How does the front nose attach?

[cboss70]

The diagrams were helpful to see what was meant by studs- I will now have to check my nose since it seems from the posts above mine would have upper studs. I have 2780which looks to have been produced 5/29/67.  I did look at my original upper grill and the mounting tabs seem to line up with the holes for riveting. I also never saw that 67assembly manual in the catalogs before and will definitely order one.  Thanks

[Bob Gaines]

The diagrams were helpful to see what was meant by studs- I will now have to check my nose since it seems from the posts above mine would have upper studs. I have 2780which looks to have been produced 5/29/67.  I did look at my original upper grill and the mounting tabs seem to line up with the holes for riveting. I also never saw that 67assembly manual in the catalogs before and will definitely order one.  Thanks

Not mentioned but you also should find on a later car are rivet holes on the bottom frame rail where the lower grill opening of the nose overlaps the frame rail and was riveted in place. This was not done on early cars. That part is commonly missed during restorations.That location used the same wide head rivets.

[shelbydoug]

That location used the same wide head rivets.

As what?

[roddster]

  Thanks to JD as his opening line says it all.  "There were variations throughout the year" says it all.

[JD]

That location used the same wide head rivets.

As what?

Those same large head rivets were used to hold the upper-opening vertical grille (inboard and outboard versions) with the straps at the bottom shown here and in another reply 1st page, note the outboard grilles had a full section of metal not thin straps, and at times they seem to have been used to hold the top edge of the lower grille section to the nose/license plate support in place of threaded fasteners (also visible in another image on the 1st page but not easy to see - OK image added).

In the added image the Lime car the rivets are not black to my knowledge they should be ad in the section of the white car note there are 4 black rivets visible.

Here is a (poor) image of an outboard grille (I don't seem to have many - early car addiction) but note there is a full width of metal lip across the bottom of the upper grille not two straps.  (The emblem on the outboard grille is too high don't use that as a emblem location reference.)

[shelbydoug]

AH those! Thank you JD.

[oldcanuck]

  Thanks to JD as his opening line says it all.  "There were variations throughout the year" says it all.

I think there were variations throughout the day ...... !

[JD]

I think there were variations throughout the day ...... !

Now that's probably very true and very funny

[oldcanuck]

Well just think of all the variants throughout the day they had to deal with......

1. Before coffee
2. Lost doughnuts
3. After coffee
4. Flying Tigers too low on 25L
5. Whats for lunch
6. Enchilada gasses overpower the pit
7. Carroll takes Linda Vaughn on a tour of the facility
8. Why are all the guys in the pit

....... and so on and so on.....good thing they weren't on the beach, these things would have never got built !

[shelbydoug]

Well just think of all the variants throughout the day they had to deal with......

1. Before coffee
2. Lost doughnuts
3. After coffee
4. Flying Tigers too low on 25L
5. Whats for lunch
6. Enchilada gasses overpower the pit
7. Carroll takes Linda Vaughn on a tour of the facility
8. Why are all the guys in the pit

....... and so on and so on.....good thing they weren't on the beach, these things would have never got built !

A new stripper over at the nudie bar with the all you can eat buffet?

[The Going Thing]

They were actually less than 10 minutes from the beach..  Test Drive Time..

[shelbydoug]

Yea but the LAX location is where all the strip joints were too?

[The Going Thing]

Yes, very true. There was no shortage of Strip Joints around LAX.  Many of notoriety in the day.  Most have slowly vanished over the years.  I'm sure the internet porn industry has taken a huge bite out of the strip club industry in the last 20 years.