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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => 73-87 Chevy & GMC Trucks => Topic started by: Big Chip on October 19, 2017, 06:28:05 PM
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Does anyone have a source for a stock 79 GMC grille? My search so far has been pretty fruitless. I have given up on finding a new one and even locating a used one seems to be a problem. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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The GMC stuff is getting next to impossible to find and when you do find it they want stupid money for it.
I lucked out and found a brand new NOS grill for my '87 by doing a internet search of the part number. One day out of the blue, Amazon says they have three. I ordered it and 5 days later it showed up, brand new in a GM box dated from a couple years ago. I paid GM list price I guess but they had been discontinued and were trading for much more on that popular internet auction site.
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I should have known better than to buy a GMC I guess! I had the same issues with a 67 GMC shortbox I had a long time ago and I had considered converting to the single headlight Chevy grille on that one. I just don't like the tube grille that is in the truck now and I suppose if it comes down to it I can put a Chevy grille in.
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Hi Big Chip:
Well it is not just your GMC....I had quite a hunt trying to find the oem grill for my 76 Chevy...it was a transition year model so the grill was unique to 76 and I spent many months calling and e-mailing till I found one since there was low demand for 76 trucks. Since I spent so much time looking I figured I had found the last one so I spent an embarrasing amount of money for it....I have it screwed on to my truck with security screws!
All I can suggest is you just need to be in it for the long haul and just start e-mailing on your spare time and finally someone will have a new or used one. Copy-paste your message so you dont have to type it over and over...bookmark the following website and just work your way down:www.stovebolt.com/links/parts.html
Good Luck,
Henry
469-200-4253
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Thank you, Henry!
I appreciate the advice and congratulations on finding the one you purchased. I figure it will be a long process but I know there has to be a bunch of these grilles out there and I just have to find them.
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Google
eBay
Amazon
Search tempest lets you look at CL in more than one city although it misses a lot of ads
Also try Car-part.com
I recently saw a 1982 dash pad in fantastic condition on there
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Thank you, Roundhouse.
I found some stuff I was looking for on car-part.com within a couple hours of me. The problem with Michigan is the stuff you find is usually rotted out but I was able to find a decent tailgate with the proper GMC band in the center. The search for the grille continues!
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Through aggressive searching and being consistent I finally landed an NOS Chrome 73-74 GMC Grille. They are few and far between, i see the 79 you seek come up way more frequently. I even have one hanging on my wall just for decoration in the garage. The GMC stuff is really cool, much harder to find and has a mystique about it because of the standalone designs they used in badging and grilles. If you want the cheap and easy route, buy a Ford Mustang. Everybody and their brother has or had one and parts are plentiful. What you have is unique and special so stop with that easy street Chevy talk. Be proud of your GMC and continue with your quest for the correct artwork.
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Is 80 the same as 79?
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Hi again, Big Chip:
Another avenue of search: there are still junkyards out there that are family owned with difficult to find websites. They are typically in the rural areas and have the older model vehicles. I found a great one in my neck of the woods by googling salvage yards near me...then by asking these guys whom else they could suggest had the old trucks, they led me through a series of phone calls till I found a junkyard out in the sticks that had a cache of 1960s and 1970s trucks... this was a 1-1/2 hour drive for me but it was worth it as I found a couple of parts for my 76 C-20. (I asked about your grille but they did not have any 1979 GMC grilles)...they did have a couple of 1960s and early 1980s GMCs but not many...maybe 3 or 4...maybe 2 70s GMC, but the grilles were missing. They had about 10 1970s Chevy trucks. So maybe you can find a junkyard like this outside of the city where you live.
Regards,
Henry
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Through aggressive searching and being consistent I finally landed an NOS Chrome 73-74 GMC Grille. They are few and far between, i see the 79 you seek come up way more frequently. I even have one hanging on my wall just for decoration in the garage. The GMC stuff is really cool, much harder to find and has a mystique about it because of the standalone designs they used in badging and grilles. If you want the cheap and easy route, buy a Ford Mustang. Everybody and their brother has or had one and parts are plentiful. What you have is unique and special so stop with that easy street Chevy talk. Be proud of your GMC and continue with your quest for the correct artwork.
