73 GMC Grille

[DuallyGuy]

Greetings! Forgive me if a thread already exists on this matter, (didn't find one) but I am trying to locate a 73 GMC grille with 350 emblem. Can someone point me in the right direction besides ebay? Just trying to touch all bases. Thanks. LMC and all those other places don't sell them. Thanks.

 

[Jarhead79]

Going to be hard to find the OEM grill with the 350 emblem provision unless you find a good old OEM one. Otherwise you should be able to find the 350 emblem and attach it to a new aftermarket grill.

 

[gmachinz]

This guy has a pretty nice one....one small piece missing but if you have one to use for parts it's an easy fix. $120 is CHEAP for old GMC grills-very hard to find in nice shape!



http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showthread.php?p=7702830#post7702830

 

[DuallyGuy]

Thanks, fellas. I picked up an aftermarket one on partsgeek for $20! If I don't like it, I'll get the nerve to cough up a hundred bucks for the original one. I kept hearing billy joel asking me if I was gonna cruise a miracle mile...HA!

 

[gmachinz]

The aftermarket GMC grills are junk at any price. Nobody has a GM license to reproduce them. Having the correct grill is sets off the look of a GMC. NOS 73-74 GMC grills pop up on EBay every now and then and easily bring $600-800 each.

 

[gmachinz]

If you still need a 73-74 GMC grill, I'll be restoring (2) of them-one is the chrome edged version-the other is the regular version. I pulled some of my grills out of storage today for restoration-some are for parts for nicer grills. In the pic they are all 73-83 GMC grills except for the 88-91 Suburban/K5 grill assembly which is also stupid nice!

 

[Preston Tucker]

I am restoring a 74 GMC grill and i was wondering if anybody has done this before and help me with finding the correct colors to make it look like new again.

 

[jjester6000]

If anyone looking at this thread lives near Cedar Rapids Iowa, here's a good deal on a grille.
https://iowacity.craigslist.org/pts/d/mount-vernon-gmc-pickup-truck-grill-oem/7166500800.htm
I was considering picking it up as a spare, but someone else needs it more.