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Ackattack 05-24-2012 11:37 PM

Show me your grill
 
I'm gonna start looking for a crew cab project truck, and the grills on the 73-91s seemed to have changed so much through the years I don't know which one I like the best, so lets see the pictures and list what year of grill it is (cause it might not be the year of your truck, right?).

BlackChevy 05-25-2012 12:45 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
I went with an aftermarket billet aluminum grill and mounted fog lights in the would-be factory location for turn signals in 4-headlight models. The face of the grill is polished and the rest is painted flat black.
http://www.doscomco.com/pics/everyone/1987grill.png

Corts60 05-25-2012 01:27 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
This is a '73-'74 grille, however I have painted the inside portion black (which is not a factory scheme) and the horizontal bars are kept silver. The grille is installed on my '78.
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/e...1/IMG_0879.jpg

bigwheel15 05-25-2012 01:34 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Stock:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...-10_1126v2.jpg
81 grill and buckets

Stage one:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...31-10_1827.jpg
Billet grill with 85-87 buckets

Stage two:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...3111164906.jpg
Same as before but with buckets painted black

After:
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y23...29-11_1430.jpg

81 with a phantom grill

Square_78 05-25-2012 01:44 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Corts60 (Post 5399045)
This is a '73-'74 grille, however I have painted the inside portion black (which is not a factory scheme) and the horizontal bars are kept silver. The grille is installed on my '78.

Grill looks really good! On another note... how old is that lisence plate??? I havent seen one of those in YEARS. You must have had that truck for a long time or its an old pic.

cory d 05-25-2012 02:01 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
this is my driver, previous owner put this grille on, im not a fan off them, everyone and there brother has them on the f-series trucks in my town.

http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/CIMG6658.jpg
this is a 73-74 grille im trying to put on my 79 crew cab
http://i891.photobucket.com/albums/a...d/CIMG6972.jpg

Pro/StreetPete 05-25-2012 09:10 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Keep the pics coming 'cus I'm wanting to change out my '83 grill and I can't decide what I want.... :chevy:

RandyP 05-25-2012 09:24 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
I've seen a fairly nice diagram floating around on the forums that shows the front end changes by year for the 73-87's. I'll be damned if I can find it after searching. Maybe someone has it bookmarked or something and can post it. It does a fairly good job showing the differences in the front ends, grilles and lamp bezels through the years.
I'll keep looking.

N2TRUX 05-25-2012 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by RandyP (Post 5399328)
I've seen a fairly nice diagram floating around on the forums that shows the front end changes by year for the 73-87's. I'll be damned if I can find it after searching.....

Is this it Randy? Saved it a long time ago since this topic comes up often.

Actually found a couple versions and a line drawing I had saved...:)

RandyP 05-25-2012 10:41 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
That's it! I need to save it as well, I spent well over an hour searching for it.

Pro/StreetPete 05-25-2012 10:51 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Very cool guys ! :chevy:

monte0185 05-25-2012 11:43 AM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Billet grille from Summit.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1337731911

badpontiacs 05-25-2012 12:00 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Stock 1978
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/IMAG0259.jpg

Aftermarket Billet
http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/a...e/IMAG0262.jpg

1bad87 05-25-2012 12:20 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
http://i205.photobucket.com/albums/b...a/IMG_2723.jpg

BLK2K2SILVY 05-25-2012 12:46 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by N2TRUX (Post 5399428)
Is this it Randy? Saved it a long time ago since this topic comes up often.

Actually found a couple versions and a line drawing I had saved...:)

Can the 79 center moldings be added to a 77-78 grill? If they could be found separate?

Also the drawings shows all 77-79s with the intergrated headlight bezel/marker light which isn't right.

Schwinn 05-25-2012 01:23 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Don't know the year of this Grill but its ugly...Sorry..Couldn't resist..Its Friday.
Lighten up Francis..LOL
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...misc/Grill.jpg

RandyP 05-25-2012 01:27 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
http://ihasahotdog.files.wordpress.c...or-my-eyes.jpg

frog210 05-25-2012 01:49 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
I wanted to post a picture like this so badly
but i was like no stay with post lol nice pic

grs 05-25-2012 02:32 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Schwinn (Post 5399701)
Don't know the year of this Grill but its ugly...Sorry..Couldn't resist..Its Friday.
Lighten up Francis..LOL
http://i766.photobucket.com/albums/x...misc/Grill.jpg

How much did your grill cost?

Malo83 05-25-2012 03:03 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Tubes :smoke:

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/4...ics0094tw8.jpg

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Mrknowitall 05-25-2012 04:32 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
46536425765757

Pro/StreetPete 05-25-2012 05:16 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Malo83 (Post 5399805)

COOL !...can U still buy these ?

lowesguy 05-25-2012 06:23 PM

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1978

ozark 05-25-2012 07:44 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
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my 78

HotRodScottsdale 05-25-2012 07:48 PM

Re: Show me your grill
 
http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k1...429_140357.jpg
Never seen a grill like mine before, got holes for driving lights, I'm guessing the PO had some there cause the ground wire is still there but never had lights there.seen some illegal square ultra bright l.e.d lights for quads I might put in.
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