Haha!! So I should stop feeling sorry for myself?!
I totally agree with you about having something that is somewhat unique. I was just having flashbacks of finding a 67 GMC grille and perhaps made my "plight" a little more dramatic than it had to be.
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Is 80 the same as 79?
I believe the 80 is the same as the 79 but I am not 100% sure. I thought the headlights and bezels were the difference.
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Hi again, Big Chip:
Another avenue of search: there are still junkyards out there that are family owned with difficult to find websites. They are typically in the rural areas and have the older model vehicles. I found a great one in my neck of the woods by googling salvage yards near me...then by asking these guys whom else they could suggest had the old trucks, they led me through a series of phone calls till I found a junkyard out in the sticks that had a cache of 1960s and 1970s trucks... this was a 1-1/2 hour drive for me but it was worth it as I found a couple of parts for my 76 C-20. (I asked about your grille but they did not have any 1979 GMC grilles)...they did have a couple of 1960s and early 1980s GMCs but not many...maybe 3 or 4...maybe 2 70s GMC, but the grilles were missing. They had about 10 1970s Chevy trucks. So maybe you can find a junkyard like this outside of the city where you live.
Regards,
Henry
Hi Henry,
I did find a junkyard that had the tailgate with the proper stainless trim on it about 2 hours from my house(now I just have to find a dually tailgate with the lights on it). They had a lot of Chevy stuff and some good grilles I believe. Is your 76 a Chevy or GMC? I am going to be going down there maybe this week to pick up rear bumper brackets and can take some pictures.
Kevin
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That thing is bad. You're right, definitely needs the factory grille back in there.
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Thank you. I searched for a while for one and ended up finding this on Craigslist in Oregon. I made the deal, bought a one way ticket and hoped for the best. I drove it 2800 miles back to Michigan and only had a couple issues. Leaking carb gasket and one of the plug wires came off. Used a LOT of gas on the way back!
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Awesome Truck!
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Hi again, Big Chip:
Another avenue of search: there are still junkyards out there that are family owned with difficult to find websites. They are typically in the rural areas and have the older model vehicles. I found a great one in my neck of the woods by googling salvage yards near me...then by asking these guys whom else they could suggest had the old trucks, they led me through a series of phone calls till I found a junkyard out in the sticks that had a cache of 1960s and 1970s trucks... this was a 1-1/2 hour drive for me but it was worth it as I found a couple of parts for my 76 C-20. (I asked about your grille but they did not have any 1979 GMC grilles)...they did have a couple of 1960s and early 1980s GMCs but not many...maybe 3 or 4...maybe 2 70s GMC, but the grilles were missing. They had about 10 1970s Chevy trucks. So maybe you can find a junkyard like this outside of the city where you live.
Regards,
Henry
Yep
When you call a junkyard and they dont have what you're looking for
ALWAYS ask if they know who might have one
They will give you a couple phone numbers of other junkyards that you'd never find on google
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Thank you. I searched for a while for one and ended up finding this on Craigslist in Oregon. I made the deal, bought a one way ticket and hoped for the best. I drove it 2800 miles back to Michigan and only had a couple issues. Leaking carb gasket and one of the plug wires came off. Used a LOT of gas on the way back!
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We got ours in AZ and had a friend who was coming east haul it on his trailer to Georgia
Glad we didn't try to drive it
It ran and drove but not safely or reliably
Needed new carb and entire new brake system and tires before it would be safe to drive
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I had a backup plan if it wasn’t roadworthy. I was going to buy another ticket back to Michigan and have it shipped. Or just not buy it. He had a fencing business so I gave him a deposit with a credit card and paid the balance in cash when I got there. I was prepared to forfeit the deposit though. I guess I watched too many episodes of Roadkill and figured it would all work out somehow.
