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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: detroit michigan
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need some help
i have a 1972 short bed project going and i want to put a GMC grille in it but i cant find a radiator support from any of my regular parts suppliers. I would think they are different than the chevy with 1 headlight. So the question is are the rad supports different and where would i find one at??
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"I ain't nobody, dork."
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Whidbey Island, Washington
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Re: need some help
I believe that all 67-72 GMC trucks used the 67-68 Chevy style radiator support with 4 headlight buckets instead of 2. So you can buy a 67-68 style Chevy support and cut the Chevy light buckets off, and tack weld the 4 GMC light buckets on it. GMC light buckets are smaller than Chevy's
There are no GMC radiator supports that I know of being produced in the aftermarket. My radiator support in my 1972 GMC was shot underneatch the battery box. So I got creative and cut out all the rot and fabbed up a new lower piece and welded it on the original. Not perfect, but after everything is all painted it looks fine. Plus, no one ever sees it as it's under the battery. ![]() Gary
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Location: Wisconsin & Arizona
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Re: need some help
From the parts board. Not cheap, but NOS.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=479842 |
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Re: need some help
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: detroit michigan
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Re: need some help
thanks for the reply, I'm going to keep searching locally, I'm currently working on the bed of the truck and moving forward so i have a little time yet.
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