can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

original_balzer · 08-04-2008, 10:21 PM

I like the 62 chevy grill I have now but the more I look at all the differnt trucks on here the more I like the dual headlight gmc grill. I figure ill just loose the "GMC" part of it and have thought about running it upside down. Also possibly doing something custom above that.

In the end it dont really matter what we do to our trucks to make them our own, does it?

billydonn · 08-04-2008, 10:38 PM

I have one of those grills and have thought about using it on my chevy. I like them. I say if you like it, go for it and post pictures por favor! Anyway, it isn't something that can't be undone easily if it doesn't work out.

sailed2japan · 08-04-2008, 10:45 PM

Put it on and custom cut some steel to say CHEVROLET to replace the GMC. Or better yet, put something unique like JOE'S or your initials. Then have them powder coated or paint them to match your truck

ClassicAutoResto · 08-04-2008, 10:49 PM

Do what ever floats your boat!!! It's your truck isn't it????

62 short step · 08-04-2008, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by ClassicAutoResto

Do what ever floats your boat!!! It's your truck isn't it????

Could'nt have said it any better!

**Corts60** · 08-04-2008, 11:44 PM

Hell yeah sometimes it's good to be different...that's why I'm keeping my big-block V-6 in my GMC. Everybody always thinks its a 348.

Stepside65 · 08-05-2008, 04:19 AM

I've got a 65 chevy chassis with a 63gmc cab with gmc custom trim, a gmc hood still brandishing the V6 badges, and a 65chevy grill. I think its perfectly acceptable to have a gmc grille on your chevy truck.

Like everybody has said: Do whatever floats your boat

jonzcustomshop · 08-05-2008, 07:18 AM

here's a chev/gmc combo

ClassicAutoResto · 08-05-2008, 07:46 AM

That does look sharp! I can visualize the flip of that and think it would look cool just as well!

Bazooka · 08-05-2008, 05:16 PM

Ok I suck at this and used microsoft paint not photoshop. It gives you an idea what the flip would look like. Maybe someone with better skills can give it a try..

19GMC63 · 08-05-2008, 06:02 PM

Do want you want.
I have an extra gmc grill, so I've been throwing out some ideas that would keep the grill bolt in. The gmc has a chevy hood, so it should give a good idea of what it would look like.... here's one in the middle.

joe231 · 08-05-2008, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by 19GMC63

Do want you want.
I have an extra gmc grill, so I've been throwing out some ideas that would keep the grill bolt in. The gmc has a chevy hood, so it should give a good idea of what it would look like.... here's one in the middle.

is that photo chopped?
I like it!!

billydonn · 08-05-2008, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jonzcustomshop

here's a chev/gmc combo

Got any more pics of that? I'd sure like to see other angles.

original_balzer · 08-05-2008, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 19GMC63

Do want you want.
I have an extra gmc grill, so I've been throwing out some ideas that would keep the grill bolt in. The gmc has a chevy hood, so it should give a good idea of what it would look like.... here's one in the middle.

OH DAYUM! that right there is what I want now. What would it take cutting and welding? Not a problem since I dont want chrome.

original_balzer · 08-05-2008, 11:42 PM

LMAO I like the tube grill both upside down and right side up too...........

Its a good thing I have a long time to figure out what I want for sure.

Maybe a few differnt ones to swap out as I feel fit.

08-04-2008, 10:21 PM	#1
original_balzer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: roosevelt utah Posts: 325	can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? I like the 62 chevy grill I have now but the more I look at all the differnt trucks on here the more I like the dual headlight gmc grill. I figure ill just loose the "GMC" part of it and have thought about running it upside down. Also possibly doing something custom above that. In the end it dont really matter what we do to our trucks to make them our own, does it? __________________ -61 c10 short step -67 c10 short step -71 k10 long fleet -77 k20 long fleet (gettin all the goodies from frankentruck) -79 c30/k30 3+3 frankentruck (cab and frame for sale) -99 GMC yukon daily driver

08-04-2008, 10:38 PM	#2
billydonn Council of the Elders Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 212	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? I have one of those grills and have thought about using it on my chevy. I like them. I say if you like it, go for it and post pictures por favor! Anyway, it isn't something that can't be undone easily if it doesn't work out. __________________ 66 C-10 Stepside 350 Tuned Port Injection Tremec TKO-600 Truck Pictures: http://community.webshots.com/user/billydonn Truck Video: http://good-times.webshots.com/video...ost=good-times Last edited by billydonn; 08-05-2008 at 09:46 PM.

