Building a custom 58 grille

[dyno]

After getting a quote of 800.00 to repair and re-chrome my 58 gmc grille, I'm thinking of building my own. I know I'm straying from the classic look, but this rig is a 4x4 and I think this design may be cool. I was never a huge fan of the GMC grille anyway and the parking lights are near impossible to find.

I was originally going to go with RECTANGULAR steel tubing, but cant find anything in the sizes I'm after. Aluminum bar stock would work well and comes in a better variety of sizes. I could polish it to a mirror finish, but it may be a pain to maintain. Probably will use steel and have it chromed for a couple hundred bucks.

Open to ideas and suggestions as always!

Rough sketch...concept#1

[dyno]

Here's some cool LED park lights/turn signals that would work and give it a little retro flair.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Upload a photo of what your Grille looks like
mine is in bad bad condition.

[Russell Ashley]

Check out the LMC catalog. 58-59 grills are the cheapest of all.
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=37

[dyno]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

Check out the LMC catalog. 58-59 grills are the cheapest of all.
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/ca/full.aspx?Page=37

It's a GMC not a Chevy.

[dyno]

It doesn't look too bad from a distance, but there's 8 dents in it. I'm not interested in selling it though.

[SCHRUMGMC]

Mine has a hole in it near the turn signal area...I hope mine can be fixed

[Russell Ashley]

Originally Posted by dyno

It's a GMC not a Chevy.

Sorry about that. I read your post but then the black and white photo fooled me. It looks like a Chevy.

[dyno]

Yeah, thats a Chevy pic i used s a sample. Still haven't put my front clip on my gmc.

[Ratpin]

If they make the grill perfect, $800 is a decent price. Bumper restorations can easily and usually go into the 4 figure range.