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Old 09-05-2008, 09:54 PM
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grille swap

will a 70 grill fit in a 69, mine is beat up bad and i prefer the looks of the 70 over the 69, not to mention i cant find a good one cheap, what all would have to be changed over, headlight doors, inner and outer grille shell... help is appreciated
 
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Old 09-15-2008, 04:00 PM
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the grille shell, head light covers, thats really about it, pretty easy to do
 
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Old 09-16-2008, 11:49 PM
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Lots and lots of bolts running from the inside out. Wear safety glasses and pre-soak all of the bolts you will be removing with WD 40. When the bolts bind up in the clips then can pretty much destroy a cherry grille. Just my 2 bits from experience.
 
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In my experance you need the lower valance, because the way the turn siginal is mounted and all that matejcekautoworks said. good luck. trick1911
 
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Old 09-17-2008, 11:26 AM
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1967/69 parklamps are different than 1970/72's.

1967/69's mount into the grille, below the headlamps.

1970/72 parklamps mount between the stone shield (valance) and the grille.

So, if you are using a 1970/72 grille in a 1967/69, you'll also need both parklamps, which are right/left specific.

There are dozens of threads on this subject.
 
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