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blackdiesel · 02-24-2010, 09:53 PM

Took me 4 or 5 years to get to this point. this is an original chevrolet grill from 57. first time i had it rechromed the ******* didnt take a very small nick out of one of the corner peices and another very small ding out of the center hoop. just rechromed it and sent it back to me

Few years later, and another chrome guy had my parts. took me nearly another year to get them back. Well here she is, one beautiful perfect grill

blackdiesel · 02-24-2010, 09:55 PM

Few more. could have pop-riveted it all together if i would have had a few bigger rivets. had to bolt a few peices on with machine screws. Had it all back in one peice in about 15 minutes

jjjmm56 · 02-24-2010, 09:59 PM

Man that came out nice. Can I borrow it

blackdiesel · 02-24-2010, 10:17 PM

Yessir it sure did, i think it looks awesome. No you cant borrow it... for the right price id sell it to you

just kiddin!

GRIMSS · 02-24-2010, 10:28 PM

Looks alot better than the one your dad showed me the day I was down.

blackdiesel · 02-24-2010, 10:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GRIMSS

Looks alot better than the one your dad showed me the day I was down.

oh ya, did he show part of the peices?

GRIMSS · 02-24-2010, 10:46 PM

He showed me the ones that were on a bench behind you grandpa's truck.

Kim57 · 02-24-2010, 10:53 PM

Very nice.
Kim

renegade6 · 02-24-2010, 11:35 PM

What a timely topic. I am getting ready to send mine out to get done.

How much did it cost you and where did you get it done?

blackdiesel · 02-24-2010, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by renegade6

What a timely topic. I am getting ready to send mine out to get done.

How much did it cost you and where did you get it done?

Took 3 cores to get all the right parts. since i got jacked around with the first guy and had to re-rechrome 3 peices i have close to $1000 dollars in it. Plus the 400 bucks for the chrome grill that im running now.

Friend of a car guy friend. some place in oklahoma i believe.

blackdiesel · 02-25-2010, 06:39 PM

Had a friend that builds street rods for a living send the 3 pieces off that I needed to put the grill back together. One end piece, and the inter and outer center pieces. No dents at all, and that was 350 bucks. I had payed $400 buck 5 years ago to have a almost perfect grill chromed and it came back with the same two little dings that it had when I sent it. And he forgot to do the inter center piece. Called the guy up and He said O, I don't take out dents, I just chrome what you send me.... Well I sent it back to him to fix it, never to be seen or herd from agian. So I had a $400 pile of shiney parts. I had a perfect painted grill in my truck, but I wanted a chrome one. I found a rechromed OEM on ebay (this is before they started repoping them) that had never been put back together from being rechromed, so I got it for $400, put it together and all was good for awhile. The chrome is alittle thin in the corners and you have to keep waxing it to keep it from rusting. So I took my good painted grill apart and sent the pieces that I needed to put my first grill back together with. AND 5 years and a ton of money, I am finely happy with my grill.

ChuckDriver · 02-25-2010, 09:02 PM

Wow! It looks great. Hope to have mine done someday!

63 & 64 Bowties · 02-25-2010, 10:09 PM

You're not actually gonna put that on a truck now are you? Way too nice, what with rocks, rain, mud, dust. Nope, better keep it in the house.

02-24-2010, 09:53 PM	#1
blackdiesel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, Arkansas Posts: 929	Show quality '57 grill. Pics Took me 4 or 5 years to get to this point. this is an original chevrolet grill from 57. first time i had it rechromed the ******* didnt take a very small nick out of one of the corner peices and another very small ding out of the center hoop. just rechromed it and sent it back to me Few years later, and another chrome guy had my parts. took me nearly another year to get them back. Well here she is, one beautiful perfect grill Attached Images __________________ '57 Chevy Pickup '56 GMC LCF Cummins '38 Chrysler Royal '57 2wd change http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=speedway

02-24-2010, 09:55 PM	#2
blackdiesel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, Arkansas Posts: 929	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Few more. could have pop-riveted it all together if i would have had a few bigger rivets. had to bolt a few peices on with machine screws. Had it all back in one peice in about 15 minutes Attached Images __________________ '57 Chevy Pickup '56 GMC LCF Cummins '38 Chrysler Royal '57 2wd change http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=speedway

