The GMC hood strip is shorter than the Chevy
I have had a stainless steel hood strip on order with Classic Industries for
forever. They are waiting for the manufacturer to supply them. This was
supposed to be out at the first of the year. It's listed in their catalog.
http://www.classicindustries.com/
I got tired of waiting and got a used one from California Truck Parts and
had it chromed. They are close by so I was able to inspect it. Make sure you
get one with no rust so it will chrome properly. Luckily mine came out great
the first time.
Murph
'49 GMC 3/4 ton
on 4/12/02 4:49 PM, Dave at dave@juniorbaseball.com wrote:
> Dave here, with Dusty's '50 GMC.
>
> Well it seems that if you take a load of chrome to the plater's (we took
> probably 25-30 pieces) 6 or 8 pieces or so will need to be redone. Then,
> half of THOSE will need re-replating...and then finally one or two pieces
> will be the Pieces from Hell as they will just not turn out right. That last
> hellish piece on Dusty's truck is the hood center strip.
> First, it came back with chrome peeling at the forward edge. Re-do.
> Second it came back with a ding in it, and I had to drill a small access
> hole in the second layer on the backside and "massage" the ding out with a
> made-up stylus. Re-do.
> Third, it came back with much of its arc unbent, so when we pressed it to
> conform to the hood's contours, the chrome popped off the top where it
> flexed. Re-do.
> Fourth, they buffed right through the edge in two places, eating into the
> metal and separating the two layers irreparably, as far as I can tell. No
> can re-do.
> I'm disgusted, but need to put this piece of crap on the truck until we
> find a replacement and re-plate it.
>
> Does anyone out there have a hood strip for a '50 GMC? The Chevy Duty
> catalog shows one but says "fits Chevy only." Is there a difference in
> contour?
>
> Dave Destler
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