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I did find a junkyard that had the tailgate with the proper stainless trim on it about 2 hours from my house(now I just have to find a dually tailgate with the lights on it
Below is a thread on the tailgate lights that ought to be correct for your truck:
http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=33003.msg280627#msg280627 (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=33003.msg280627#msg280627)
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Thanks Jason. I was all over that thread before I found the tailgate I have. I didn’t want to pass up getting the right stainless trim in the center and figured I could either install lights or use the trim if I found a dually tailgate.
I appreciate the input!
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We could have made it back
Would have required a new carb and tires and maybe a master cylinder but that's just an auto parts store and some hand tools and a used tire store
We did not look at the truck or get someone to look at it
But we only paid $1600 and $800 for transport
I figured at $1600 is wasn't worth a plane ticket
But I've seen people spend big money on a vehicle without flying to see it or having an independent mechanic to look at it
A plane ticket is cheap and if you like the vehicle you can buy it and take it to a storage unit until you can arrange transport or just rent U haul or Penske truck and a trailer and bring it back yourself of you don't think it will make the trip
A lot of smaller vehicles will fit inside a box truck
I've hauled more than one early bronco inside a 20 foot rental box truck
The monster you bought wouldn't fit on most trailers and would be expensive to ship but making the drive back is usually an adventure
I've flown cross country and driven used 18 wheelers back home Many times
And no matter where you live the deals always seem to be thousands of miles away
We wanted one with as little rust as possible
And even in the south the Chevys are pretty rusty
Nothing like in places that use a lot of salt on the roads
I can swap an engine in a weekend , but replacing the cab corners would take me six months of weekends
We had several vehicles on the list of possible candidates
70-80 firebirds , 68-69 chevelles , 68-69 Mercury cyclone , 70-72 Monte Carlo
And the non rusty ones out west don't cost any more then where we live , only difference is the transport which is totally worth $800 to get a 35-40 year old vehicle with no rust
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I certainly got lucky on this one and it was not even remotely big money. I was looking at a couple in California and would have gotten them shipped if anyone could have actually come up with a title. The cost was $1500ish so it ultimately would have been about the same as I spent on the ticket and the trip but I had time, the truck seemed decent and it seemed like fun. FYI: It was great!
I am not a body man myself but I sure wish I were. I almost always have the feeling I have been screwed when I leave the body shop. Maybe I am too critical or I don't convey the level of work I expect. Maybe I am not spending enough money??
I would love to find a mid to late 70's Trans Am or early 70's Camaro. I have really grown to appreciate the 70's stuff a lot more than I used to. Maybe because I grew up with the 70's stuff.
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I certainly got lucky on this one and it was not even remotely big money. I was looking at a couple in California and would have gotten them shipped if anyone could have actually come up with a title. The cost was $1500ish so it ultimately would have been about the same as I spent on the ticket and the trip but I had time, the truck seemed decent and it seemed like fun. FYI: It was great!
I am not a body man myself but I sure wish I were. I almost always have the feeling I have been screwed when I leave the body shop. Maybe I am too critical or I don't convey the level of work I expect. Maybe I am not spending enough money??
I would love to find a mid to late 70's Trans Am or early 70's Camaro. I have really grown to appreciate the 70's stuff a lot more than I used to. Maybe because I grew up with the 70's stuff.
I love the late 60s and early 70s vehicles
Pretty much anything that was designed before 1973 is a stylish vehicle
I think in the early 70s they started using computers to design cars and instead of having some extra strength in the wheel bearings and stuff like that , they made em as small as possible and started using a lot of plastic for parts that should be metal
I love the cars where they wasted a lot of metal to get it to look a certain way
The firebirds and camaros are probably the largest car on the outside to be so small on the inside of any car ever made
And if you shop around you can still find some good deals on 70-80 firebirds that are not rusty and haven't been hacked up by some redneck teenager
I've owned several firebirds
Had a 70 Trans am and a 78 formula
The 70-73s are more expensive but the parts are all interchangeable
You can bolt a 70-73 nose on a 80
Only difference is the wraparound rear window in 75
And to me the dash and instruments in a Trans am is the most perfect dash ever made
All the gauges lined up, and the design in the fake metal bezel just can't be topped
The shaker scoop and T-tops ....
