Cowl leaf screen, pic - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

JimKshortstep4x4 · 08-09-2002, 12:26 PM

Attached is a picture of the leaf screen that is installed on my 71 K10. It is made out of 1/4" hardware screen, painted flat black,
with cutouts for the wiper mechanisms and squirters. It is held in place by the screws that fasten the cowl to the cab. I used black
"dum dum" to hold the screen to the cowl until it was screwed into place. Cost of the screen is under a dollar, (I bought a roll for $6 which will do the 9 trucks that we have). I got sick of having leaves in the gutter all of the time!

Jim

Smooth68 · 08-09-2002, 12:28 PM

Good tip!

bouncytruck · 08-09-2002, 04:34 PM

I tried the same thing using soffit sceen but couldn't figure out how to hold it in place while I put on the cowl so I gave up. The soffit screen was only about 4" wide. It is probably much easier with wider screen.

Thanks for the tip. It looks nice, can hardly notice it is there.

Pumkin Truck · 08-09-2002, 04:41 PM

Hmm...I've got another project!

woodrow59 · 08-09-2002, 04:51 PM

Great idea !!!!!!!!!!

Except mine won't be a leaf screen ,,,,,, It'll be a PINE NEEDLE screen !!!!!!!! LOLOL

JoetheMobster · 08-09-2002, 06:02 PM

I agree, good tip! I'm going to have to do that too. I have to clean crap outta there all the time! Another thing with my truck, is some of the more adventurous leaves end up flying out into the cab, when I open the vents in the foot well!

Now If I could just take care of the birds that sit in the big tree in my yard, and crap on my vehicles all day! I think the neighbors would be unimpressed if I invested in a shotgun!

Old Paint · 08-09-2002, 07:13 PM

Sure looks better than mine. I use plastic gutter screen wire tied to the outside.

*racedvl* · 08-09-2002, 10:28 PM

Not a bad idea...............

chewed 71'er · 08-09-2002, 11:49 PM

Yeah that's a great idea, looks slick too. Chevy/GMC fell down on this one. The stock cowl is an open invitation to all kinds of trash.

barn9 · 08-10-2002, 12:13 AM

I used black fiberglass porch screen on mine. Keeps even the small crap out. It has sagged just a little in 2 years, but my truck is always parked under it's personal truckport, so it has not been a problem. Definately is a sad commentary on GM engineering!
Anyone that wants to keep a truck nice should do this, it's cheap, easy, and worth the few minutes it takes to do.

chevyman 68 C/10 · 08-10-2002, 11:09 PM

Leaves and junk in this area is a major couse of rust. That is a great idea and the cost is enough for a poor boy also.

Alvin · 08-10-2002, 11:18 PM

I'll definately be doing that until I have the time/money/skill to smooth out a cowl

Thanks for the tip

bobs409 · 08-11-2002, 06:29 AM

I too used fiberglass screen but fastened it to the underside of the cowl with hot glue. It doesn't look that great from the bottom but who cares?:p

So far it's working great. If all these cars/trucks had these, it would have avoided alot of problems.

OhioDan · 08-11-2002, 07:51 AM

I picked a set of cowl guards up from CS/M (Cheyenne Super-Man) from down in Texas. They fit great, and have all the cut-outs for the washers tubes, and they mount under the cowl using the existing screws/ bolts. They can be had in flat black or chrome. His name is Gary Terry, and his phone # is 1-800-399-7851. He sold me a bed also. Great guy to deal with. Hope this helps? Happy motoring.

roger0080 · 08-11-2002, 11:12 AM

I too used the black fiberglass screen, but I used silicone caulk to lay down a bead, lay the screen on top, work in it, then laid another bead of silicone on top of it. Just looks non-professional when when you see it on the backside. Looks great from the top/outside.

08-09-2002, 12:26 PM	#1
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Cowl leaf screen, pic Attached is a picture of the leaf screen that is installed on my 71 K10. It is made out of 1/4" hardware screen, painted flat black, with cutouts for the wiper mechanisms and squirters. It is held in place by the screws that fasten the cowl to the cab. I used black "dum dum" to hold the screen to the cowl until it was screwed into place. Cost of the screen is under a dollar, (I bought a roll for $6 which will do the 9 trucks that we have). I got sick of having leaves in the gutter all of the time! Jim Attached Images

08-09-2002, 12:28 PM	#2
Smooth68 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: West Fork, Arkansas - Razorback Country Posts: 1,826	Good tip! __________________ Smooth68's Web Site WTB 64-66 project or frame/cab, SWB or LWB...I have the fever! Whatcha got?? '68 Short Step - Shaved Body, Soon Bagged - *SOLD* Driver-2004 GMC Z-71 Ext-cab

08-09-2002, 04:34 PM	#3
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	I tried the same thing using soffit sceen but couldn't figure out how to hold it in place while I put on the cowl so I gave up. The soffit screen was only about 4" wide. It is probably much easier with wider screen. Thanks for the tip. It looks nice, can hardly notice it is there. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

08-09-2002, 04:41 PM	#4
Pumkin Truck Thats just prime! Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: TEXAS Posts: 720	Hmm...I've got another project! __________________ 69 GMC short bed stepside with a wimpy six that can barely pull itself. 99 Chevrolet Camaro Z-28 1 Bad 5.7ltr LS1

