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Offline Brewster_440

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1970 Challenger Grill Question
« on: December 12, 2009 - 10:31:30 AM »
I have a 1970 Challenger project and am not new to forums, but new to this forum.

This was a beat up car when i got it, but had potential, so i went with it. The car was a 318 automatic, came to me with a 440. I have back-halved it with a 4-link and narrowed dana, stock rebuilt front suspension, 4-spd, full NHRA 12 point cage, tied frame rails, reinforced front framerails with 1/8" plate steel. I have fiberglass doors, trunk lid rear valance and rear bumper. I have the front fenders, hood, bumper, headlight bucket panel, and valance all fiberglass, and i have been glassing it all together with the nose set up to tilt on a 1 inch square metal frame. I have questions about how the grill/headlight bezels/bumper should fit. I have no radiator support or inner fenders so the grill needs to hang off the fenders/hood as reference.

right now i need to get the grill correctly in place and then i can glass in the headlight panel. I have the headlight buckets and headlights installed in the bucket panel with all the adjuster hardware and they will be positioned and then glassed in place. Any thoughts/ideas would be helpful.
1968 GTX 426 Hemi - gone
1967,65,72 Darts - gone
1970 Challenger - current project
First time behind the wheel of a car was in a 1973 Chrysler Town & Country w/440 on Daytona Beach




Offline Super Blue 72

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Re: 1970 Challenger Grill Question
« Reply #1 on: February 28, 2010 - 05:02:46 PM »
Bump for you...

Sorry, I wish I had an answer for you.  I had the oppurtunity to buy a complete front nose in fiberglass for $50 on craigslist but passed it up when I thought of the work I would need to do and I still have all the original metal on the car.

You car will be sweet ride when it's done!

1972 Dodge Challenger Rallye 340, AT, Code TB3=Super Blue, SBD=8/17/1971.  Yes, a Rallye without the fender louvers from the factory because of the body side molding option.

Pic #2 and 3 of my ARII 1/24 scale model car 

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Offline HemiOrange70

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Re: 1970 Challenger Grill Question
« Reply #2 on: February 28, 2010 - 05:14:29 PM »
The top of the grill should be inline with the top of the fender lip. Make a bar across the engine bay to simulate the rad support anmd hang everything off of this?

Offline Brewster_440

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Re: 1970 Challenger Grill Question
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2010 - 04:27:30 PM »
I have where the fender lip mounted on as one of the references when i built the tilt nose cage. i went with that reference and hung the grill in line with that. got the headlight buckets positioned in place with a bit of fiberglass then bought new headlights. here is a shot of it. close enough for a race car/pro street/toy. should look way much better finished with some argent paint and the body painted.
1968 GTX 426 Hemi - gone
1967,65,72 Darts - gone
1970 Challenger - current project
First time behind the wheel of a car was in a 1973 Chrysler Town & Country w/440 on Daytona Beach

Offline Brewster_440

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Re: 1970 Challenger Grill Question
« Reply #4 on: March 01, 2010 - 04:28:16 PM »
and Thanks for the help!!
1968 GTX 426 Hemi - gone
1967,65,72 Darts - gone
1970 Challenger - current project
First time behind the wheel of a car was in a 1973 Chrysler Town & Country w/440 on Daytona Beach