Howdy, after a spending the last couple of years working on my cab I've finally been able to move onto the front end of my truck. Couple of questions:
I have always been confused as to why I have never been able to find pictures of other trucks with the same grille that I have. The 57 GMC grille should only have one upright in the middle, mine has two located on the outer sides as can be seen here:
Grille that I have . and this is
What it should be I think.
I then noticed that there are two holes in the center of the grille on the bottom and top. So my new theory is that this is a
Chevy grille but with the center two uprights removed. Would this be a correct assumption? If that is the case then I guess I need to start looking for a new grille that is the GMC version along with the upper chrome trim.
Next, I know another one of the big differences between Chevy and GMC is the radiator support. The GMC version mounts to the front cross-member in the center of the support with a u-bolt. My question is, shouldn't there be another bracket that goes over the top of the radiator support that ties the two sides together? This is the only piece my truck had when I got it:
Radiator support 1 and
Radiator Support 2 The engineer in me tells me that having any and all twist/flex/stress of the front clip being transmitted directly through the radiator is not the smartest design. So what pieces am I missing? If anybody has pictures of their support bracket I would love to see them.
Thanks for the help!
