Custom Grills (options)

[pockets]

Originally Posted by Squareforceone

YES mac for the win

I was going to say the same thing

[West Texas Z]

that copper one is awesome. thumbs up.

[Hulk Will Smash]

Square tube here. But dying to convert to an '89 - '91 nose.

[THE "10" SILVERADO]

Originally Posted by pockets

I was going to say the same thing

Haha guys...it's only a Macbook....no pro or "air" or anything...

[jdurant]

Originally Posted by West Texas Z

that copper one is awesome. thumbs up.

I think you were talking to me. Thanks. It was a shame that I wrecked it. But I finally got started tearing it down a few weeks ago. Maybe in a few weeks I'll find some more time to work on it again.

[West Texas Z]

Originally Posted by jdurant

I think you were talking to me. Thanks. It was a shame that I wrecked it. But I finally got started tearing it down a few weeks ago. Maybe in a few weeks I'll find some more time to work on it again.

Yeah I was man. Sure was a beauty.

[Ringo81]

Originally Posted by 87 chevy silverado

was this truck not wrecked ??

Hey jdurant ,Your renderings are awesome , I know this is an old post but I just now came across your rendering pics and was wondering what software you used for them . I'v always wanted to mock up parts with a computer rendering to see how changes would look. Thanks

P.S.
Don't know if this got posted in right place , sorry new to message boards/forums
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[misternash2]

i have a dream, but haven't found an old billet grille yet. i have an 85 but i want to keep the body color stripe across the center, but have 2 seperate billet grilles. 1 above, one below. i've never seen exactly what i want, but i think it would look like a really good setup. i was just gonna cut up a billet, but i don't wanna spend 125 to cut on one, you know?

[cory d]

Originally Posted by jdurant

And this is probably more of a fantasy of mine.

this is way too cool

[Ringo81]

Any one out there know of any grille material that would be similar to "Street Scene Speed Grilles" ? I wished street scene would make grilles for our squares but they don't so I would like to fab my own for my 77 out of something similar . I don't think it would be all that hard to custom make a insert . Does anyone know of any sources/sites for flat sheets of aluminum with similar pattern cut outs (kinda close to a speed grille) ?
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[kikkegek]

oh man! I really like those mesh grills very much...anybody ever made them for real?

[Corts60]

Here is my 73-74 grille, with blacked out center section and silver horizontal bars.

[Corts60]

I really want to see a deep set 73-74 grille with a diamond pattern like the 75-76 Nova SS grilles:

[gGMC DOG]

Originally Posted by DREAMER1

That's wut my red 85 would look like with a phantom grill..looks great, love it....minus the phantom grill...thanx for the visual
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personally i like the look of a phanton grille. i think your truck would look good with one, but to each their own. it's what makes the world go round.

[gGMC DOG]

http://www.putco.com/products.cfm?ac...a-ef911d7a55c5

[Ringo81]

Originally Posted by gGMC DOG

personally i like the look of a phanton grille. i think your truck would look good with one, but to each their own. it's what makes the world go round.

The phantom grilles are bad ass for sure , but there is not one for the 73 - 80 grille , just the 81 - 87 . To have a phantom grille in a 73-80 c10 , I'm pretty sure you would have to swap the whole front clip with the 81-87 front clip (fenders , hood , etc. ) . Not as easy as a simple grille install
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[Ringo81]

Thanks for the "putco" link gMC DOG , I'll check it out
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[Ringo81]

Does anyone know the dimensions of a billet grille insert for the 73-80 c10's ? I would just go out and measure the opening in mine if I could but I'm out of town. I may have found a site that sells universal mesh grille material but don't know if they have it in a big enough size to accommodate my 77 grille . Anybody know what size I need ?

http://www.customcargrills.com
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[Da88burban]

Originally Posted by misternash2

i have a dream, but haven't found an old billet grille yet. i have an 85 but i want to keep the body color stripe across the center, but have 2 seperate billet grilles. 1 above, one below. i've never seen exactly what i want, but i think it would look like a really good setup. i was just gonna cut up a billet, but i don't wanna spend 125 to cut on one, you know?

Like this?


Also you can get them cheaper. link >>Cheaper 81-87 Billet grille

[slugish]

Originally Posted by flamingbig10

you didn't say what year, if its a 73-80 then a 73-74 treatment or if its a 81-87 then a billet grille, 83-87 bumper, and 85-87 headlight bezels

x2

[dugvera@gmail.com]

Originally Posted by Corts60

Here is my 73-74 grille, with blacked out center section and silver horizontal bars.

The grill looks nice. Clean. The plastic laminate table the grill is sitting on is sweet too! I wanna find some of that material to put in my motorhome.
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[Rogue_Alphonse]

Blacked out the parking lights and painted just the elevated part of the horizontal bars [though I forgot about taping off the little support things dammit.]
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t/100_1907.jpg
As for my old Blazer, I used the old aluminum grille that protected the coil on an outside A/C condensor from 1972.
http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h4...t/100_1735.jpg

[DREAMER1]

Here's a pic of my grill after I converted it
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[gGMC DOG]

Originally Posted by DREAMER1

Here's a pic of my grill after I converted it
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looks ok i guess

[DREAMER1]

Thanx
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