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Old 08-11-2014, 10:07 PM   #365
knomadd
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Re: Knomadd '71 SWB C-10

Thanks guys!

I took the time this evening to finish installing the bow tie in the grille.

I used 3/4" plywood end cap, made of aluminum. I cut two pieces down to fit inside the emblem, carefully measured and drilled for the factory studs, then used push on nuts to hold the channels to the emblem. I drilled a hole for a bolt on the opposite end of each channel. I also cut two more smaller pieces for the back side of the grille and drilled holes in them so I could sandwich the front and back pieces around the grille bars. This pic of the back should help with the explanation...

I used 1/4-20 bolts, lock washers and nuts, tightened them down and added a nyloc nut as a jam nut. Shouldn't go anywhere.

This is the front piece. Notice the v-cut... I did this to bend the channel to match the angle of the grille. This isn't completely tightened down yet.


Here's a view from the top... Flush!




I'm pretty happy with it. This will be easier to take off if I need to.
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