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Old 11-18-2022, 05:48 PM   #1
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65 gmc with chevy grill

hi just wondering if i can put a chevy grill on a gmc body. reason i want to turn it into a chevy is that i can also put a chevy cluster in it if it fits. Dakota digital dosent make a cluster for gmc trucks.Correct me if I'm wrong but i think they share all body parts except for dash and grill.
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Old 11-21-2022, 01:25 AM   #2
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Re: 65 gmc with chevy grill

The portion of the dash that carries the cluster is completely different on a GMC.
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Old 11-21-2022, 02:29 PM   #3
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Re: 65 gmc with chevy grill

I have a GMC and used a Dakota Digital universal dash in mine. MHX-1023. I used the outer portion of the plastic bezel and cut a flat piece of metal in the middle, cut out to fit the MHX-1023. Just fits.
Incidentally I used a Chev repro chrome grill and C10 body trim so I now have a "GMC10".
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Old 11-21-2022, 03:37 PM   #4
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Re: 65 gmc with chevy grill

my 64 gmc
stock dash tho
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Old 11-21-2022, 03:44 PM   #5
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Re: 65 gmc with chevy grill

GMCs are so much less common that I'd personally have a pretty hard time getting my brain around the idea of making it look like a Chevy. I'd definitely pass on the Chevy grill swap, if it were mine.
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Old 11-21-2022, 04:56 PM   #6
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Re: 65 gmc with chevy grill

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GMCs are so much less common that I'd personally have a pretty hard time getting my brain around the idea of making it look like a Chevy. I'd definitely pass on the Chevy grill swap, if it were mine.
I prefer the GMC grill too but they are not reproduced in chrome and having one chromed is just too expensive.
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Old 11-21-2022, 09:59 PM   #7
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thanks guys for the input very much appreciate
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Old 11-27-2022, 09:37 PM   #8
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Re: 65 gmc with chevy grill

Spend the cheddar and re-chrome the grill. I used after market gauge kit off of ebay.
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Old 12-04-2022, 06:48 PM   #9
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Cool for sure,,,
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Old 12-04-2022, 08:55 PM   #10
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vortech thanks dash looks good so does every thing else
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