Not sure what part of the country you're in but you gotta cast a wide net
Im in Atlanta and on any used car , late model or a soon to be classic you have to get at least 100-150 miles away from any large city to find a deal
Take a look at a 64-66 thunderbird
There's a lot of metal used up just to get them to look a certain way
The doors are 11 inches thick
Yeah. Body work is stupid expensive
I've done a LS transplant
I've swapped automatics to five speeds etc
I'm worthless at bodywork
It might as well be brain surgery
And I'm pretty sure most body shop owners must earn as much as a brain surgeon based on the rates they charge
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These are the other classics in the fleet. 68 Chevelle that was my mom's and a 93 T/A I got in trade for a motorcycle.
I guess as far as bodywork goes, if it were easy everyone would be doing it.
Looks like I can't post the pictures because they are over 500kbs. I will keep trying
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Beech Musketeer in the hangar too?
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Yes sir! B19 Sport.
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I fly the Sundowner.
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Beech Musketeer in the hangar too?
I assume you fly?
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I assume you fly?
Aviation enthusiast, but not a pilot. Getting a license on my 'To-do list', but haven't made much progress the last few years.
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It’s pretty inexpensive (relatively) around here to get a license. Most people with have around $5000 into it. Not terrible if you spread it over a couple years.
It looks like you have some pretty sweet trucks!
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i agree that current automotive styling needs help and planes are wonderful and all that, but back to original topic:
Take a look at this:
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pts/d/1980-gmc-chevy-3-4-ton-4x4/6378536161.html
i'm not saying i can go and snatch it because it's not THAT close to me, BUT we can at least see if this is the correct grill you need or would be satisfied with. i thought 80 was when they switched to rectangular headlights, but maybe not?
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A bit pricey, but there is one listed for a 77-80 GMC on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-GM-GMC-Grill-Emblem-Molding-77-78-79-80-Truck-Grille-Royal-Sierra-CK-C30/162699438459?hash=item25e1a4697b:g:B94AAOSwrlRZ1onl&vxp=mtr (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-GM-GMC-Grill-Emblem-Molding-77-78-79-80-Truck-Grille-Royal-Sierra-CK-C30/162699438459?hash=item25e1a4697b:g:B94AAOSwrlRZ1onl&vxp=mtr)
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i thought 80 was when they switched to rectangular headlights, but maybe not?
For 1980 both round and rectangular versions were sold based on trim level, RPO code
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i agree that current automotive styling needs help and planes are wonderful and all that, but back to original topic:
Take a look at this:
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pts/d/1980-gmc-chevy-3-4-ton-4x4/6378536161.html
i'm not saying i can go and snatch it because it's not THAT close to me, BUT we can at least see if this is the correct grill you need or would be satisfied with. i thought 80 was when they switched to rectangular headlights, but maybe not?
I thought 80 was the year of the rectangular headlights too. Maybe that is an early 80? I believe that is the correct grille and I found one near me on craigslist that is correct also but it sort of seems like the guy must need meth money or something judging by the ad.
https://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/d/1979-gmc-sarge/6363933736.html
I have emailed the guy and gotten no response yet. I have found some on car-part.com but it seems like almost no one is willing to ship it.
