I agree wholeheartedly with DavidF and Mike,I've just been through the same thing.
If yours is salvageable do your best to save it.
Mine had an 'Elvis lip' when I got it as the lower 3 bars were bent.
Due to lack of ready $$$ I had a go at mine.
Here's how it turned out. Grill.

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
In the Stovebolt Gallery
More pix on Flickr.
I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
"Of all the small nations of this earth,perhaps only the ancient Greeks surpass the Scots in their contribution to mankind" Winston Churchill.