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Old 08-24-2007, 12:28 PM   #1
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Crooked "C" in GMC

When I bought my son's truck the PO pointed out how neat it was that the "C" on the hood in "GMC" was still crooked like it was when it was built. He said that this was like this from the factory. I know it's no big deal, but thought it was slightly interesting. I've since wondered if it was true or not.

Here's a pic of mine to show what I'm talking about. Is this true? Were the "C's" installed crooked?

Seems like I looked at a few pics and could see others like this.
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Old 08-24-2007, 12:41 PM   #2
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Now I"ll have to go look at my GMC hood and see.
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Old 08-24-2007, 12:43 PM   #3
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

My G and C are a little crooked on my 71 I thought it was just my grandfather had bent them a little over the years maybe not now
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Old 08-24-2007, 01:17 PM   #4
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

Hmm, don't think mine is crooked but I'll check. You could probably straighten it out by drilling a new hole for the alignment pin on the emblem and rotating the letter slightly.
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Old 08-24-2007, 01:40 PM   #5
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

in that picture it looks like both the G and the C are crooked.
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Old 08-24-2007, 02:09 PM   #6
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

Just for S&G's I perused another thread and found a few that appear to be crooked. Granted the angles not pefect on both to confirm, but the C does look kinda crooked on these.
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Old 08-24-2007, 02:10 PM   #7
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A few more
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Old 08-24-2007, 03:10 PM   #8
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Wow I never noticed that but they definitely all look a little crooked.
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Old 08-24-2007, 03:34 PM   #9
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Mine were crooked also, I redrilled.
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Old 08-24-2007, 03:57 PM   #10
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

To me it looks crooked if you look at it as GMC in a line, where as if you look at the hood line, the G and the C line up with the bottom of the hood... Make sense?
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Old 08-24-2007, 06:02 PM   #11
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To me it looks crooked if you look at it as GMC in a line, where as if you look at the hood line, the G and the C line up with the bottom of the hood... Make sense?
Nope. The C still looks more out of line than the rest... Now I'm going to have to put mine back on (took them off for sanding) just to see if they line up...


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Old 08-24-2007, 04:04 PM   #12
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yEP !
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Old 08-24-2007, 04:20 PM   #13
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

you know the G.M.C crowd has always been alittle of lol i d leave it ...... i think it adds a little to the emblem

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Old 08-24-2007, 04:29 PM   #14
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Yet another reason to ditch those ugly 4-eyed mugs and swap over to Chevy grills!

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Four eyes = easier to see the f*rd your running over
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That's the beauty of a GMC. All you have to do is change the grill and radiator support, because all GMC fenders are the same as 67-68 Chevy fenders! Its almost too easy NOT to change 'em!
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That's the beauty of a GMC. All you have to do is change the grill and radiator support, because all GMC fenders are the same as 67-68 Chevy fenders! Its almost too easy NOT to change 'em!
Really? I didn't know that.What if I cut off my headlite mounts on my radiator support and put on single headlite sheet metal? Could I use my radiator support? But, I would still have to buy a hood, right?

Wait, you're sucking me in to get rid of my crooked 'C', right? J.
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Old 08-25-2007, 07:46 AM   #20
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I`m building a GMC from a Chevy.I like`em all.Only liking Chevys is like only listening to Top40.Some of us can appreciate music that`s usually better just not as widely distributed,therefore less popular.
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Yeah, the core support is the same except for the headlight buckets.
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Re: Crooked "C" in GMC

Thanks for info, it is easy, I think I saw a grille in the classifieds. Also it gives me a reason to buy the new cowl hood I 've wanted... I can hear my wife now, "what's wrong with the hood in the basement?" J.
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