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Old 01-15-2008, 03:53 PM   #1
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69 grill in a 71

I like the looks of a 69 Grill and I was wondering what a pain it would be to do, I have been told I would have relocate my hood latch but I looked at a 69 the other day and I couldn't see any difference......with all the know how on this I'm sure some will be able to tell me.
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Old 01-15-2008, 04:47 PM   #2
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

A 69-70 grill will bolt on in place of a 71-72. Who ever told you that was probably confused with a 67-68. If you do put a 69 grill on a 71, you will either have two sets of parking/turn signals or you'll need to change out the front bumper for a 69 as well. 69-70 also had a bow-tie emblem on the hood rather than the grill.
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Old 01-16-2008, 02:45 AM   #3
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

Thank You , my plan is to incorporate some sort of driving light in my 70 bumper.
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Old 01-17-2008, 03:36 PM   #4
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

69-70 grille on my 71.
here it is when I 1st installed it.
You need to replace the center grille support with a 69-70 one as they are a different shape from the 71-72.
No other mods needed.



Then after I installed some Hella driving lights and the Bowtie on the hood.


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Old 01-17-2008, 06:08 PM   #5
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

Didn't know about the center support.
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Old 01-17-2008, 10:19 PM   #6
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

yes - minor differences in center support...

here is a pic to see what the diff is - snagged it from another post for future reference.

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Old 01-17-2008, 10:25 PM   #7
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

Thanks I appreciate all the information.....now I have to be on the look for a new support bracket
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Old 01-18-2008, 06:53 AM   #8
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

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I like the looks of a 69 Grill and I was wondering what a pain it would be to do, I have been told I would have relocate my hood latch but I looked at a 69 the other day and I couldn't see any difference......with all the know how on this I'm sure some will be able to tell me.
I went the same way, 70 grill with a 71/72 hood.
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Old 01-18-2008, 12:59 PM   #9
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

I lied...I forgot the hood latch DOES need to be switched as well.

Otherwise the 71-72 release lever ends up interfering with the 69-70 plastic grille.
I believe the only diff. is the length of the release lever though.
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Old 01-18-2008, 02:06 PM   #10
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Re: 69 grill in a 71

But if you go to FAQ you'll find a writeup by Putter that replaces the handle on the latch with a late model cable if you want to update it a little.
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the hood latch DOES need to be switched as well.
The whole reason I always keep the latch mechanism with the grill, not the core support.
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