Sharktooth Grill

[TwistedPenta]

1971 Duster, factory leaning tower of power car. Standard grill. I have a 340 grill for the car but I cannot get it to fit. It seems to be hitting the underside of what I call the valance pan (goes from fender to fender, bolts to hood latch support)
I do not know what I need to adjust. For some reason I am struggling with this. Ill add a pic. Not sure if u will be able to tell anything about it.
Standard grill fits fine.

 

[TwistedPenta]

I tried again. Still no fit.

 

[quartermilepass]

are there tabs on the bottom of the grille that should slide into the panel?

i mean your gaps on the car seem to look like mine, and i had a sharktooth in it before just make sure the tabs clear, mine was a ***** to get out havent put it back in yet just got painted

 

[95teetee]

are there tabs on the bottom of the grille that should slide into the panel?

it looks like the panel has the holes for the tabs to drop down into-maybe the ones on the sharktooth are just tighter?
(they can be tough to force down into the holes)

 

[quartermilepass]

id just put something under the panel so it doesnt get bent and try to shove it down. wish i could find another sharktooth grille

 

[TwistedPenta]

It fits into the bottom fine. I have new tabs. The top is what is giving me trouble.

 

[bbrroowwnn]

That's the kind of sharktooth grill that doesn't fit anything....You need to pack it up and ship it to me and I will dispose of it properly.....LOL

 

[clhyer]

Are you trying to install it with the "valence panel" in place already? If so, try removing the panel and dropping the grill into the lower panel and see if the top panel doesn't fit ok then.
C

 

[TwistedPenta]

If I put the plastic tabs on top, under the the pan, it fits perfect. I know the standard grill tabs go above the pan but the sharks tooth will not fit like that.

 

[Jim's 70 Dart]

try to loosen the bolts that hold the bumper filler.it might drop down enough to get the grill in.

 

[TwistedPenta]

I got it in now. When I moved the top tabs underneath the pan on top it fit perfect.

 

[limelite70]

Somethings bent

 

[TwistedPenta]

Yea something is still not right. I'm getting aggravated.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Duct tape it in.

 

[waggin]

you got something bent

 

[TwistedPenta]

I've got a lot more pics I took this eve. I don't have good enough signal to post them. I will try in the morn at work.

 

[TwistedPenta]

340

 

[TwistedPenta]

Standard

 

[TwistedPenta]

More pics

 

[jos51700]

I've not installed a Duster grill of any flavor before, but I'd take a break from this frustration and shoot the core-support blackout while it's out.

 

[TwistedPenta]

I'm gonna give the radiator a light dusting of rathle can black and POR15 the rest b

 

[clhyer]

Can you post a pic with the hood up and show where the interferance is?
C

 

[TwistedPenta]

Hood up

 

[TwistedPenta]

I can take some better ones this eve

 

[TwistedPenta]

Success. Bent hood latch support. Had everything out of wack. A 2x4 across the core support and a lil man power, fixed.