Info request about front clip 72 big block
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Info request about front clip 72 big block
A friend and I are working on a 1972 original big block. It needs a new front clip. It is NOT an A/C car. He located a new clip from VIP and they told him there was not difference in clip regardless of a/c or not. I have had someone else tell me there is a difference in the inner fender.
Please help me confirm so I know what to buy to be correct.
Also looking for a correct Quadra Jet - 7042216
Please help me confirm so I know what to buy to be correct.
Also looking for a correct Quadra Jet - 7042216
Safety Car
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A friend and I are working on a 1972 original big block. It needs a new front clip. It is NOT an A/C car. He located a new clip from VIP and they told him there was not difference in clip regardless of a/c or not. I have had someone else tell me there is a difference in the inner fender.
Please help me confirm so I know what to buy to be correct.
Also looking for a correct Quadra Jet - 7042216
Please help me confirm so I know what to buy to be correct.
Also looking for a correct Quadra Jet - 7042216
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi v,
On an a/c car the right side apron and skirt was modified at it's front to allow the receiver and dehydrator tubes to pass through the wheel well side of the apron instead of staying in the engine compartment and requiring that there being an opening in the core support.
Holes were cut in the fiberglass and a shield was bonded to the apron on it's wheel well side to cover the tubes.
The clip started out being the same whether the car was going to be an a/c car or not.
So has the source you're buying the clip from looked at that area to see if the clip came from an a/c car or not?
Regards,
Alan
On an a/c car the right side apron and skirt was modified at it's front to allow the receiver and dehydrator tubes to pass through the wheel well side of the apron instead of staying in the engine compartment and requiring that there being an opening in the core support.
Holes were cut in the fiberglass and a shield was bonded to the apron on it's wheel well side to cover the tubes.
The clip started out being the same whether the car was going to be an a/c car or not.
So has the source you're buying the clip from looked at that area to see if the clip came from an a/c car or not?
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Mar 14, 2015 at 10:16 AM.
