Just send me the $47.00 and I'll just do that. The whole purpose of posting this thead is to alleviate buying a new one.
'77 front emblem help!
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Instructor
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'77 front emblem help!
The car is almost done, and time to start mounting the emblem badges. The front emblem is bent a slight bit. The problem is that the contour of the bend is not enough to properly be seated on the front. I am afraid that if I try and bend it more it will snap because it is only connected at the crossed flags. Has anyone had this problem? Thanks
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I'm not familiar with the '77 front emblem... Is it plastic or "pot" metal? If it's pot metal, don't try bending it....that material is very brittle. It fractures at the first pressure above it's material strength level. A plastic one should form to shape to the surface when you pull it down.
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St. Jude Donor '07
I'm not familiar with the '77 front emblem... Is it plastic or "pot" metal? If it's pot metal, don't try bending it....that material is very brittle. It fractures at the first pressure above it's material strength level. A plastic one should form to shape to the surface when you pull it down.
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The car is almost done, and time to start mounting the emblem badges. The front emblem is bent a slight bit. The problem is that the contour of the bend is not enough to properly be seated on the front. I am afraid that if I try and bend it more it will snap because it is only connected at the crossed flags. Has anyone had this problem? Thanks
Couldn't think of a nice shiny paint job with weathered emblems
.Good luck with fixing yours
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St. Jude Donor '07
), so I can't predict how they'll react.One other thing - buy a pair of welding gloves, if you don't have any. Hot metal is a great way to burn yourself, and oven mitts probably won't do the trick.
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These are ALL NEW EMBLEMS. I am NOT using the old ones. This is a new emblem that I am trying to fit on the hood. Sorry for the confussion, I didnt think that anyone would think that someone would use the old emblems after restoring the car.
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It clearly doesn't fit properly a guy in C4 sent his door panels back for the same reason. I got the interior kit and all emblems from mid-america the only trouble I had was my car built in Oct. '76 and had a '76 int color which is a firethorn red and they shipped for a late '77 called the an ups picked up the wrong and m/a sent me the right one.
Moral call the vendor tell them it doesn't fit properly and you want to exchange it.
