54 chevy truck grill in a 52 ?

[lilbill]

can a 54 grille be swapped into a 52 nose without a lot of hassle ? my 52 grille is pretty beat up and i located a 54 parts truck with a good grille.

[ESnacky6]

a '52 Chevy truck..??

as far as I know, you'd need the correct fenders,
not sure about the hood latch/radiator support...

[lilbill]

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a '52 Chevy truck..??

as far as I know, you'd need the correct fenders,
not sure about the hood latch/radiator support...




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yeah, a '54 chevy truck grill into a '52 chevy truck nose.
just looking at pics of the bare grille openings they look the same. i am hoping somebody here has already tried the swap and could tell me first hand.

[AntiBling]

They use different fenders.

[lilbill]

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They use different fenders.

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thanks http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif that's what i needed to know.

[TooMany2count]

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They use different fenders.

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and hood.......joe

[OldSub]

Good clean '54 grills are not easy to come by. If its a chome grill and you can buy the truck cheap, you should be able to sell it for more than enough to buy the earlier grill. The earlier grills are readily available as a reproduction too, meaning an original should not be too hard to find.

[willowbilly3]

Seems like it always took about 3 grilles to make one good one. The best ones I ever found usually had at least one bent bar. The filler panel behind the bumper is the bitch to find, even the nicest of restos or rods usually don't have one. In the midwest the best place to find straight stuff is on the 1 1/2 - 2 ton farm trucks.
Of course I suppose they repro the filler panel now too.

[TexasDeuce]

I bought a '49 once and it allready had a'54 grill on it. I swapped the grill to its original place and I don't remember having to change anything. The fenders and the hood latch fit just fine.

I think...
This was about 10 or 11 years ago. I could be wrong....naah I'm right.

"Damn this early stage Alzhimers" http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gifp

[lilbill]

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I bought a '49 once and it allready had a'54 grill on it. I swapped the grill to its original place and I don't remember having to change anything. The fenders and the hood latch fit just fine.



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damn...now i'm really confused http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
i just got a line on a 48 1 1/2 ton farm truck for $300. Maybe it will have a good grill. (and a bumper, and a valance, and doors, and glass, and a seat, and........... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

[tomslik]

if it helps ya and the farm truck doesn't have a good grill,give me a hollar, i've got a 47-53 grill i'm not gonna use(got a 50 gmc and theyre WAAAAAY different)

[TooMany2count]

[quotedamn...now i'm really confused http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
i just got a line on a 48 1 1/2 ton farm truck for $300. Maybe it will have a good grill. (and a bumper, and a valance, and doors, and glass, and a seat, and........... http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

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the grill may be TOO TALL, on the BIGG trucks(not sure if its the 1 1/2 or 2 ton trucks) they have more space between each bar, BUT you can take the bars & use them w/the smaller support brackets to make it work, thats what i had to do to get a good grill......joe

[lilbill]

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if it helps ya and the farm truck doesn't have a good grill,give me a hollar, i've got a 47-53 grill i'm not gonna use(got a 50 gmc and theyre WAAAAAY different)

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thanks tom, i'll file that away in case these local sources don't work out. btw, the same old lady with the farm truck also has a '46 ford 1/2 ton to get rid of http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[AntiBling]

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They use different fenders.

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and hood.......joe

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Actually they use the same hood, different emblem.