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cory d · 02-10-2012, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jdurant

And this is probably more of a fantasy of mine.

this is way too cool

*nbpro* · 01-26-2011, 04:00 PM

work in progress

THE "10" SILVERADO · 01-28-2011, 12:19 AM

Found a pick of a truck with the LMC special grill I like...don't know who's truck it is though...

Tow Me · 01-28-2011, 02:40 AM

Here's your least favorite one... back when my truck was one color.

DREAMER1 · 01-28-2011, 07:02 AM

That's wut my red 85 would look like with a phantom grill..looks great, love it....minus the phantom grill...thanx for the visual

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misternash2 · 02-10-2012, 04:40 PM

i have a dream, but haven't found an old billet grille yet. i have an 85 but i want to keep the body color stripe across the center, but have 2 seperate billet grilles. 1 above, one below. i've never seen exactly what i want, but i think it would look like a really good setup. i was just gonna cut up a billet, but i don't wanna spend 125 to cut on one, you know?

Da88burban · 02-10-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by misternash2

i have a dream, but haven't found an old billet grille yet. i have an 85 but i want to keep the body color stripe across the center, but have 2 seperate billet grilles. 1 above, one below. i've never seen exactly what i want, but i think it would look like a really good setup. i was just gonna cut up a billet, but i don't wanna spend 125 to cut on one, you know?

Like this?

Also you can get them cheaper. link >>Cheaper 81-87 Billet grille

gGMC DOG · 02-10-2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by DREAMER1

That's wut my red 85 would look like with a phantom grill..looks great, love it....minus the phantom grill...thanx for the visual

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personally i like the look of a phanton grille. i think your truck would look good with one, but to each their own. it's what makes the world go round.

Ringo81 · 02-10-2012, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by gGMC DOG

personally i like the look of a phanton grille. i think your truck would look good with one, but to each their own. it's what makes the world go round.

The phantom grilles are bad ass for sure , but there is not one for the 73 - 80 grille , just the 81 - 87 . To have a phantom grille in a 73-80 c10 , I'm pretty sure you would have to swap the whole front clip with the 81-87 front clip (fenders , hood , etc. ) . Not as easy as a simple grille install
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Malo83 · 12-25-2013, 04:51 PM

My 83 with upgraded grill

West Texas Z · 01-28-2011, 02:55 PM

that copper one is awesome. thumbs up.

jdurant · 01-29-2011, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by West Texas Z

that copper one is awesome. thumbs up.

I think you were talking to me. Thanks. It was a shame that I wrecked it. But I finally got started tearing it down a few weeks ago. Maybe in a few weeks I'll find some more time to work on it again.

West Texas Z · 01-31-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by jdurant

I think you were talking to me. Thanks. It was a shame that I wrecked it. But I finally got started tearing it down a few weeks ago. Maybe in a few weeks I'll find some more time to work on it again.

Yeah I was man. Sure was a beauty.

Hulk Will Smash · 01-28-2011, 03:34 PM

Square tube here. But dying to convert to an '89 - '91 nose.

Ringo81 · 02-10-2012, 05:35 PM

Any one out there know of any grille material that would be similar to "Street Scene Speed Grilles" ? I wished street scene would make grilles for our squares but they don't so I would like to fab my own for my 77 out of something similar . I don't think it would be all that hard to custom make a insert . Does anyone know of any sources/sites for flat sheets of aluminum with similar pattern cut outs (kinda close to a speed grille) ?
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kikkegek · 02-10-2012, 06:02 PM

oh man! I really like those mesh grills very much...anybody ever made them for real?

**Corts60** · 02-10-2012, 07:09 PM

Here is my 73-74 grille, with blacked out center section and silver horizontal bars.

**Corts60** · 02-10-2012, 07:13 PM

I really want to see a deep set 73-74 grille with a diamond pattern like the 75-76 Nova SS grilles:

dugvera@gmail.com · 02-10-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Corts60

Here is my 73-74 grille, with blacked out center section and silver horizontal bars.

The grill looks nice. Clean. The plastic laminate table the grill is sitting on is sweet too! I wanna find some of that material to put in my motorhome.
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Rogue_Alphonse · 02-10-2012, 11:00 PM

Blacked out the parking lights and painted just the elevated part of the horizontal bars [though I forgot about taping off the little support things dammit.]
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t/100_1907.jpg
As for my old Blazer, I used the old aluminum grille that protected the coil on an outside A/C condensor from 1972.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t/100_1735.jpg

gGMC DOG · 02-10-2012, 07:36 PM

http://www.putco.com/products.cfm?ac...a-ef911d7a55c5

Ringo81 · 02-10-2012, 07:48 PM

Thanks for the "putco" link gMC DOG , I'll check it out
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Ringo81 · 02-10-2012, 08:12 PM

Does anyone know the dimensions of a billet grille insert for the 73-80 c10's ? I would just go out and measure the opening in mine if I could but I'm out of town. I may have found a site that sells universal mesh grille material but don't know if they have it in a big enough size to accommodate my 77 grille . Anybody know what size I need ?

http://www.customcargrills.com
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DREAMER1 · 02-10-2012, 11:28 PM

Here's a pic of my grill after I converted it

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gGMC DOG · 02-11-2012, 12:33 AM

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Here's a pic of my grill after I converted it

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looks ok i guess

01-26-2011, 04:00 PM	#2
nbpro Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 2,119	Re: Custom Grills (options) work in progress

