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12-30-2011, 03:54 PM | #1 |
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Aftermarket Grill Guard
I'm looking for more information and possible where I can find one of these grill guards.
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12-30-2011, 05:47 PM | #2 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
I wish you the best of luck on that one...I have only seen a handlefull of pics and only 1 with my own eyes.
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12-30-2011, 06:23 PM | #3 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
Perhaps knowing the name will help in your search. This earlier thread might help:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=smash |
12-30-2011, 07:53 PM | #4 |
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12-31-2011, 04:35 AM | #5 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
Thanks for the reply's. Sounds like I need to break out the tubing bender and make one.
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
That's what I would do. Get yourself some 1" or 1-1/4" stainless tube and bend one up. In fact, the one on the green truck looks as though it may not be an original....it has a larger radius than the one in the first pic.
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01-01-2012, 01:51 AM | #7 |
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From what I've read the originals were made out of solid bar stock. Cosmetically I doubt anyone could tell the difference from the outside. Not sure how much difference it would make in actual protection.
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01-01-2012, 03:48 PM | #8 |
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Where it mounts to the bumper it looks like they just flattened the tubing. If it was solid it would take a lot of heat and pressure to do that. I would have to say they used tubing.
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Solid Bar would also be very heavy..... I would also say it was tubing. IMO
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01-25-2012, 11:44 PM | #10 |
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01-26-2012, 01:24 AM | #11 |
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I also heard they were built from solid bar. I think they were used for cattle.
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01-26-2012, 11:11 AM | #12 |
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That is a nice one, but it would be about $500 to rechrome it to show quality, you would really want it to get it.
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I would buy one for my dad's crew cab but havent found one I can actually put an eye ball on or afford.
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01-26-2012, 05:55 PM | #16 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
Here is the other grill guard they had.
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01-29-2012, 06:45 PM | #17 |
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Picked up the grille guard that was on CL. Got it for a ggod price.
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01-29-2012, 07:32 PM | #18 |
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Nice to see someone on here got it!
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01-30-2012, 02:30 PM | #19 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
that first pic is of one i've got... thought at first it was tubing, but no, it's solid. my chrome guy said about 250-300 to replate.
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01-30-2012, 03:01 PM | #20 |
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...Well if your handy you could get a H.F. bender and make your own, they have benders for round & flat stock....
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06-28-2014, 02:30 AM | #21 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
Picked this 65 truck up today. Had the grill guard on it. Glad there's some knowledge out there about them. I really like it.
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06-28-2014, 04:29 PM | #22 |
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congrats on the new truck and the grill guard is a very nice and rarely seen option. thanks for sharing the pic
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06-29-2014, 12:02 AM | #23 |
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Re: Aftermarket Grill Guard
Are they that rare? I'm pretty sure I have 2 in the garage waiting to be mounted, one for a 63 (round ends) and one for a 64-66 (squarer ends). If anyone wants one, I might be able to put you in contact with a guy on Facebook who had one on his truck. He busted an axel a couple weeks ago, but might still have access to it. The truck is 'Christine'.
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06-29-2014, 02:03 AM | #24 |
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As far as I have seen yes. They are rare and I have been offered quite a bit for this one already.
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