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vht · 11-13-2013, 10:05 PM

I need to take my grille apart and straighten some of the bars, and paint the parts that need painted but looking at it, I don't think that is going to be easy. Anyone on here done it or can offer advice? It doesn't have to be perfect, but I need to straighten 4 or 5 dings and try to polish it up, and the panels or whatever they're called have heavy surface rust on them. I treated it with phosphoric acid.

**mr48chev** · 11-13-2013, 10:19 PM

Well, as you have not posted what model of truck you have and didn't post that info in your question it's rather hard to figure out exactly what you are working on.

I'm going to assume that you are working on a 47/53 grill and to take one of those apart you have to drill the rivets out of the bars on the back side. I've drilled a lot of them as it took five grills to get the bars for mine one at a time 40 years ago.

Notice that on one side of the back side of the bars there are notches. Those notches tell you where the three middle bars go being 2,3 or 4 notches. The bars are all slightly different and won't interchange.

Taking one apart isn't hard but it is tedious and I pop riveted mine back together which is even more tedious.

vht · 11-13-2013, 11:13 PM

The yr would have made it a lot easier. You were right though, mine's a 51. Thanks for the info.

11-13-2013, 10:05 PM	#1
vht Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brooksville Ky Posts: 531	Grille disassemblly I need to take my grille apart and straighten some of the bars, and paint the parts that need painted but looking at it, I don't think that is going to be easy. Anyone on here done it or can offer advice? It doesn't have to be perfect, but I need to straighten 4 or 5 dings and try to polish it up, and the panels or whatever they're called have heavy surface rust on them. I treated it with phosphoric acid.

11-13-2013, 10:19 PM	#2
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,711	Re: Grille disassemblly Well, as you have not posted what model of truck you have and didn't post that info in your question it's rather hard to figure out exactly what you are working on. I'm going to assume that you are working on a 47/53 grill and to take one of those apart you have to drill the rivets out of the bars on the back side. I've drilled a lot of them as it took five grills to get the bars for mine one at a time 40 years ago. Notice that on one side of the back side of the bars there are notches. Those notches tell you where the three middle bars go being 2,3 or 4 notches. The bars are all slightly different and won't interchange. Taking one apart isn't hard but it is tedious and I pop riveted mine back together which is even more tedious. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.

11-13-2013, 11:13 PM	#3
vht Registered User Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Brooksville Ky Posts: 531	Re: Grille disassemblly The yr would have made it a lot easier. You were right though, mine's a 51. Thanks for the info.



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