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| | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 | I'm close to assembling my 1953 GMC grill and wonder if I should put it back together with stainless steel screws or rivets. I can get hold of some stainless steel rivets. What has been the different experiences? :confused: | | | | | Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 91 | My grill will be assembled in near future.
I will use SS screws and self locking nuts. | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | I would use screws & self locking nuts also. If ya ever have to take a bar off down the road it will be much easier to disassemble than rivits. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 206 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 206 | I hope you marked the grill bars before taking the grill apart! They are slightly different in size and curvature. Getting it back together right can be a real challenge. I used SS screws and locknuts on mine, there's not a lot of room and I don't know what kind of rivet tool could be used. The factory probably used some kind of special jig. Jack www.inliners.org | | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 | It seems unanimous, stainless screws and lock nuts it is!!! Thanks for the good advise. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 149 | I just put mine back together. My bars had notches in them that matched up the the back part. the one on top had no notch then the next one going down had one notch then two and so on. I put a little dab or silly cone (clear) on both parts were they came together to reduce ratteling. Mine looks good! and is steardy. Good luck 
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 203 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Feb 2000 Posts: 203 | Mallard - I was scanning down the page to say the same thing. I noticed years ago that the noisiest thing about these old gals is the rattle of the grill. I did the same thing just a little dab of clear silicon on each bar - worked like a charm - the only noise you can detect from the Canary is the springs squeeking and me chuckling as I drive it down the road. lol | | | | | | Anonymous Unregistered | | Anonymous Unregistered | [QUOTE]Originally posted by sixpack:
[QB]I hope you marked the grill bars before taking the grill apart! They are slightly different in size and curvature. Getting it back together right can be a real challenge.
I know the Chevy grill bars are all diffenent but, I cant find a difference in the GMC grill bars !! Am I not seeing something ?? | | | | | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 206 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 206 | The GMC grill bars look the same until you start putting the whole thing together....the difference is subtle. Each bar has a slightly different angle in the center. They have to be lined up right or they won't bolt up to the side supports. I had to use a friend's assembled grill and an angle finder to get it right. I believe a 12pack of Coronas was a key factor here too. Good luck! | | |
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