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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Jonesville NC
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69/70 Grill Difference
what is Difference in the 69/70 Grill Difference please post pic.
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its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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All depends who you talk to.
Some say nothing...some say paint.
I have seen 2 distinct grill inserts, so i beleive they were actually differant. To throw a stick in the spokes, the '70 insert was discontinued many years ago, and the 69 insert is considered a replacement. I can't remember who posted this originally...but I saved it. |
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Running on empty
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Roanoke, Virginia
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The truck years scroller at ChevyDuty explain the differences pretty good
http://www.chevyduty.com/frame-truck-years.html
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_____________________________________________ Tim We have two rules here at the Rock. Rule #1: No writing on the walls. Rule#2: Obey all rules 70 GMC Sierra Grande "Custom Camper" Longhorn 402 Big Block TH400 PS PB factory AC Posi; 94 Bronco XLT 302, auto;worn out daily driver ![]() |
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"Ochre Ogre"
Join Date: Apr 2000
Location: Springfield, MN
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As far as I know the top is a 69 and the bottom pic is a 70. They actually continued to produce the 1970 style as the replacement. Even the re-pops have the vertical bars.
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: st.louis mo.
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69 - 70 GRILLS
ANDY,
THOSE PIC.S ARE CORRECT , BUT WHEN I BOUGHT MINE IT SAID 69-70 AND CAME AS A 69 REPO . I DONT THINK ANYBODY HAS THE ORIG. 70 STYLE. I COULD BE WRONG THOUGH. JUST MY .02 CENTS. DAN
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#6 |
its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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Top is 69, bottom is 70. My old 70 longhorn had the bottom grill.
No one makes the proper 70 insert. |
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Fabricate till you "puke"
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Ill
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Yup, what longhorn said! I cant understand why the 70 insert was discontinued tho......IMHO, its a cleaner looking insert than the 69..........crazyL
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Jonesville NC
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thanks
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Never too many LONGHORNS!
Join Date: Dec 1999
Location: Los Angeles Calififornia
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I actually know someone who has a correct N.O.S. 1970 grill.....But it's not for sale
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Location: Thomasville, NC
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My '70 C-10 Sub came w/ the top grill stock & has not been replaced as the Sub has been in the family since new. Weird!!
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#11 |
What if?
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma
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wierd on my 70 the parking lights in the grill have yellow,or amber len's and the two pictures you have of them are clear len's.
my 70 also has the grill listed on the top and my old 70 i had had the bottom grill insert. my 70 i have now is a base model truck and the old 70 i had was a big block truck with air. wierd thing indeed. i know the grills in my trucks havent been changed as there is no indication of them being swapped out. i bet they had some 69 grills left over and used them in early production untill they ran out,i cant prove this of course. but you know the factory did do wierd things. |
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#12 |
its all about the +6 inches
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Hilliard Ohio
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The parking lights should be clear, amber lenses would be a first by me... I know an amber bulm makes them look a little amberish, but not full up amber.
Here is a pic of my old '70 Longhorn...notice the clear lenses. ![]() |
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#13 |
What if?
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Choctaw,Oklahoma
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my bad, i wasnt holdin my head right when i looked at my parking lights.
![]() well i think it has some dirt in it that made it look like it was another color in the dark. but the grill insert in mine looks like the egg crate type. |
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Kelowna B.C. Canada
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I got my amber lens for my 70 grill out of a van, they look cool with the park lights on, But mine came with clear lens
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