01-28-2011, 12:19 AM	#3
THE "10" SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Marble Falls, TX Posts: 1,575	Re: Custom Grills (options) Found a pick of a truck with the LMC special grill I like...don't know who's truck it is though... Attached Images __________________ Michael Re-starting the neglected '77...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=425464&page=9

01-28-2011, 02:40 AM	#4
Tow Me Glen Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Roseburg, Oregon Posts: 331	Re: Custom Grills (options) Here's your least favorite one... back when my truck was one color. __________________ Glen Simpson Severed Ties - Oregon Roseburg, Oregon 1983 Chevrolet C10 - Ginger Photos 1970 Chevrolet C10 Suburban Build Page: 1970 Pale Shade of Brown Past Trucks 1981 GMC Crew Cab Short Bed Project Crewella: 1981 CCSB 1999 Chevrolet K2500 CCSB Photos

01-28-2011, 07:02 AM	#5
DREAMER1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: baytown, texas Posts: 310	Re: Custom Grills (options) That's wut my red 85 would look like with a phantom grill..looks great, love it....minus the phantom grill...thanx for the visual Posted via Mobile Device

02-10-2012, 04:40 PM	#6
misternash2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: monett, mo Posts: 230	Re: Custom Grills (options) i have a dream, but haven't found an old billet grille yet. i have an 85 but i want to keep the body color stripe across the center, but have 2 seperate billet grilles. 1 above, one below. i've never seen exactly what i want, but i think it would look like a really good setup. i was just gonna cut up a billet, but i don't wanna spend 125 to cut on one, you know?

12-25-2013, 04:51 PM	#10
Malo83 Cruzzzn' Vet Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Porterville,Ca. Posts: 1,918	Re: Custom Grills (options) My 83 with upgraded grill Attached Images

01-28-2011, 02:55 PM	#11
West Texas Z El Mero Mero Frijolero!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 669	Re: Custom Grills (options) that copper one is awesome. thumbs up. __________________ My Toys: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 2001 Yamaha V Star 650 1984 Silverado > Build Page <

01-28-2011, 03:34 PM	#14
Hulk Will Smash Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA Posts: 492	Re: Custom Grills (options) Square tube here. But dying to convert to an '89 - '91 nose. Attached Images __________________ '87 R30 Crew Cab Dually It's 11 PM, do you know where your IAC pintle is?

02-10-2012, 05:35 PM	#15
Ringo81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pineville MO Posts: 5	Re: Custom Grills (options) Any one out there know of any grille material that would be similar to "Street Scene Speed Grilles" ? I wished street scene would make grilles for our squares but they don't so I would like to fab my own for my 77 out of something similar . I don't think it would be all that hard to custom make a insert . Does anyone know of any sources/sites for flat sheets of aluminum with similar pattern cut outs (kinda close to a speed grille) ? Posted via Mobile Device

02-10-2012, 06:02 PM	#16
kikkegek Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Netherlands, The Hague Posts: 1,520	Re: Custom Grills (options) oh man! I really like those mesh grills very much...anybody ever made them for real? __________________ My dreamride / project:1977 GMC C15 Suburban In storage: Monster - 1974 GMC Suburban 25hundred Sold : Chevrolet Suburban K20 Silverado 1986 Guide: real HID projectors for 4x6 headlights link: DIY LED TAILLIGHTS

02-10-2012, 07:09 PM	#17
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: Custom Grills (options) Here is my 73-74 grille, with blacked out center section and silver horizontal bars. __________________ 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)

02-10-2012, 07:13 PM	#18
Corts60 Just here to tinker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 3,697	Re: Custom Grills (options) I really want to see a deep set 73-74 grille with a diamond pattern like the 75-76 Nova SS grilles: __________________ 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)

02-10-2012, 11:00 PM	#20
Rogue_Alphonse Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Gap PA Posts: 280	Re: Custom Grills (options) Blacked out the parking lights and painted just the elevated part of the horizontal bars [though I forgot about taping off the little support things dammit.] http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t/100_1907.jpg As for my old Blazer, I used the old aluminum grille that protected the coil on an outside A/C condensor from 1972. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t/100_1735.jpg __________________ 1991 Mustang GT Vert, T-5 w/ Pro 5.0, Trick Flow upper & lower, BBK cold air intake, 3:73, BAMA chip, etc. 1988 K5 Blazer, [coming soon] TBI 400, SM465/NP208, 12 bolt rear, 3:08's, looks like a 1980. 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0 fully loaded daily driver! Where there's a will, there's a rig!

02-10-2012, 07:36 PM	#21
gGMC DOG Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Over yonder Posts: 259	Re: Custom Grills (options) http://www.putco.com/products.cfm?ac...a-ef911d7a55c5

02-10-2012, 07:48 PM	#22
Ringo81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pineville MO Posts: 5	Re: Custom Grills (options) Thanks for the "putco" link gMC DOG , I'll check it out Posted via Mobile Device



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02-10-2012, 08:12 PM	#23
Ringo81 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Pineville MO Posts: 5	Re: Custom Grills (options) Does anyone know the dimensions of a billet grille insert for the 73-80 c10's ? I would just go out and measure the opening in mine if I could but I'm out of town. I may have found a site that sells universal mesh grille material but don't know if they have it in a big enough size to accommodate my 77 grille . Anybody know what size I need ? http://www.customcargrills.com Posted via Mobile Device

02-10-2012, 11:28 PM	#24
DREAMER1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: baytown, texas Posts: 310	Re: Custom Grills (options) Here's a pic of my grill after I converted it Posted via Mobile Device

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