Billet grill or stock?
 

here's an idea of what i'm looking to do with my truck...

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...87#post1789187

what do you guys think, stock grill (my truck) vs. a billet grill (ebay truck)? anybody have pics of trucks with billet grills? i'm going to leave all of my trim, and i think a new grill could really set the trim off...

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5...o/P2170090.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f5.../da_1_sbol.jpg

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With those tires/rims, billet, with a nice rally rim/old school rim... hell probably still go with the billet :D

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You should go Billet. And send the junky old one to me.

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I've long asked myself this same question.

I say stock, but it's all in how you want to present your truck.

I'm staying with the original on my truck because I see it as being more of a nostalgic piece than any of the billet grills out there.

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I vote stock.

Factory grilles = the bomb diggity. Any joker can throw a billet grille in his beater, takes someone with reserved style to have a nice, clean factory grille. Even more so if its a factory chrome grille.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a3...dnewgrille.jpg

Still got that nasty old grey plastic grille in my room. I found that OE chrome grille on ebay for $40. The cops are still looking for me after that steal.

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are there any other grill choices?

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oooh... you posted before me! i've wondered if they ever did a factory chrome grill! that's exactly what i would want! where can you get those guys?

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i just switched to a billet from a stock,i had to pull some brackets off the radiator support,it's just 4 bolts and some screws.i'm gonna go both,depending on my mood.only takes about 20 minutes to swap.although i thought i would like stock better,i like the billet.

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i would go with the stock, they look much better IMO.

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Hows this stocker...sorry two of the same ..

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I don't like billet stuff. You asked... :)

Slonaker

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before install stock 75 painted black with the chrome strips.

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The stock grille with chrome trims like cliffsta's and 75silverstep's looks good. From the pic, your stock grille looks like it's in good shape. What you could do is put on the billet grille when your truck is wearing the 20" billets. Then stick the stock grille on when you put on your stocker wheels. :cool:

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I've been wanting to put a billet grill on my truck, but I have been wondering, how do you get the hood open? With my 75 the hood release is on the front behind the grill. Can you get your fingers throught the grill to unlatch it or do you have to go to a cable release on the newer trucks?

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I made a rod and handle to reach the hood latch on my 73 with the billet grille, but had located the upper and latch hardware for inside hood release for my 77. It all bolts in place, but you have to drill a hole in the firewall for the release cable.

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I would go with the factory chrome myself. I think it would look best with your wheels and the chrome bumper and headlight bezels.

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So what year trucks did they put hood releases in the cab for the old style hoods (73-78)?

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Boxrodz
I take it that the blue truck in the pictures you posted is yours. Looks really nice. What size and type of wheels are those?

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79-80 I believe. The upper part of the radiator support will unbolt, and just swap it in yours (or swap the whole thing). Make sure you grab the striker off of the hood, and the latch as well. There is also a brace that goes from the hood lock to the radiator support, and of course, the cable.

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I slide my hand through the slats in the billet grille to open my hood, it's pretty easy.

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I vote STOCK! OEM is the best!

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My 80 model, being a Custom Deluxe, has the outside hood release. I believe in 81 they ALL went to inside release.

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billet....,here it is with current billet and all new trim.my avatar shows plastic..by the way my 79 inside hood pop.

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i'm starting to think that with either the smoothies or the rallyes, the oem will look best...

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Nah, it's not mine. But, it is really nice for a 'beater'. :cool: I came across it in the parking lot when I was at Goodguys last year. I think I spend more time checking that truck out, then I did inside the gates (checking out the rods.) :rolleyes: I think I even had the parking lot security getting nervous... ;)

It's got 245/45s in front and 275/50s in the rear on 17" Billet Specialties Vintecs (Dished) billets. :cool: