Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**too much stuff** · 05-08-2017, 05:38 PM

Anyone have a good pic of a 69-70 with a chrome bumper, short guards, and tow hooks? Want to see if it looks like too much and where the guards would be placed. Thanks

**special-K** · 05-09-2017, 07:54 AM

No picture of that, but IMO the hooks don't play into any cluttered look. They are down there with the frame and dark, just hardware, not trim. The question is the guards themselves. They add on to what's there and give another look. That's where the decision is for me, do I add on or leave alone? I've run both on '72s and square bodies and like the look. Those were standards on all my trucks, among other things.

Where would you mount them, out where you drill the holes or in the 71/72 position at the frame? On my K2500 I decided the 71/72 guards compete with the GMC grille design. I have a pair of 67-70s I'm thinking to mount in the 71/72 position...maybe. Might make a winch bumper, too!

Tdrcreyn4 · 05-09-2017, 08:31 AM

Here is a picture of my 1969 with chrome bumper, tow hooks and tall bumper guards. In my opinion it is not cluttered even with the bigger guards. The smaller guards should be even more understated if that is the look you are going for.

**too much stuff** · 05-09-2017, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tdrcreyn4

Here is a picture of my 1969 with chrome bumper, tow hooks and tall bumper guards. In my opinion it is not cluttered even with the bigger guards. The smaller guards should be even more understated if that is the look you are going for.

Thanks for the pics, that gives me an idea of what to expect. Is there any lift in your truck?

**Already Gone** · 05-10-2017, 01:25 AM

I pulled this pic off the net.

**special-K** · 05-10-2017, 10:12 AM

^^^ That's where the early guards are "supposed to" go. Is that what you were thinking? I put them in the same place as the latter ones. It takes a little "fitting".

Tdrcreyn4 · 05-10-2017, 11:08 AM

Yes, 4 inch lift

**too much stuff** · 05-10-2017, 09:16 PM

I always thought centered under the marker lights on 69-70 was "correct". That was were I put them on my old 69 big block truck.

**Already Gone** · 05-11-2017, 03:23 AM

There is an article on the orange shortbox in Classic Trucks Magazine from a few years ago and I have the magazine at home. The owner of this truck has had it for along time ,like since the 70's, and gathered NOS parts for years and years before restoring it. I'm thinking he probably bought the bumper guards NOS and followed the mounting instructions in the box.

05-08-2017, 05:38 PM	#1
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,820	Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 Anyone have a good pic of a 69-70 with a chrome bumper, short guards, and tow hooks? Want to see if it looks like too much and where the guards would be placed. Thanks __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

05-09-2017, 07:54 AM	#2
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 No picture of that, but IMO the hooks don't play into any cluttered look. They are down there with the frame and dark, just hardware, not trim. The question is the guards themselves. They add on to what's there and give another look. That's where the decision is for me, do I add on or leave alone? I've run both on '72s and square bodies and like the look. Those were standards on all my trucks, among other things. Where would you mount them, out where you drill the holes or in the 71/72 position at the frame? On my K2500 I decided the 71/72 guards compete with the GMC grille design. I have a pair of 67-70s I'm thinking to mount in the 71/72 position...maybe. Might make a winch bumper, too! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-09-2017, 08:31 AM	#3
Tdrcreyn4 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 702	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 Here is a picture of my 1969 with chrome bumper, tow hooks and tall bumper guards. In my opinion it is not cluttered even with the bigger guards. The smaller guards should be even more understated if that is the look you are going for. Attached Images __________________ 1968 C10 292/3 spd - sold 1969 K10 350/3 spd/205 - sold 1971 K5 350/4 spd/ 205 - sold 1970 K20 350/350/205 - sold 1969 K20 396/400/205 - work in process

05-10-2017, 01:25 AM	#5
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,154	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 I pulled this pic off the net. Attached Images __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021

05-10-2017, 10:12 AM	#6
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 ^^^ That's where the early guards are "supposed to" go. Is that what you were thinking? I put them in the same place as the latter ones. It takes a little "fitting". Attached Images __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

05-10-2017, 11:08 AM	#7
Tdrcreyn4 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 702	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 Yes, 4 inch lift __________________ 1968 C10 292/3 spd - sold 1969 K10 350/3 spd/205 - sold 1971 K5 350/4 spd/ 205 - sold 1970 K20 350/350/205 - sold 1969 K20 396/400/205 - work in process

05-10-2017, 09:16 PM	#8
too much stuff Roadtrip! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Grand Rapids MN Posts: 13,820	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 I always thought centered under the marker lights on 69-70 was "correct". That was were I put them on my old 69 big block truck. __________________ 67 gmc custom lwb dakota truck. Sold...And bought back 69 swb 4x4 project (in progress) 70 c-10 lwb texas truck 70 4x4/BB/bkts/posi/tach(retired) 70 swb (wifes) 70 jimmy camper 71 K-5 factory 2wd 71 cheyenne 4x4/tach/posi/ plow rig 71 Cheyenne20 BB, buckets, tach, tilt, 4 speed 72 jimmy CST wyoming rig 72 jimmy Colorado rig 72 lifted texas 4x4 3/4 ton burb 65 fury conv. 383/auto 65 chrysler 300 "L" 413 auto

05-11-2017, 03:23 AM	#9
Already Gone 70+ ( Old Skool Club ) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan ,Canada Posts: 9,154	Re: Pic request. hooks and guards. 69-70 There is an article on the orange shortbox in Classic Trucks Magazine from a few years ago and I have the magazine at home. The owner of this truck has had it for along time ,like since the 70's, and gathered NOS parts for years and years before restoring it. I'm thinking he probably bought the bumper guards NOS and followed the mounting instructions in the box. __________________ 1972 C10 Custom/Deluxe 613 Highlander 406/700R4 1999 White Tahoe LS 4x2 with Z56 Police Package 1992 K1500 GMC Suburban Members I have personally met: MusicMan70 - HeavyD - ChewyChevy67 - StingRay -71SWB4x4 - 67 Burb - DeadheadNM - too much stuff - bc65 - das601 " Circumsatances Do Not Change Responsibility " " The Sky is not the Limit, Your Mind is." Marilyn Monroe .. RIP Charlie Watts 1941 - 2021



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