Cutting down a 60-61 c/60 grille

[jonzcustomshop]

here was my process for cutting down a 1960-1961 Viking/Spartan grille to fit into a c/10.

first I set it in a 64-66 grille support to see if it would just fit- the first 2 pics show the fit- I know of at least one truck where this was done-

I laid it on top of a stock 61 apache grille, and you can see that the 60 series grille is narrower than the apache- in the 3rd pic the other side is pushed even, and you can see that the apache grille is about 2 inches wider.

in the 4th pic, you can see the difference in the brackets, notice how on the inner bracket top part of the apache is flat, and the 60 series dips down.

5th pic- I determined that 7/8 of an inch was a good amount to cut out.