70 Grill in a 69

[LiLMike 42]

Has anybody tried to retrofit a 70 grill into a 69 to incorporate the sportlamps? Wonder how it would look and how hard it would be?

[MustangChuck 16]

I would imagine that the 70 grill is smaller than the 69 grill. There might be gaps on each side.

 

Chuck

[buening 63]

The ends are shaped wrong. The ends of a 69 curve around the inner headlight, whereas the 70 curve around the main headlight but curves in the opposite direction.

[LiLMike 42]

I just like the 70 Sportlamps. Are they moulded into the 70 grill or is there a hole and they are mounted in it?

[buening 63]

There is molded holes for the sport lamps, but you'd need the sport lamps with bezel and lens, plus the front bracket to mount the lamp to the grill, and the back bracket to mount the front bracket/grill to the radiator support.

 

Here is the two grills, notice the shape at the ends (like I mentioned before):

 

[LiLMike 42]

Yeah, it looks like too much work with major fabrication....Oh well, scratch that idea. Thanks for the info Buening!

[manley 13]

I think it would make the front end look way too crowded.

[miketyler 15]

if you had your heart set on it you could change the front sheet metal out. I have seen some 70's with 69 front end. A bit of a hybrid and though would be considered sacrilege, IMO that would be the best of both worlds. Putting a 70 front on a 69 though....cant say I would be a fan of that.

[Thunderscrash 10]

The front fenders are the same just the headlight buckets are different. The front fenders of the 70 have marker lights in them but they are the same shape. Also the 69 has marker lights in the lower valance whereas te 70 does not. I was thinking about putting the 70 front end on my 69 but have since changed my mind.

[LiLMike 42]

I like the looks of the 69 with the 4 headlights. I just like the look of the sportlamps on the 70s. I don't think mounting sportlamps/fog lights under the bumper or any other place would look good and I'm not sure how the sportlamps would look in a 69 grill. Like Manley said, probably too crowded. I'm not about to put a 70 front clip on my 69, although if I had a 70 I would definitely be putting the 69 side scoops on!