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87-89 FC Tip on replacing grill - one_dusty_hoot - 11-18-2006 04:40 The fibeglass grill is not heavy but it is cumbersome and I treat the vanes as if they were fragile possiby breaking. What follows is a way that can help you "index" the alignment of the 16 riv-nuts and the grill holes. Get two 1/4-20 bolts, maybe 3" long or some 1/4-20 stock. If bolts, cut the heads off and make sure a nut will thread feely. When ready to replace the grill, thread the two bolts into the two center top riv-nuts.*Place the rubber washers on next. Then use these two bolts sticking out as a guide when returning the grill. Use a nut to put on the studs loosely after the grill is in place. Start all the cap screws except the two "alignment studs", *lastly apply pressure against the grill to hold the rubber spacer in place, remove the stud, then replace with original cap screw. *If your bumpers are glued to the grill or to the body, omit this step, this still will give you a "third" hand for hole alignment. Bob Janes, '87FC35, Greenville, SC |