New 54 Grille Guard

[Thunder54]

I found this original 54 AD grille guard on the shelf in a box in an old closed down parts house last weekend.

It is exactly like the bumper guard I had on my original 54 way back when.

Before and after photos. please excuse "Homers Garage", I haven't gotten to much of my slack time house keeping since Hurricane Ike in 2008.

I know where everything is, but no one else can find anything in my garage unless they trip over it.

Keep the new grille guard?

Jim

 

[upnorth54]

Nice! do you want to sell it?

 

[Thunder54]

Not yet

That is the ultimate compliment on this site, but I just found the thing and I have been looking for a suitable grille guard for 10 years.

I stumbled onto this one, and I knew what it was made for when I saw it. The cross bar is bowed way out past the bumper to protect the "bullnose" in the 54 grille center.

I may yet find another, there were two other upright bracket pieces on the shelf, but no cross bar.

It will be another couple of months before I get invited back to that old parts house.

Jim

 

[ol' chebby]

Looks right on there.

 

[Zig]

Looks good, Jim

I'd say keep it, since you actually drive your truck off road.
BTW, good luck with your garage. Maybe that store has a round tuit?

 

[ccharr]

It looks great, if you do not want to keep it, I would like to have it.

 

[mel 55_1]

And I thought my rebuild was just about complete... now there's that one extra I really have to have.

 

[MT AZ]

We have a NOS 54 truck grill guard... Still in the original GM box.

 

[Thunder54]

Thanks for the photos

I did not find the brackets and made what I thought was correct. I see the bottom brackets in your photo that bolt back to the frame.

I have a little more work to do to stabilize the bumper guard per what you show me.

I was concerned that the guard may torque the bumper, these lower brackets will solve that.

Thanks for the photos.

Jim

 

[vwnate1]

'54 / '55.1 Grille Guard

If you don't use it , you should.....

 

[Wolf]

Those look sweet!

 

[Guest5979]

grill guard

nice find i would be looking for other goodies at that parts store.