02-24-2010, 09:59 PM	#3
jjjmm56 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: kissimmee Florida Posts: 494	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Man that came out nice. Can I borrow it

02-24-2010, 10:17 PM	#4
blackdiesel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, Arkansas Posts: 929	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Yessir it sure did, i think it looks awesome. No you cant borrow it... for the right price id sell it to you just kiddin! __________________ '57 Chevy Pickup '56 GMC LCF Cummins '38 Chrysler Royal '57 2wd change http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=speedway

02-24-2010, 10:28 PM	#5
GRIMSS --------------- Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 1,791	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Looks alot better than the one your dad showed me the day I was down. __________________ 2001 GMC SIERRA 1956 Chevy Panel *Build Page* with a Scott's Hotrods IFS 1953 Chevy trucks *Project Dime Time* 1968 Camaro 1968 Volksrod "NOBACK" 55-59 one piece window *Video* 55-59 one piece window *template files* Jared

02-24-2010, 10:46 PM	#7
GRIMSS --------------- Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Central Missouri Posts: 1,791	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics He showed me the ones that were on a bench behind you grandpa's truck. __________________ 2001 GMC SIERRA 1956 Chevy Panel *Build Page* with a Scott's Hotrods IFS 1953 Chevy trucks *Project Dime Time* 1968 Camaro 1968 Volksrod "NOBACK" 55-59 one piece window *Video* 55-59 one piece window *template files* Jared

02-24-2010, 10:53 PM	#8
Kim57 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Corona, California Posts: 7,998	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Very nice. Kim

02-24-2010, 11:35 PM	#9
renegade6 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Texarkana, TX Posts: 443	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics What a timely topic. I am getting ready to send mine out to get done. How much did it cost you and where did you get it done? __________________ Brandon 63 Biscayne https://www.pro-touring.com/threads/90718-63-Biscayne 57 Chevy Truck (sold)http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=321380 72 K20 Long bed stepside (wife's) 72 K20 Long bed 396 (flip or keep...?) The latest build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...76#post8438476

02-25-2010, 06:39 PM	#11
blackdiesel Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Omaha, Arkansas Posts: 929	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Had a friend that builds street rods for a living send the 3 pieces off that I needed to put the grill back together. One end piece, and the inter and outer center pieces. No dents at all, and that was 350 bucks. I had payed $400 buck 5 years ago to have a almost perfect grill chromed and it came back with the same two little dings that it had when I sent it. And he forgot to do the inter center piece. Called the guy up and He said O, I don't take out dents, I just chrome what you send me.... Well I sent it back to him to fix it, never to be seen or herd from agian. So I had a $400 pile of shiney parts. I had a perfect painted grill in my truck, but I wanted a chrome one. I found a rechromed OEM on ebay (this is before they started repoping them) that had never been put back together from being rechromed, so I got it for $400, put it together and all was good for awhile. The chrome is alittle thin in the corners and you have to keep waxing it to keep it from rusting. So I took my good painted grill apart and sent the pieces that I needed to put my first grill back together with. AND 5 years and a ton of money, I am finely happy with my grill. __________________ '57 Chevy Pickup '56 GMC LCF Cummins '38 Chrysler Royal '57 2wd change http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...light=speedway Last edited by blackdiesel; 02-25-2010 at 06:41 PM.

02-25-2010, 09:02 PM	#12
ChuckDriver A320 Pilot/USAF Retired Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 2,629	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics Wow! It looks great. Hope to have mine done someday! __________________ JJ My 1957 build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=334552 http://www.trifive.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22037 Instagram - Chuckdriver57

02-25-2010, 10:09 PM	#13
63 & 64 Bowties and a few others Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Blue Ridge Mountains of VA Posts: 5,638	Re: Show quality '57 grill. Pics You're not actually gonna put that on a truck now are you? Way too nice, what with rocks, rain, mud, dust. Nope, better keep it in the house. __________________ Bill US Army Vet -193rd Infantry BlueRidgeMuscleCars.com “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated” Gandhi

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