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A bit pricey, but there is one listed for a 77-80 GMC on eBay:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-GM-GMC-Grill-Emblem-Molding-77-78-79-80-Truck-Grille-Royal-Sierra-CK-C30/162699438459?hash=item25e1a4697b:g:B94AAOSwrlRZ1onl&vxp=mtr (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-GM-GMC-Grill-Emblem-Molding-77-78-79-80-Truck-Grille-Royal-Sierra-CK-C30/162699438459?hash=item25e1a4697b:g:B94AAOSwrlRZ1onl&vxp=mtr)
Holy Cow!! That is almost as much as I paid for the truck!! Beautiful grille and I would like to see the truck that gets put on. I bet it will be incredible.
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I couldn’t stand the tube grilles back in the day. Now as time goes on I can stand them less.
I’m kinda like Vile is with the sun visors. Couldn’t stand those back in the day either. Get those things off your trucks.
As far as airplanes I plan on a a B-17 someday myself. I need to win the lottery because not only will I have to build one from scratch there isn’t many original parts to choose from. Oh well better finish the monster truck first.
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i thought 80 was when they switched to rectangular headlights, but maybe not?
For 1980 both round and rectangular versions were sold based on trim level, RPO code
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Do you know years are the same as the 79? I was under the impression the 79 was the start of the hood release being inside the truck so I thought the grille was different where the old exterior hood release was. I am also starting to think that there are parts missing from my hood release. Is there supposed to be a safety/secondary latch on exterior? Mine doesn't have that, maybe it was removed because of the tube grille?
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My ‘77 Scottsdale had an inside hood release and All square bodys should have had a secondary hood release.
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It seemed kind of odd to me that there was no secondary release. I will be getting that setup now too.
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I couldn’t stand the tube grilles back in the day. Now as time goes on I can stand them less.
I’m kinda like Vile is with the sun visors. Couldn’t stand those back in the day either. Get those things off your trucks.
As far as airplanes I plan on a a B-17 someday myself. I need to win the lottery because not only will I have to build one from scratch there isn’t many original parts to choose from. Oh well better finish the monster truck first.
I have never been a fan either. I suppose people used to "customize" their stuff because every other vehicle on the road was exactly alike. Now that they are fewer and farther between the stock look is the best, in my opinion anyway.
The truck I bought has funky clearance lights so I bought the stock version and when it goes in for paint they are going on.
I am a P-51 man myself. I don't suspect I will ever have to worry about how I am going to maintain and put fuel in one though. :D
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Best bet is to post a pic of the hood release, latch and hood striker.
My buddy and I were joking the other day. We took his factory grille out, snapped it in half, tossed it in the trash can to put in a tube grille. If only someone had said to us 'You are a jackass" maybe we would have saved half of the stuff we threw away.
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I will get a picture this morning of what I have this morning and post it later.
I am guilty of tossing things I should have kept. If only foresight was as clear as hindsight!
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Haha. I couldn’t afford the oil to fly a B-17 let alone the fuel. But we can have the dream and that doesn’t cost anything.
Maybe future generations can have what we cannot just by using a 3D printer....
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i agree that current automotive styling needs help and planes are wonderful and all that, but back to original topic:
Take a look at this:
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/pts/d/1980-gmc-chevy-3-4-ton-4x4/6378536161.html
i'm not saying i can go and snatch it because it's not THAT close to me, BUT we can at least see if this is the correct grill you need or would be satisfied with. i thought 80 was when they switched to rectangular headlights, but maybe not?
I thought 80 was the year of the rectangular headlights too. Maybe that is an early 80? I believe that is the correct grille and I found one near me on craigslist that is correct also but it sort of seems like the guy must need meth money or something judging by the ad.
https://nmi.craigslist.org/cto/d/1979-gmc-sarge/6363933736.html
I have emailed the guy and gotten no response yet. I have found some on car-part.com but it seems like almost no one is willing to ship it.
The only people who are doing meth are the 27 people who are watching that ebay grill............
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P.S. time to warm up the 3-D printer........
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Here’s the hood latch setup.
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The last picture is as good as I could get through that stupid tube grill. There’s no mechanism for the secondary latch so should I assume the whole setup was removed?
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Right but your pictures cropped out where the part you say is missing would be...