08-09-2002, 04:51 PM	#5
woodrow59 OzarkHillbilly in Atlanta Join Date: May 2002 Location: Douglasville, Ga. Salem, Mo. Posts: 386	Great idea !!!!!!!!!! Except mine won't be a leaf screen ,,,,,, It'll be a PINE NEEDLE screen !!!!!!!! LOLOL __________________ 72 custom/10 LWB 68 Longhorn C20 Custom Camper (sold)

08-09-2002, 06:02 PM	#6
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	I agree, good tip! I'm going to have to do that too. I have to clean crap outta there all the time! Another thing with my truck, is some of the more adventurous leaves end up flying out into the cab, when I open the vents in the foot well! Now If I could just take care of the birds that sit in the big tree in my yard, and crap on my vehicles all day! I think the neighbors would be unimpressed if I invested in a shotgun! __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

08-09-2002, 07:13 PM	#7
Old Paint Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Fairdale, Kentucky Posts: 50	cowl screen Sure looks better than mine. I use plastic gutter screen wire tied to the outside.

08-09-2002, 10:28 PM	#8
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Not a bad idea...............

08-09-2002, 11:49 PM	#9
chewed 71'er Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: KC, NW Missouri Posts: 144	Yeah that's a great idea, looks slick too. Chevy/GMC fell down on this one. The stock cowl is an open invitation to all kinds of trash.

08-10-2002, 12:13 AM	#10
barn9 Half a bubble off! Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Winfield, Ks, USA Posts: 5,588	I used black fiberglass porch screen on mine. Keeps even the small crap out. It has sagged just a little in 2 years, but my truck is always parked under it's personal truckport, so it has not been a problem. Definately is a sad commentary on GM engineering! Anyone that wants to keep a truck nice should do this, it's cheap, easy, and worth the few minutes it takes to do. __________________ Just call me LB. '71 Cheyenne, 402BB, hauls blondes, brunettes, or redheads.

08-10-2002, 11:09 PM	#11
chevyman 68 C/10 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Gilmer, Texas USA Posts: 313	Leaves and junk in this area is a major couse of rust. That is a great idea and the cost is enough for a poor boy also. __________________ 69 Chevy short fleet side soon to have LT1 and 4L60E pb. ps cruise and air. 68 Chevy short fleet side 400 sb 5 inch chop top pb. ps. pw. 350 auto and shaved handles 68 anniversary no engine long wheel base 400 auto FOR SALE 68 Chevy fleet side long wheel base complete parts truck.

08-10-2002, 11:18 PM	#12
Alvin Never Done? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,435	I'll definately be doing that until I have the time/money/skill to smooth out a cowl Thanks for the tip __________________ Ethel - The Legend Continues... Ethel has been sold.

08-11-2002, 06:29 AM	#13
bobs409 1969 Custom 30 wrecker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Pottsville, Pa Posts: 2,611	I too used fiberglass screen but fastened it to the underside of the cowl with hot glue. It doesn't look that great from the bottom but who cares?:p So far it's working great. If all these cars/trucks had these, it would have avoided alot of problems. __________________ Bob 63 Impala 283/PG/3.36 (under restoration) 66 Impala 327/PG/3.36 66 Chevelle SS 409/M22/3.55 69 Chevelle 307/PG/3.08 (future restoration) 69 C10 short stepside 454/TH350/3.73 69 Custom 30 tow truck 350/4 spd/4.10 (resto done, CRUISIN TIME!) 71 Cheyenne 20 fleetside 350/4 spd/4.10 71 Chevelle 6/PG/3.08 72 Chevelle 454/M21/4.10

08-11-2002, 07:51 AM	#14
OhioDan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: New Carlisle, Ohio,USA Posts: 1,404	I picked a set of cowl guards up from CS/M (Cheyenne Super-Man) from down in Texas. They fit great, and have all the cut-outs for the washers tubes, and they mount under the cowl using the existing screws/ bolts. They can be had in flat black or chrome. His name is Gary Terry, and his phone # is 1-800-399-7851. He sold me a bed also. Great guy to deal with. Hope this helps? Happy motoring. __________________ LIFE AIN'T EASY WHEN YER FAT AND GREASY! GMC= Got More Class! 1970 GMC LWB, Fleetside, 350/4spd, Flowmaster "40's", 2002 GMC 16" Rallies, cowl hood,and added a bunch of options that weren't there when I started. Last edited by OhioDan; 08-11-2002 at 07:54 AM.

08-11-2002, 11:12 AM	#15
roger0080 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Carver County, Minnesota, USA Posts: 626	I too used the black fiberglass screen, but I used silicone caulk to lay down a bead, lay the screen on top, work in it, then laid another bead of silicone on top of it. Just looks non-professional when when you see it on the backside. Looks great from the top/outside. __________________ 72 Chev C-10 90% restored (former AZ truck) ... 71 Chev K-20 Cheyenne my vacation crusier... 72 Chev C-10 Now retired and striped after many faithful miles... 72 GMC 1500 Retired to the junk yard after bought new in '71...



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