65 L78 hood grills

[John J.]

Does anyone have a picture of how the hood grill should be painted. Judging Guide says vertical edges on the insert.

Also were there any head markings on the small bolts that held them on the hood.

[Don H.]

Re: 65 L78 hood grills

Hood grills on a 1965???

[Gary C.]

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Photo of my Grill & mounting screws.
hooda.jpghood3.jpghood1.jpg

[John J.]

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Gary, thanks for the pictures. Your grill appears to be like mine, no paint. Trying to determine what should be painted according to jg.

[Ray K.]

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Photos of my '65s original grilles (#3868763-4) and screws (#9423201). Screws shown are prior to re-plating.
Ray K (#43777)

[John J.]

[Ray K.]

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John,
No, that's just a shadow from the picture.
Surround and vertical rib edges are chrome.
Ray

[John J.]

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Thanks for the information. Appreciate it.

[John J.]

[Ray K.]

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John,
Interesting . . . my 1965 Technical Information & Judging Guide (6th edition, page 57) makes no mention of flat black paint on the grille's inserts.
It only indicates that the grilles are "a chrome functional air vent on each side (shown in figure E 3-1).
And, looking at Gary's posted photo(s), I don't see any flat black paint on his grille.

Not sure why the information changed in the 7th edition . . . . . hopefully, someone can "chime in."
Ray K

[Joe R.]

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These are two originals and one NOS GM. All three have the original GM part numbers and there is no trace of any black paint ever.
JR
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[Mike B.]

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Thank you Ray for your post showing the "EL" head marked screws. Excellent close up shots.

Great shots too Gary. Two questions for you. Is your shown car a '65 or a '66? Also, is the logo on the head of your screws a "circle" or a "C?"

This will surely help my research. Thanks, Mike

[John J.]

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Thanks everyone for the responses. I'm leaving mine all chrome. Trying to find the EL screws now.

[Jack M.]

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Since the grill fasteners were eventually mentioned, I thought that adding EXCERPTS from TWO different Restorer articles, might be helpful (these 2003 articles focused on the early 1966 450HP engines). Note the variations on the different screws being observed. I've highlighted the fastener focus for you... including info derived from GM drawings, as well as survey results, which also included the approx VIN.

[John M.]

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Thank You Jack!
As always you are the research King.