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| | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 | We learn something cool today. Grill bars come marked from the factory. I dont know how many others were aware of it, but they are. If you look on the right hand back side, near the center, you will see little notches. There are two in the second bar, three in the third bar, and four in the fourth one. These notches are on both the front half and the back half of the bar. The top and bottom bars can only go in one place. Make sense that the factory needed some way to keep it straight at assembly. I've looked at several of our big and little trucks, they all have them. Also did you know there are nearly 140 rivits/bolts that hold a grill together. Isn't any wonder that they went to a differnt grill on the 54 and up. Just thought I would pass this along to the masses. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Don't brag too fast about those '54 Chevy Grilles. Try taking one out of a '54 Chevy COE. I had to remove somewhere between 40-50 screws to get those things out, for painting. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Originally posted by spanky:
Don't brag too fast about those '54 Chevy Grilles. Try taking one out of a '54 Chevy COE. I had to remove somewhere between 40-50 screws to get those things out, for painting. I'll be there soon enough trying to make one out of two, LOL, Scott | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 355 | Scott we a pretty nice grill from the 54 truck. Only got one little ding in it. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 688 | Originally posted by spanky:
Don't brag too fast about those '54 Chevy Grilles. I had to remove somewhere between 40-50 screws to get those things out, for painting. Yep My 54 Plymouth has the same problem. I guess in 1954 the designers had nothing to do but make the grills hard to fix or replace.  Cliff59 | | |
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