08-04-2008, 10:45 PM	#3
sailed2japan Jonny Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Outside the Box, Austin,TX Posts: 741	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? Put it on and custom cut some steel to say CHEVROLET to replace the GMC. Or better yet, put something unique like JOE'S or your initials. Then have them powder coated or paint them to match your truck __________________ 1966 C30, Cummins, stacks, and a flat bed in progress... "Honor.....simply put, A veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve is someone who, at one time in his life, wrote a blank check made payable to 'The United States of America', for an amount of 'up to and including his life.' That is Honor, and there are way too many people in this country who no longer understand it." -AEC Hundley USNR

08-04-2008, 10:49 PM	#4
ClassicAutoResto Rust Buster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lebanon, Ky Posts: 558	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? Do what ever floats your boat!!! It's your truck isn't it????

08-04-2008, 11:44 PM	#6
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? Hell yeah sometimes it's good to be different...that's why I'm keeping my big-block V-6 in my GMC. Everybody always thinks its a 348. __________________ 78 C10 SWB Diesel #1 (wrecked)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...1978+silverado 78 C10 SWB Diesel #2 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=650751 60 GMC Suburban (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=445526 60 GMC 1000 (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?t=298235 67 GMC 1500 (sold) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=803695 73 Chevy C20(Daily)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=852767 86 Suburban(summer unit) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=810697 88 Suburban 4x4(sold)

08-05-2008, 04:19 AM	#7
Stepside65 Still Truckless! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Valrico, Florida Posts: 3,166	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? I've got a 65 chevy chassis with a 63gmc cab with gmc custom trim, a gmc hood still brandishing the V6 badges, and a 65chevy grill. I think its perfectly acceptable to have a gmc grille on your chevy truck. Like everybody has said: Do whatever floats your boat __________________ ~James Truckless 2009 Hyundai Sonata<~~Wife's sedanomatic 1997 Nissan Pickup Father-in-law's tonka toy I am forced to drive Founder of The 60-66 Club Tutor Et Ultor

08-05-2008, 07:18 AM	#8
jonzcustomshop 1961 crewcab Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: missoula, mt Posts: 6,164	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? here's a chev/gmc combo Attached Images

08-05-2008, 07:46 AM	#9
ClassicAutoResto Rust Buster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lebanon, Ky Posts: 558	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? That does look sharp! I can visualize the flip of that and think it would look cool just as well!

08-05-2008, 05:16 PM	#10
Bazooka Keepin it old school Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ca Posts: 672	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? Ok I suck at this and used microsoft paint not photoshop. It gives you an idea what the flip would look like. Maybe someone with better skills can give it a try..

08-05-2008, 06:02 PM	#11
19GMC63 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 1,510	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? Do want you want. I have an extra gmc grill, so I've been throwing out some ideas that would keep the grill bolt in. The gmc has a chevy hood, so it should give a good idea of what it would look like.... here's one in the middle.

08-05-2008, 11:42 PM	#15
original_balzer Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Location: roosevelt utah Posts: 325	Re: can I use a Gmc grill and still call it a chevy? LMAO I like the tube grill both upside down and right side up too........... Its a good thing I have a long time to figure out what I want for sure. Maybe a few differnt ones to swap out as I feel fit. __________________ -61 c10 short step -67 c10 short step -71 k10 long fleet -77 k20 long fleet (gettin all the goodies from frankentruck) -79 c30/k30 3+3 frankentruck (cab and frame for sale) -99 GMC yukon daily driver

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