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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 12:35 PM
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LMC grille shells
Has anyone bought a grille shell from them? Are they oem quality or cheap repops like the jc whitney ones?
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 12:54 PM
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I don't have any personal experience, but LMC stuff tends to be good quality.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 01:02 PM
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JUNK! buy from DC if you want a quality oem grille shell, gonna cost you though, about $550
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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DC? Haven't heard of them.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 01:12 PM
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Haha! Ill check out DC. 550 for aluminum or steel?
 
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DC? Haven't heard of them.
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Haha! Ill check out DC. 550 for aluminum or steel?
Dennis Carpenter, original Ford tooling, if they have the correct aluminum in stock the grille shells are available.
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 01:23 PM
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That sounds legit then. Thanks man!
 
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No problem, other than scoring a NOS grille shell on ebay, DC is going to be the best you can get, and it's OEM quality.
 
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Dennis Carpenter, original Ford tooling, if they have the correct aluminum in stock the grille shells are available.
Thanks for the info!
 
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Old Oct 16, 2011 | 01:42 PM
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Has anyone had any experience with the chromed steel ones?
 
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Thanks for the info!
No problem, welcome down to the 73-79 forum, nice rig you got there.
 
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No problem, welcome down to the 73-79 forum, nice rig you got there.
Thanks, it's a little totaled right now and I'm rebuilding it...
 
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What do you get for mileage?
 
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Me? 17mpg on the highway with 35" tires, 4.30 gears, and 4" lift. Around town I get 11-12 depending on how I drive it.

My '79 4x4 F250 with a 2bbl 400m gets 10-11 mpg on the highway with 265/75r16 tires, no lift, and 3.54 gears
 
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