fender badge holes size & location? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jku72 · 06-30-2008, 08:35 AM

I've installed new fenders on my '68, but need to know the location and size of the holes for the "10" badge on the front fender. I got new repro badges, but they didn't come with nuts or clips or whatever the heck holds them in place. What are they and where do I find them?

Is there a template available, or do I have to drill free hand and screw it up, like I know I'm going to?

c10addict · 06-30-2008, 10:48 AM

Mine have studs on the back that you screw a speed nut to... As far as mounting them I took some heavy paper to the junkyard and made templates off original fenders.. I did consider using 3m double sided tape... If you filled the back of the emblem with something like jb weld to make it smooth that you could stick the tape to it would work...

stllookn · 06-30-2008, 11:29 AM

The GM Assembly Manual has the exact location however I am at work and don't have it here. If you don't have it by this evening I can look it up for you.

jku72 · 06-30-2008, 01:25 PM

I would appreciate that. It'd be a huge time savings for me. Thanks.

stllookn · 07-01-2008, 08:53 AM

I spent an hour looking through the Assy. Manual (no index...the problem with this book) and these are called "existing holes" and all optional badges and trim, on the fender, are located off these holes. I have a fender and I will measure it for you. Are you sure you don't want to know where the Custom, Custom Camper, Camper Custom, CST, 4-Wheel Drive, 350, etc. badges are supposed to go...LOL?

jku72 · 07-01-2008, 01:37 PM

Its for the plain jane burb, so it's custom nothing. The old fenders didn't have any badges at all either, they also were replacements a long time ago. In other words, this truck is working on at least it's third set of fenders.
It's been crashed 3 times severely, and lately it was just rusty. I think the roof and the transmission are the only original unfixed parts.
The frame was tweaked in a bad front end collision. The engine is a '75. All three front doors are replacements. The rear doors are dented and rusted. An entire rear quarter panel was replaced with a used one. The rear gears were replaced. The seats are all gone, replaced with other make and model ones.
All that and it's still cool.

stllookn · 07-04-2008, 01:48 AM

Sorry this took so long...I have been swamped!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hole size is .250.

jku72 · 07-11-2008, 08:31 AM

Thanks, sorry I've been busy drilling holes!
You are a big help.

06-30-2008, 08:35 AM	#1
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	fender badge holes size & location? I've installed new fenders on my '68, but need to know the location and size of the holes for the "10" badge on the front fender. I got new repro badges, but they didn't come with nuts or clips or whatever the heck holds them in place. What are they and where do I find them? Is there a template available, or do I have to drill free hand and screw it up, like I know I'm going to? __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

06-30-2008, 10:48 AM	#2
c10addict Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: pittsburgh pa Posts: 1,970	Re: fender badge holes size & location? Mine have studs on the back that you screw a speed nut to... As far as mounting them I took some heavy paper to the junkyard and made templates off original fenders.. I did consider using 3m double sided tape... If you filled the back of the emblem with something like jb weld to make it smooth that you could stick the tape to it would work... __________________ 68 C10 Shorty TPI,Bagged, and all the good stuff. Classic trucks feature June 06, On the cover of Jegs Christmas Catalog 08 67 C10 Shorty Shop truck project Bagged and Z'd under destruction and getting nowhere fast. 64 C10 Shop Truck/Daily driver, Bagged, Dropmember, SOLD!!!! Gone but not forgotten.. 54 GMC under the knife getting a S10 chassis swap and bagged. See my build thread... 07 GMC Sierra 5/7 drop, 22's and 24's Air ride on my mind.. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=339340 See pics of my trucks in my profile Last edited by c10addict; 06-30-2008 at 10:49 AM.

06-30-2008, 11:29 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: fender badge holes size & location? The GM Assembly Manual has the exact location however I am at work and don't have it here. If you don't have it by this evening I can look it up for you. __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

06-30-2008, 01:25 PM	#4
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Re: fender badge holes size & location? I would appreciate that. It'd be a huge time savings for me. Thanks. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

07-01-2008, 08:53 AM	#5
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: fender badge holes size & location? I spent an hour looking through the Assy. Manual (no index...the problem with this book) and these are called "existing holes" and all optional badges and trim, on the fender, are located off these holes. I have a fender and I will measure it for you. Are you sure you don't want to know where the Custom, Custom Camper, Camper Custom, CST, 4-Wheel Drive, 350, etc. badges are supposed to go...LOL? __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-01-2008, 01:37 PM	#6
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Re: fender badge holes size & location? Its for the plain jane burb, so it's custom nothing. The old fenders didn't have any badges at all either, they also were replacements a long time ago. In other words, this truck is working on at least it's third set of fenders. It's been crashed 3 times severely, and lately it was just rusty. I think the roof and the transmission are the only original unfixed parts. The frame was tweaked in a bad front end collision. The engine is a '75. All three front doors are replacements. The rear doors are dented and rusted. An entire rear quarter panel was replaced with a used one. The rear gears were replaced. The seats are all gone, replaced with other make and model ones. All that and it's still cool. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

07-04-2008, 01:48 AM	#7
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Re: fender badge holes size & location? Sorry this took so long...I have been swamped!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hole size is .250. Attached Images __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

07-11-2008, 08:31 AM	#8
jku72 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: cornville, maine Posts: 659	Re: fender badge holes size & location? Thanks, sorry I've been busy drilling holes! You are a big help. __________________ jku Cornville, Maine 68 C10 burb 42 Willys MB 46 Dodge WF-32 1.5 ton 53 & 56 Olds' 60 Cadillac 22 Dodge Brothers

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