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06-26-2011, 10:20 PM
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Location: Summersville, MO
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grille help?
Has anyone done anything one off or custom to a 71 or 72 chevy. I have a 71 that I just put a stainless tube insert in it after I painted it, but it's just not doing it for me anymore. I seen a 67 grille on ebay that actually said retrofit into a 72, but I couldn't see how with the front of the hood and fenders like they are.. Post up some pics, I'm thinking of doing sometime crazy with mine..
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06-28-2011, 09:52 PM
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Restoration Virgin!
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Re: grille help?
anyone?
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06-29-2011, 03:53 AM
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Location: Los Angeles California
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Re: grille help?
Here's mine.. expanded metal.
Kinda looks all Mad Max. J.
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06-29-2011, 11:34 AM
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Re: grille help?
ttt
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08-21-2011, 01:43 AM
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Collector of Projects
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Las Vegas
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Re: grille help?
OK... Here is an idea using JCD's black expanded metal as a backdrop... then cutting out a design, powdercoating a contrasting color and mounting it to the background but raised. Throw a couple lights in there as well .... please be kind as I only used MS Paint for my photo-chop ....
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08-21-2011, 06:34 AM
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Rottenwood Garage Member
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Marietta, Georgia
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Re: grille help?
I had always been a huge fan of the stock 72 grills, but after about 15 years and having many of them I now think they are my least favorite including the GMC. WOW I cant believe I just sais a GMC grill looks better than a Chevrolet....I must still be asleep! So, for the last 5 years of building these trucks I have done everything I could to avoid using a 71/72 grille as there isnt much you can do to "dress it up" and i have yet to see any alterations that improve it to suit my taste. I have not seen how the 67-68 retrofit you mentioned above works or looks but I bet it would be worth a shot!!!
Listed below is what we started doing. Keep your fenders and hood and do a 69/70, Most folks will swap the bumper. Swap the grill, fenders, bumper, harness, and radiator support and make it a GMC. Swap the grille, fenders, hood, bumper and radiator support and make it a 68. The above is purely my opinion and you know what they say about opinions.
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08-21-2011, 09:51 AM
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Re: grille help?
I had seen one guy on here that was fitting a 77 or so Chevy van grille in his shell. It looked like it should come out pretty cool.
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08-22-2011, 09:14 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Northport, Alabama
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Re: grille help?
Here's a 72 that was made to look a little different.
I think they were just trying to decide what to do about the "bowtie" when they put the tubes in. It does give it a different look without that one tube though. |
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08-22-2011, 02:29 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Orem, Utah
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Re: grille help?
I haven't seen anything I like better than the stock eggcrate, but the polished outer grill can really make them stand out.
I thought about building a custom eggcrate out of aluminum and polishing it, but it sounds like a lot of work. |
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08-22-2011, 03:28 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: murray ky
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Re: grille help?
i had thought of this before but didn't like the idea the more i pictured but you may. i've seen stainless with holes from 1/2" to 1 1/2" dia. all over. you could overlay the factory insert or use it by itself and it would like the "holy roller" grills that were popular for newer trucks a few years ago. add some lights behind it for a different look.
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