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Red69stepside · 07-25-2004, 02:44 AM

I may be wrong, but I can't help thinking that the best -looking grilles out there are the 69s: lettering, chrome, inner grille, both curves and straight lines.

I'm picking up a used one in a couple of weeks. Anyone got pictures of different treatments of 69 Grilles?

Tx Firefighter · 07-25-2004, 08:30 AM

Here's your different treatment....

I always wanted a 71-72 grille with a billet insert, but, all I had was a real nice 69-70 grille, so....chop chop!

People hate me.

thisolechevy · 07-25-2004, 12:38 PM

I agree '69 is the best looking grille out there!!

But the second would have to be 71-72 w/ billet grille (or a nice '69 gone to waste)

good looking job, can you see the cut marks up close??

**Canadian694x4** · 07-25-2004, 01:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tx Firefighter

Here's your different treatment....

I always wanted a 71-72 grille with a billet insert, but, all I had was a real nice 69-70 grille, so....chop chop!

People hate me.

...that's just plain mean...

1BadSS · 07-25-2004, 02:07 PM

Truck kinda needs a nose job, but here are the pix.

Tx Firefighter · 07-25-2004, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by thisolechevy

good looking job, can you see the cut marks up close??

From 6 inches, yes. From 12 inches no way.

Believe me, if I'm satisfied with it, it looks fine. I'm a picky freak.

vtblazer · 07-25-2004, 07:45 PM

Up until I actually got my 70 I thought the 71's were the best and really didn't want a 69/70 but that's what I ended up with and I love it. It totally seduced me :p I think they all [67-72] look great when compared to today's truck grills.
Not a great grill shot but good enough.

Jeff M. · 07-25-2004, 09:53 PM

This is my '69

*71 Blazer CST man* · 07-26-2004, 03:51 AM

here's mine

GMC AMI · 07-26-2004, 06:03 AM

They should have stayed with the all metal moose pusher grills. The plastic all seem to break. I love the 68 chevy one! Here is a old white face.

Red69stepside · 07-28-2004, 10:23 PM

I love em!!

My 69 actually came with the billet grille, but I got a 69 waiting for me in Aberdeen in a few weeks.

*Gee_Emm* · 07-28-2004, 10:28 PM

Red69stepside · 08-02-2004, 07:35 PM

GEE Emm:

THAT'S what I'm talking about. Everything about that grill is cool. Got detail, depth, lettering, lights.

Anyone got pics of PAINTED 69s?

68w/sbc406 · 08-02-2004, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Files

They should have stayed with the all metal moose pusher grills. The plastic all seem to break. I love the 68 chevy one! Here is a old white face.

stick it to those '69 freaks mike. the '68 with the white nose are the best

**Yukon Jack** · 08-03-2004, 09:26 AM

Here is my new outer grill direct from GM using my old inner grill that was in great shape.

Stryker67 · 08-03-2004, 01:20 PM

I like the 69-70 grilles as well. It's just difficult to find a nice one that isn't bent or scratched. I had to polish this one several times and repaint the black areas. The insert is new as well as the lenses.

Zonaman · 08-03-2004, 06:33 PM

Mine's got sort of a minimalist look to it:

**Canadian694x4** · 08-03-2004, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Red69stepside

Anyone got pics of PAINTED 69s?

I've got a couple of pic's of this truck.....

67cst · 08-03-2004, 07:36 PM

hey mike---i like the 67-68 the best too,cant go wrong with real iron

Hunter · 08-03-2004, 09:04 PM

Ignore hideous twanked front bumper. Tried to straighten it, thats one tough sumbit**
New '70 outer grille (same as '69?) direct from Sands Chevy in PHX, cheaper than all the catalogs by a bunch...... H.

5150 · 08-03-2004, 10:19 PM

Anybody got any ideas on what type of paint to use to repaint the black? Mine has a few dings in it but I can't afford $300 for a new one. So it's acetone and paint.

Red69stepside · 08-04-2004, 01:04 AM

These pics are great! Keep 'em coming!!!

Canadian 69 and Stryker 67:: How do you prep chrome for paint, and what kind of paint do you use?

64fleetside · 08-04-2004, 08:20 AM

I used sign painter's enamel & an airbrush to repaint the black areas on my 70. Brian

07-25-2004, 02:44 AM	#1
Red69stepside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washougal, WA Posts: 110	pics of 69 grilles, please I may be wrong, but I can't help thinking that the best -looking grilles out there are the 69s: lettering, chrome, inner grille, both curves and straight lines. I'm picking up a used one in a couple of weeks. Anyone got pictures of different treatments of 69 Grilles? __________________ 69 Stepside. Rebuilt 327, HT 350 tranny, Holley carb, Edelbrook intake; Flowmaster dual 2.5-inch exhaust.

07-25-2004, 08:30 AM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Here's your different treatment.... I always wanted a 71-72 grille with a billet insert, but, all I had was a real nice 69-70 grille, so....chop chop! People hate me. Attached Images __________________ I'm on the Instagram- @Gearhead_Kevin

07-25-2004, 12:38 PM	#3
thisolechevy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Gainesville, Fl Posts: 382	I agree '69 is the best looking grille out there!! But the second would have to be 71-72 w/ billet grille (or a nice '69 gone to waste) good looking job, can you see the cut marks up close?? __________________ Man I need another 67-72!!!

