Chevy Replacement Grill with 350 emblem option

[Strick]

Here are some "prized possession" 73-76 GMC grilles with the 350 emblem. The other is a 76 Silverado.

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[bucket]

That surround is 1979 only. The only year for round eyes with the signals incorporated into the surround.
Also, my uncle had a '77 K20 w/400, and he bought it new that way. I believe that 1977 could have been the last year of the engine displacement in the grille. I don't recall seeing them in '78, and I know the '79's never had them.

That surround is '79, and also '80 without the chrome grille option. The hood is '73-'78. If I saw the underside of the hood, I could say if it was specifically the '77-'78 version or not. The grille is '75-'76.

I won't bet the farm on it, but I'm 99.9% sure that the engine call outs were not used at all after the '76 model year.

 

[bucket]

Here's the hodge podge of parts that is my '84 C10. It features an early 454 emblem in the '79 grille. It's a tiny little thing, but it's amazing how many people actually notice it. People tend not to ask if it actually has a 454, the bark of the exhaust usually clues them in.

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[Turbo4whl]

@Strick Yes, the '73 & '74 have the open three hole grilles. The '75 has the same grille as the '76.

I wish I had one of these pictures for the GMC's:

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I put a 1973 454 emblem in the grille of my '98 3500HD:

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[Strick]

Yeah, the bottom grille is 73-74 & the top is 75-76. They are both the deep style grille. Chevy started with the more shallow grille in 76 like the one I posted.

HS

 

[HotWheelsBurban]

@Strick Yes, the '73 & '74 have the open three hole grilles. The '75 has the same grille as the '76.

I wish I had one of these pictures for the GMC's:

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I put a 1973 454 emblem in the grille of my '98 3500HD:

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Great information in that Thom Taylor illustration...but the sculptured hood front is '79 and '80 only. Our '77 and '78 trucks did not have that, but the '79 did.
The typeface/font for the numbers on the 73-74 engine emblem is more Old Western looking, the 75-up one is a different style. Hard to explain, but ya know it when ya see it.....

 

[Strick]

The 79-80 trucks need some specific info. They do have the additional body line in the hood face & have the headlamp surround the park lamp too. The Silverado or High Sierra get the rectangle headlamp in 80. Unique for that one year. Here is my 80 Sierra with round headlamp.

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[jagbuxx]

I fitted a 350 emblem to my 77 grill. Just had to add a notch on the emblem to fit

 

[1980_C10_STEPSIDE]

I fitted a 350 emblem to my 77 grill. Just had to add a notch on the emblem to fit

that looks great. definitely I will be adding it to mine.

 

[75gmck25]

FYI - the grill on my ‘75 GMC was destroyed, so I picked up a grill from the pick and pull and it was from about a 79.

Had to go back and pull the mounting brackets from the newer truck also, because the newer grill fit the opening, but didn’t match up with my original 75 brackets. Just something to keep in mind if you start swapping.

 

[TotalyHucked]

Just now seeing this thread, your truck being an '80 wouldn't have had the engine call out in the grille. BUT, you can mix and match grilles to suite your desires in these trucks. Check out our website, we've repopped every Chevy grille and have the engine call out emblems as well

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[Memaloose]

I'll chime in and say that my '75 came with a 350 emblem in the grill and it was the original grill. It was also the last year that I know of where you released the hood at the top of the grill. After that, the release was under the dash, inside the cab.

 

[bucket]

I'll chime in and say that my '75 came with a 350 emblem in the grill and it was the original grill. It was also the last year that I know of where you released the hood at the top of the grill. After that, the release was under the dash, inside the cab.

'77 was the first year for the inside hood release and it was an option. '81 was the first year it was standard. The '77-'80 inside hood release option meant a different upper core support panel as well as a different latch mechanism and latch support. My '77 K5 (with inside release) had a '75-'76 Chevy grill in it when I bought it. I removed the grill because there was a clearance issue with the inside release style latch assembly.

 

[Strick]

'77 was the first year for the inside hood release and it was an option. '81 was the first year it was standard. The '77-'80 inside hood release option meant a different upper core support panel as well as a different latch mechanism and latch support. My '77 K5 (with inside release) had a '75-'76 Chevy grill in it when I bought it. I removed the grill because there was a clearance issue with the inside release style latch assembly.

I've had several dozen Squares over the past few decades & still don't know it all. I learn more information on these trucks each time I read you folks' posts. Thanks fellas.

HS