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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