Posted by Ricky Kirkhuff on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 1:56PM :
In Reply to: Re: Vin breakdown.... posted by Robert on Wednesday, April 09, 2003 at 12:37PM :
Robert, It's the same setup I'm using. I've a '68 crewcab with a '67 chrome grille and '70 hood. I prefer the look of the wider '69, '71hood, and ,of course, everyone likes the gaudy Detroit stylings of the pie-plate headlight rings. The hood saftey latch can be shimed on the hood with washers to tilt to the rear and the latch catch on the radiator support can be flattened to alleviate the interference between the saftey latch and the grille. I see the grille is notched in that area but sometimes the notch isn't enough. Also the hood might contact the grille at the rounded tops of the headlight area. The hood can be modified with heat and hammer ( dull red with oxy-acetlyne or propane plumbing torch and suitable dolly, with a nice arc like an old brake drum, to hammer on). The '69 '71 has the Power Wagon badge on the fender just below the 200. I reinstalled my Power Wagon script on the wide hood. FYI: the '61 '68 Sweptline has two bell-housing motor mounts, the '69 '71 has a tranny tail-shaft mount. Quick visual cue; a '69 '71 crewcab has the rear door lock push buttons near the center of the door to better reach them from the front. The '67 '68 rear door push buttons are in the standard spot to the rear. Pre '67 is the refrigerator style door handle.Ricky