the design of the brightwork just doesn't lend itself to very many modifications. One thing I had thought about was using a '71-2 grille shell, with a '57 Chevy Bel Air grille bar "floating" in the opening. In order to make it work, you'd probably need some expanded metal (painted flat black) to achieve the look tht is in my mind.

JCD	11-04-2010 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ChevLoRay (Post 4276376)

One thing I had thought about was using a '71-2 grille shell, with a '57 Chevy Bel Air grille bar "floating" in the opening. In order to make it work, you'd probably need some expanded metal (painted flat black) to achieve the look that is in my mind.

A nice look..

J.

bowtieboy69@yahoo.co

11-06-2010 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by llowlife (Post 4276325)

Nothing fancy but I blacked out the vertical bars.

where did u get this grille ? did u make it ?

haysonj

11-06-2010 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by marts213 (Post 4274899)

Here is the one from LMC in my 69

marts213

11-09-2010 06:49 AM

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Cool........looks a lot better on your truck than it does in the LMC catalog. I may have to pick one of those up. How hard was it to modify the hood latch (as mentioned in one of the previous posts)

Mike

haysonj

11-09-2010 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by marts213 (Post 4285582)

I actually changed mine to where it is opened with a cable from inside the cab wasn't too hard and I think someone had a thread about it on this board

ChevyLvr4Life

11-09-2010 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by haysonj (Post 4280541)

Here is the one from LMC in my 69

Wow! Those inserts look sweet. Your pic does give a better view of how it looks than in the catalog. I've got a 70 and I know now what I will go with if I decide to make a change.

tdp67

11-09-2010 03:53 PM

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Here's the mesh before I removed them. I like the stock look better.

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