07-25-2004, 02:07 PM	#5
1BadSS NOT REALLY BANNED! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Shawnee, KS Posts: 1,072	Truck kinda needs a nose job, but here are the pix. __________________ 1987 Mustang Coupe - 2.7 Stroker, 78mm turbo, Stainless header, 3" Exh, FMIC, 160lb/hr Injectors, MS3, twin walbro 255's, 34psi. Eating V8's daily. 04 Pontiac GTO 04 Ford Mustang GT 68 C20 LWB stripper truck 73 K5 Cheyenne 76 C20 Sierra Crew SRW 88 K20 Suburban I'm not hammering on metal just to hammer, i'm creating a piece of art.

07-25-2004, 07:45 PM	#7
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,537	Grill Up until I actually got my 70 I thought the 71's were the best and really didn't want a 69/70 but that's what I ended up with and I love it. It totally seduced me :p I think they all [67-72] look great when compared to today's truck grills. Not a great grill shot but good enough. Attached Images

07-25-2004, 09:53 PM	#8
Jeff M. Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Pixley, Ca. Posts: 486	This is my '69 Attached Images __________________ 69 C-10 CST Short Fleet, Factory Air, BB427-400 Auto-2400 stall-tilt-cruise-Tach & Vac Gagues, 4/6 drop, power one piece side windows, Eaton posi.

07-26-2004, 03:51 AM	#9
71 Blazer CST man Account Suspended Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nor Cal, Sonoma Posts: 324	here's mine Attached Images

07-26-2004, 06:03 AM	#10
GMC AMI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: The Other Maine! Posts: 2,236	They should have stayed with the all metal moose pusher grills. The plastic all seem to break. I love the 68 chevy one! Here is a old white face. Attached Images __________________ 1968 Chevy 4x4 307 4 speed Last edited by GMC AMI; 07-26-2004 at 06:05 AM.

07-28-2004, 10:23 PM	#11
Red69stepside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washougal, WA Posts: 110	I love em!! My 69 actually came with the billet grille, but I got a 69 waiting for me in Aberdeen in a few weeks. __________________ 69 Stepside. Rebuilt 327, HT 350 tranny, Holley carb, Edelbrook intake; Flowmaster dual 2.5-inch exhaust.

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08-02-2004, 07:35 PM	#13
Red69stepside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washougal, WA Posts: 110	GEE Emm: THAT'S what I'm talking about. Everything about that grill is cool. Got detail, depth, lettering, lights. Anyone got pics of PAINTED 69s? __________________ 69 Stepside. Rebuilt 327, HT 350 tranny, Holley carb, Edelbrook intake; Flowmaster dual 2.5-inch exhaust.

08-03-2004, 09:26 AM	#15
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,686	Here is my new outer grill direct from GM using my old inner grill that was in great shape. Attached Images __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

08-03-2004, 01:20 PM	#16
Stryker67 Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Fayetteville, Ga. Posts: 150	1970 454 powered I like the 69-70 grilles as well. It's just difficult to find a nice one that isn't bent or scratched. I had to polish this one several times and repaint the black areas. The insert is new as well as the lenses. Attached Images __________________ [FONT=Georgia] If nothing else, we can all serve as a bad example. We don't know what we don't know. The world needs ditch-diggers too. Last edited by Stryker67; 08-03-2004 at 01:26 PM.

08-03-2004, 06:33 PM	#17
Zonaman Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 519	Mine's got sort of a minimalist look to it: Attached Images __________________ 69 C-10 LWB, 350, 700r4, 3.73 posi-traction, front disc brakes. Built for the desert- She can take the heat! Vivat Rex Chevus!

08-03-2004, 07:36 PM	#19
67cst i love summertime Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Posts: 4,302	hey mike---i like the 67-68 the best too,cant go wrong with real iron __________________ 1967 shortbox stepside Chevy, 365 hp 327, th400. GLOVE BOX LIGHTS FORSALE, click link for info http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=273724



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08-03-2004, 09:04 PM	#20
Hunter Lovin' Arizona Since 1961 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camp Verde, Arizona Posts: 173	69-70 grille Ignore hideous twanked front bumper. Tried to straighten it, thats one tough sumbit** New '70 outer grille (same as '69?) direct from Sands Chevy in PHX, cheaper than all the catalogs by a bunch...... H. Attached Images __________________ "Religion is like a toothbrush: Everybody should have one, but I don't want yours" - Will Rogers

08-03-2004, 10:19 PM	#21
5150 C10 Club Tennessee Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: White House, TN 37188 Posts: 8,281	Anybody got any ideas on what type of paint to use to repaint the black? Mine has a few dings in it but I can't afford $300 for a new one. So it's acetone and paint. __________________ Bryan www.gmtruckshow.com Project "Andes"-Halen's First Truck Project: Patina Burb for he is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for he does not bear the sword in vain. For he is the servant of God, an avenger who carries out God’s wrath on the wrongdoer. Romans 13:4

08-04-2004, 01:04 AM	#22
Red69stepside Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Washougal, WA Posts: 110	These pics are great! Keep 'em coming!!! Canadian 69 and Stryker 67:: How do you prep chrome for paint, and what kind of paint do you use? __________________ 69 Stepside. Rebuilt 327, HT 350 tranny, Holley carb, Edelbrook intake; Flowmaster dual 2.5-inch exhaust.

08-04-2004, 08:20 AM	#23
64fleetside Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: arkieland Posts: 1,070	I used sign painter's enamel & an airbrush to repaint the black areas on my 70. Brian

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