mickatbp

I've replaced my front clip and there are no holes or markings for where the spears need to go. Does anyone have any suggestions or templates or best practice for ensuring the are fitted correctly by correct positioning of the elongated holes to the side of the coves and holes to the front of the coves?

Thanks in advance
Mick

mickatbp

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Frankie the Fink

Best I can do - not near the car right now...this is PS of a '61...original car...note front spear holes are slotted.

desertpilgrim

Why not call the guy who sold you the front clip?

mickatbp

Yep, I might try that

mickatbp

Thanks FTF, any help you give is always appreciated

chevahaulic

How hard would it be to make a card board piece fit in the cove. Using your old take off parts ( some of the scrap should have enough left to spot the holes ) trace and drill. If your car didn't have the front clip attached... time to let your fingers do the walking.
Measure the spears, measure the attaching points on the spears. No rocket science here. There are only three to fit in the opening.

mickatbp

YES, that would be a good idea but I didn't do this before I sold off the parts because the spears on that part were all over the place .... on slight angles and uneven as that 'original' front clip had been partially replaced and grafted at that location and I didn't feel that I could trust the original markings or holes. It was a hand laid up clip from way back!

Frankie the Fink

It appears to me from the AIM that the vertical, black backing piece that is tucked inside the cove may have three holes for the forward-pointing stud for the spears already in them (see red arrows). If that's true you should be able to measure that and draw a level, horizontal line from each of those holes rearward and hold the spear with the forward facing pin in the hole with the other pins pointing upward and get their location along that line. Drill a couple of holes to create a 'slot' at those points and that should work.....right ?

Be careful as EVERY spear is different...each of the 6 goes in a SPECIFIC spot.....
I mark such things on the back of the piece with a sharpee; e.g "PS UPR", "DS CTR", "PS LWR", etc...

mickatbp

Yes, you could be right, I'm still waiting for those front black backing pieces from ZIP. I got the new spears (came by air as were on back order) but the black pieces are coming by ship as part of a larger order which should be here soon. Interestingly it states that some of the pins on the spears are oversize as the original moulds has been repaired a number of times and that the speed nuts will need to be modified..... can't believe they are still the original moulds.