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I’m missing the part that isn’t numbered. I’ll go ahead and add that to my list.
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One option, to get away from the tube grille, is the aftermarket 77-80 Chevy truck grille (without bowtie).
They're not real expensive and, in my opinion, look better than a tube grille. Could make things up front look a bit better until the correct grille can be found.
I am a P-51 man myself...
I've been fortunate enough to have owned several P-38's... ;D
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Most Rolls Royce grills on ebay are not priced even close to that one, so CORRECTION:
If anyone's doing meth, it's the person trying to sell that piece of plastic for $2,300!
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One option, to get away from the tube grille, is the aftermarket 77-80 Chevy truck grille (without bowtie).
They're not real expensive and, in my opinion, look better than a tube grille. Could make things up front look a bit better until the correct grille can be found.
I am a P-51 man myself...
I've been fortunate enough to have owned several P-38's... ;D
Nice!! That's the only P38 I could ever lay my hands on!
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Most Rolls Royce grills on ebay are not priced even close to that one, so CORRECTION:
If anyone's doing meth, it's the person trying to sell that piece of plastic for $2,300!
Haha! I can't argue that!
The guy from the craigslist ad emailed me last night. I haven't talked to him yet but I am pretty sure my offer of $150 will be the best one he gets on that truck. Come to think of it, $150 may be a bit generous.
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Hi Big Chip:
Here is a link to a page in a 79-84 GM truck parts catalog: http://www.gmpartswiki.com/getpage?pageid=57780
From this you can see that there were 2 different part numbers of grille for the GMC C-series light trucks in 1979. In 1980, there were no less than 3 different part numbers. With these part numbers, you can probably do a search on gmpartswiki and find an image of each grille. I suspect they look very similar with just subtle differences like color and moulding and so either of the two for 1979 would look OK on your truck. It appears that one grille was for a styling option called "street coupe". At least now you know the exact part number(s) you are looking for concerning grille and moulding.
Regards,
Henry
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Thank you, Henry. I really appreciate the help and I think this will really help with the search.
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I found the secondary hood latch for my truck. You’ll notice by the severe patina that this is a genuine Michigan part.
Does anyone know if there was any rhyme or reason for the different style hood latches? The style on mine seems to be the minority and I ended up finding what I needed on an 80 C10. There were 79’s that had the other style latch so I’m just curious.
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Inside hood release was an option and the less common design
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I meant the style of the inside hood release. There seems to be two different styles and I was wondering if the year of the truck made a difference on which one they installed.
It didn’t appear that way to me going through the junkyard so I was wondering why there were different latches on the same year trucks?
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How so? What was different?
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You saw the pictures of my setup earlier in this thread and here is the other style:
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right but you are comparing inside release vs outside release not two different inside releases
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Ahhh...I’m with it now.
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Here's an NOS grille
https://longisland.craigslist.org/pts/d/gmc-nos-grille-gm/6337236826.html
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Good Lord!!!!!! I suppose I will have to wrap my head around those prices at some point. In the meantime, the hunt continues.
If anyone is looking for a good used 76 GMC grille there is one at the salvage yard I bought my tailgate from. I can get the phone number to any who is interested.
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Here's an NOS grille
https://longisland.craigslist.org/pts/d/gmc-nos-grille-gm/6337236826.html
That's bizarre. As i observed, most Rolls Royce grills on ebay don't go for even close to that. And i believe RR grills are made of actual metal, not plastic. So, something strange is going on.
If an 80 grill will work, then i believe we/you have found two at more reasonable prices.
2) i think if you are good with a router, you could probably make a good "repro" from a chunk of wood?
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Here's an NOS grille
https://longisland.craigslist.org/pts/d/gmc-nos-grille-gm/6337236826.html
That's bizarre. As i observed, most Rolls Royce grills on ebay don't go for even close to that. And i believe RR grills are made of actual metal, not plastic. So, something strange is going on.
