69 front clip technical question!
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69 front clip technical question!
Here's the deal! I picked up a 69 Vette for cheap it's my first one! The car has has everything original except the 74 front clip and hood. I have the money to purchase the original but idk what parts will interchange such as headlights ,fender wells and such. Will I need to buy everything or can I get by with the clip, hood, bumper hardware grill chrome ext?? Much appreciated y'all!
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Off the top of my head...
Part - year fit
Surround panel 73-74
Side fenders 73-79
Lower valance panel 73-79
grilles 74
Parking lamps, 73-74
Headlamp supports, and hardware 68-74
Headlamp housings 68-82
Headlamp bezels.. technically there are different ones.. Metal with holes, (h/l washer'd cars), Metal no holes, and fiberglass.. and then repro abs plastic. For putting a car back together where it doesn't make that much diff. 68-82.
Bumper 73-74.
Got any pictures? If you'd like, email sales a list at Willcox@Willcoxcorvette.com and I'll have them get you some prices together.
Willcox
Part - year fit
Surround panel 73-74
Side fenders 73-79
Lower valance panel 73-79
grilles 74
Parking lamps, 73-74
Headlamp supports, and hardware 68-74
Headlamp housings 68-82
Headlamp bezels.. technically there are different ones.. Metal with holes, (h/l washer'd cars), Metal no holes, and fiberglass.. and then repro abs plastic. For putting a car back together where it doesn't make that much diff. 68-82.
Bumper 73-74.
Got any pictures? If you'd like, email sales a list at Willcox@Willcoxcorvette.com and I'll have them get you some prices together.
Willcox
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Now that you know what you'll need from people knowledgeable with 74 to 69 differences........be aware their could be more gremlins lurking. A damaged Corvette, coming out of the body shop can have a lot of horrible things hidden under Bondo and paint. My 70 was in a front end collision. I knew when I bought it. I had no idea how much damage it had experienced. I thought damage was limited to some fiberglass repairs to the left front quarter panel. Both quarter panels were extensively damaged and Bondo repaired. The entire front clip is a piece of junk...has to be replaced. The collision destroyed part of the windshield wiper door brackets. The windshield wiper motor is not stock..a financial hit if I want to replace it with a original 70 BB wiper with the 5 port (?) washer system. The engines is not original (knew that).
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Yes indeed. I have been crawling around my car for months now. 2 months after I bought the car I pulled into a store and noticed fluid was leaking out from under the motor a freeze plug had rusted out between the block and tranny so I decided to pull the motor and it was wore smooth out so I took it to a shop and had it completely rebuilt. I also found fiberglass that had been cut out to hold an aftermarket exhaust trim in the rear after I removed the old exhaust I went with stainless hooker sidepipes.
