Grille panel change..

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Grille panel change..

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I prefer the 61-64 style front end setup. Can I swap these parts to my '66??

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I haven't done it myself, but I believe it is just a matter of swapping the core support, grill, and headlight surrounds.
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demulsion wrote:I haven't done it myself, but I believe it is just a matter of swapping the core support, grill, and headlight surrounds.
Correct, dimples are not there for the head light buckets on the late core support and trying to put them on the other support is not worth the effort.
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So you are saying it is to much headache to do the swap??

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I believe what jeffc was saying is that without changing the core support it takes too much effort, to make the 4 headlight buckets fit.
I'm not positive but I think you might have to use the 61-64 hood also.
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MOPAT wrote:I believe what jeffc was saying is that without changing the core support it takes too much effort, to make the 4 headlight buckets fit.
I'm not positive but I think you might have to use the 61-64 hood also.
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You got it Pat, hood up to 67 is the same without any change
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64 D100 A318 727pb custom lwb
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68 D100 B383 727 swb
65 Dart GT LA273 2bbl 904
73 Scamp 225 2bbl 4sp od
68 P300 318 727 base Oasis 22' RV
71 for sale D200 318 auto parts truck could be fixed compleat $400
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One size does NOT fit all!

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