painted the swinger grill

[res1vw21]

I'm not 100% done yet I still have to do a little black work on the headlight bezels but I think for the most part it came out pretty good.

I don't even want to think bout all the hours I have into it masking and sanding.

 

[78kitcar]

that looks real good I'm working on mine now.Were those pics taken from your treehouse lol

 

[Demon416]

Please do mine next. Looks real nice.

 

[7demon2]

is it for a 71? or 70?

 

[7demon2]

duhh i see now 71...looks real good except around the headlights it should be like the grill, black with silver edgeing

 

[res1vw21]

is it for a 71? or 70?

it's a '71 I still need to black out the fins on the bezels

 

[res1vw21]

Please do mine next. Looks real nice.

hahaha you are sooooo funny!!!

I know what you mean it's a lot of work

 

[res1vw21]

duhh i see now 71...looks real good except around the headlights it should be like the grill, black with silver edgeing

yep I'm not done yet, I gotta let the silver dry before I can remask it

 

[ckj688]

Looks sharp! I gotta repaint mine this weekend too

 

[78kitcar]

whats the difference between the 70 and 71?????

 

[res1vw21]

dd

 

[7demon2]

yep I'm not done yet, I gotta let the silver dry before I can remask it

man you are noy kiding! it took me a long time to get everything right, but it was worth it in the end.....

 

[res1vw21]

the first is a '70 with a '71 center
the second and last ones are a '70
the two above the last are '71s

 

[res1vw21]

dd

 

[res1vw21]

man you are noy kiding! it took me a long time to get everything right, but it was worth it in the end.....

yep it's a pain but well worth it!

 

[KP]

Great Job...

 

[ckj688]

Hmm, my grill is silver but it was a /6 car, maybe the previous owner changed the grill? Thought that 70's had the silver fins???

 

[res1vw21]

dd

 

[ckj688]

lol, well regardless its getting painted black this weekend! haha

 

[j061093409]

all 1970 darts had the silver fins
all 1971 swingers had the black fins
since so many cars were either in accidents or just broke the fins, the only center section was replaced with a 71 style. This is all that was in stock after 1971!

the new center section had the 70 parking lights and headlight doors reinstalled as they were not usually damaged.

My first 70 dart was like this and I did not notice it till I purchased the original 70 Dart showroom brochure!

 

[res1vw21]

good to know
Thank you for the info

 

[65barracudadude]

Damn, that grill looks kick A$$.

 

[R72Demon]

What paint did you use?

 

[crackedback]

all 1970 darts had the silver fins
all 1971 swingers had the black fins

We have a winner

The 70-71 parts book only shows 1 grille for each model year with no designation as to engine size or model level.

 

[res1vw21]

What paint did you use?

the black is krylon fusion and the silver is mopar argent silver
if I had to do it again I would use a similar silver in the krylon because the mopar paint sucked to apply.