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Old 01-21-2004, 08:55 PM   #1
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Sawzall fun *warning graphic pics*

I always wanted a 71 or 72 grille with a billet insert. But, alas, I have a 70 model. What's a guy to do..........
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Old 01-21-2004, 08:56 PM   #2
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Old 01-21-2004, 08:58 PM   #3
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Little tweakin here and there, some hammer and dolly work...
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:00 PM   #4
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Somma this.....
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:02 PM   #5
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Somma that.....
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:04 PM   #6
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Very clean. Thanks for sharing, but how did you attach the inserts? Is that weldable?
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:07 PM   #7
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another one bit the dust!
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:10 PM   #8
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:20 PM   #9
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Look's good gotta love the 71-72 grill's and the billet insert make's em right.
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Old 01-21-2004, 09:27 PM   #10
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Old 01-21-2004, 10:33 PM   #11
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That does look sweet. I'm still contemplating this mod myself, in the phantom version.
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Old 01-21-2004, 10:55 PM   #12
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Old 01-21-2004, 11:02 PM   #13
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AHHHhhhhh... you hacked a perfectly good 69-70 grill!!!

I would have swapped you my 71-72 outer for that one... My original grill got raped by a deer, and I found a 71 for cheap, so I did the billit insert. I love it, and yours looks great!!!
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Old 01-21-2004, 11:36 PM   #14
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at least it was a repro 69-70 if it had been original...TX and i would have had words...lol Nice Work TX!
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Old 01-21-2004, 11:40 PM   #15
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I was skeptical, but you did it and it looks great. Well done old boy!
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Old 01-22-2004, 12:00 AM   #16
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very nice! keep up the good work!
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Old 01-22-2004, 12:08 AM   #17
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i thought you were gonna use the 71-72 style grill i thought you were buying... that looks good! i had wondered why people didnt do this when going to billet in the 69-70 trucks and not spend all that extra money!
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Old 01-22-2004, 12:24 AM   #18
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at least it was a repro 69-70 if it had been original...TX and i would have had words...lol Nice Work TX!
I don't believe it's a repro. It's been on the truck for 24 years at least that i know of. I'm pretty sure they didn't have repros back that long ago.
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Good job Tx Firefighter. It just goes to show how good the results can be if you "Ain't Skeert" to cut one up...
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Old 01-22-2004, 02:26 AM   #21
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I don't believe it's a repro. It's been on the truck for 24 years at least that i know of. I'm pretty sure they didn't have repros back that long ago.
I had a feeling you would say that...but I won't start the "69-70" original grille debate here... It's been done to death...peeps are gonna think one or the other just as I think the grille you started with is repro...But again, nice Hack on that REPRO Grille TX
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Old 01-22-2004, 03:45 AM   #22
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aren't the '70 grilles the ones that they DON'T reproduce?

I cannot condone such activity, but hey...your grille and your money. Can't say much else.
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Old 01-22-2004, 05:34 AM   #23
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aarrgghhh!!! the horror of it all !! lol
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Old 01-22-2004, 10:46 AM   #24
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1969 GMC it is the inner grill.I forget which one they reproduce.The 69 or 70.One they do,one they don't.
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Its the 70 inner.
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