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I had a look at your truck and think it would look beautiful with a chrome bumper, grille, and light frames. To get an idea of what it would look like, Just think of the custom GMC 1/2 tons from that era, they looked great. Just my $ .02. Nice work.
Bob

Thank you Bob it dose have chrome headligh bezals and some chrome trim around the outer grill now I will get some new pictures up soon.

Did you use original bezels and have them chromed, or aftermarket. I am faced with replacing my pitted chrome bezels and I have some painted units that I can have plated, but if the aftermarket units are high quality that would probably be less expensive in the long run.
Bob

Bob I used aftermarket from LMC seem to be very good quality but have to see how the chrome stands up to the weather. At $79.95 a set I think it's cheaper than having a set chromed.

Finally installed my chrome grill in my 56 6500 and plan to send some updates to the gallery. It looks awesome. I would like to do the bumper but don't want to mortgage my house.

Finally installed my chrome grill in my 56 6500 and plan to send some updates to the gallery. It looks awesome. I would like to do the bumper but don't want to mortgage my house.

Right-on I gotta see it you have some great looking trucks and have been wanting to chrome my grill also. Some thing that I did do that would add some nice accent to a chrome big bolt grill is put some 1/4" chrome molding (the plastic stuff with double back tape) on the 1/4" lip around the grill opening, cheap and looks good. I'll have to get some pictures posted of this it really added to the truck even with a painted grill.

Here is two pictures of the chrome trim around the grill of my 56 thanks to the sun unwillingness to shine it’s hard to see the second picture is a close-up.
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2163751160096773078hAXcLK
http://rides.webshots.com/photo/2203782460096773078OfhNzg

It looks great. Pictures say alot more than words ever do.

It looks great. They always looked good painted. Someday I would like to find a true dump truck like yours in a 55 56 or 57. I brought this truck home the other day but i don't have much interest in it.
http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2255842490101465522WRYITw

If you don't want it,I'll take it off your hands-I won't even charge for the gas to come and get it...
Speed

I have an old buddy that wants to tinker on it. He says he wants to haul some gravel so he's motivated to get it going. I have to hunt around and find a title for it also. I just don;t know what we'll do with it yet.