Grille fasteners, '72 Swinger?

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DrCharles

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Can someone point me to a picture or diagram of the grille area on a '72 Dart Swinger? I'm trying to put the front back together from boxes of parts...

There are five holes for 1/4-20 fasteners in the top of the grille, and corresponding places for clip nuts on the support. But the labeled baggie for that area has four body bolts and one stud with a large washer, which I assume goes in the center hole. Is that stud supposed to have a bumper screwed to its upper threads, or does it go somewhere else?

Also, the fender extensions each take two small screws that don't have any corresponding tabs or openings on the grille. What's up with that? There may be a trim piece missing...

Googling shows that my grille is definitely a '72... so some close-up pics of a restored '72 Swinger would help. I found a '71 Valiant body manual online but the grille section is very short and not helpful.
Thanks!
 
Thanks. Very interesting... the old ones may have crumbled on removal, since there is no trace of them in the parts bags. Is there anything special about them (I don't care about restoration "correctness")? Autozone has these in a bag of 25:
Dorman Products - 700-577
 
Hey, if you've got some that are known to be a better fit, I'm all ears :) They just don't have to be NOS 1972 genuine Mopar...
 
here's a little tip for all....
the grills all crack the abs top and bottom because the original screws holding the aluminum trim
are too long...they go right through and hit the grill flat surfaces eventually cracking them.
when restoring use smaller screws or cut a bit off the length of the originals.
 
ebay number 391167807276 push in for the top of the grille. other fasteners are screws and j-nuts
 
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