If an 80 grill will work, then i believe we/you have found two at more reasonable prices.
Supply and demand, nobody wants/needs the Rolls grill, it's almost more of an art piece at this point. There are 100 times more people trying to restore a '70-80's GMC than all the years of Rolls Royces combined. $1250 for a NOS one could be a real number, I could see somebody paying $8-900 for it.
I paid $650 for a mint 'USED" tailgate aluminum panel for my GMC a year ago and I was honestly glad to get it. I paid $150 for a "USED" horn button on that internet auction site that was listed as being "flawless" but wasn't so it was returned. There was a "NOS" one listed for $550. The GMC stuff is tough to find.
2) i think if you are good with a router, you could probably make a good "repro" from a chunk of wood?
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Maybe I’ll just get a piece of cardboard and have a grille airbrushed. Do it funny car style!
I found a guy parting out a 79 GMC sort of close to me and I think that the only thing he’s keeping is the grille! I am finding them here and there so I’m optimistic about it now. Maybe when my work slows down I can do some traveling and hit some salvage yards if I don’t find one before then.
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They definitely come up more frequently than the 73-74, 75-76 GMC grilles.
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If you want NOS date correct you might want to think about it unless used or aftermarket is ok .
Squares are the latest in the collector eyes.
Already getting stupid prices at auctions.
NADA values have shot up.
Prices on Nos parts is already insane on some things.
I haven’t seen an aftermarket 79/80 Grille that’s totally correct.
All in what your after.
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You can see here http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=7175.465 where I finally found an NOS one that wasn't listed for $1800 bucks and was the chrome one too. If you are patient you may find the deal sooner or later. In the interim I have the original one that came on the truck and about 5 more I've accumulated. The market is high and will only get higher for the NOS stuff, that is until a reproduction levels the field a bit
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Maybe I’ll just get a piece of cardboard and have a grille airbrushed. Do it funny car style!
I found a guy parting out a 79 GMC sort of close to me and I think that the only thing he’s keeping is the grille! I am finding them here and there so I’m optimistic about it now. Maybe when my work slows down I can do some traveling and hit some salvage yards if I don’t find one before then.
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That's not actually a bad idea.
2) i'm just putting this here for my own notes; i don't have time to watch the whole thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBen881xNg8
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$1250 isn’t too bad if they throw in the rest of the truck.
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Man.........
So I’m the guy who bought the very last 1989~91 Blazer/Suburban V22 grille new from GM. It’s in my ‘77 monster truck build. I can only imagine what that baby is worth. I think I still have the box that it came in. I know I still have the receipt.
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Box it up!
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The only reason I’m rooting for the guy making cars out of cardboard and Great Stuff is because he’s rocking the fur coat.
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Man.........
So I’m the guy who bought the very last 1989~91 Blazer/Suburban V22 grille new from GM. It’s in my ‘77 monster truck build. I can only imagine what that baby is worth. I think I still have the box that it came in. I know I still have the receipt.
So I must be the guy with the very last GMC version of it :) I felt bad destroying the chrome Chevy grille I had but I needed something to experiment with. Trust as I was doing it I thought about the $ I was throwing out the window for nothing more than something I will probably just hang on the wall in the garage. Parts is parts...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTzLVIc-O5E
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Found a grille for a 1980. It’s close enough for now and I’ll continue my search for the one I want. Its missing a small chunk but the price was right and it (https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171124/bdef306bdc7c1cbe2b241ddff97405bd.jpg)sure beats the tube grille!
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You can fix that.... Here's another good deal 8)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/162699438459?vectorid=229466&lgeo=1&item=162699438459&rmvSB=true
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The price was lowered by $155 on that grille. It’s a bargain now.
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Came across this by accident while searching for something else.....:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaGy3Nr51bc&t=302s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZp1wio5vCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFYxNHxy_YM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZFCzYca9w
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Going off on another tangent..............
http://www.madle.org/esub.htm