60-61 hood question
On a 60 chevy hood the inserts where the signal lights go are removeable aren't they?
Will the inserts off a 61 chevy hood fit in the 60 hood holes? This might be a GMC good, I don't know yet as I haven't seen it but the same question would apply. The guy says there is a solid screen inside the "bubble" with the signal lights but he says they are not removeable. Thanks |
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It sounds like he is describing a 60-61 GMC hood. The front of the hood is all welded into one piece and is not removable without surgery. To answer your other question is - yes the 60-61 inserts will interchange. The 60-61 Chevy hood is the same except for the inserts and the center emblem/ornament.
This is what an early GMC hood looks like: http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3880/011xqi.jpg |
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Thanks for the quick reply.
That is one ugly hood. But I guess I get what I get when I ask someone to do me a favor. Looks like I am still searching for a 61 Chevy hood. |
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AY!....I like to call them ruggedly handsome or an acquired taste.:lol:
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Just for reference, here is a 60 Chevy hood. As you can see the inserts are gone. they are in a box in the garage. Definitely removable
http://i1052.photobucket.com/albums/...ismark/001.jpg |
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This one is a 1960..after starting a complete transformation on my truck I didnt realize I had the wrong pod inserts (61) a year later..they are interchangable...
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OKAY guys, now the million dollar question?
I found out today that this IS a 1960 GMC hood and it was taken off a school bus. Will it fit a 64 1/2 ton chevrolet with out any problems or will there be "issues" that need to be addressed? |
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School buses are many times the best source of hoods because they are rarely abused and are so high in the air they are frequently rust free. |
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Thanks again Mark.
This one didn't the abuse but it is rust free. My brother bought it before he asked me. Personally I would have passed on it. It does have the latch and he did not get the pin assembly but I know where one of those are. Thanks again for the info. When I get it unloaded I'll post a picture of something attached to the back side of the hood that I want to know what it is since on my 64 it wasn't there. Probably do that tomorrow. |
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It would be a little bit of work, -welding/cutting, but if the gmc hood is in very good shape, you can change out the front lower portion, with that from a chevy. lots of spot welds. BUT you might be able to find a chev hood with a decent front lower piece, and switch it out.
personally the early gmc hood has grown on me , and I will be using one on my sub., probably with a 63 grille. check out my hood/grille combo thread for some of the different looks that you can get with a gmc hood |
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As hard as it is to find a 60-61 hood in any condition I just couldn't bring myself to chop one up.
These things are hard to find. Once I get this one cleaned up and the dents taken out of it I might like it more than I do now. It's a wait and see kind of thing. |
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How is the 1960 C60 factory latch mechanism different than 1962 to 1966 C10-30? just the bolt length???
I'm considering a C60 early hood front section graft for a too far gone 66 C10 hood. Not exactly sure what I'm getting into yet... but if it looks anything like what I think it will - it would be very cool. Merry Christmas! |
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Truth be told, mine is really a '62, but with the hood, it's just easier to tell everyone it's a '61. I like the Chevy emblems in the pods, but I like the '60 grill better. I've got a straight, solid painted '60 grill in it now, and an excellent chrome '60 grill, and will send the hood inserts out to have them chromed when I do the paint and bodywork on the truck. I have a mint set of '60 inserts (primed) if you want to put the "right" ones in your truck! -Brad |
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