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dd442

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Front clip Assembly
« on: September 24, 2010, 11:39:36 PM »
Could someone please send me the link on putting the Front clip together and mounting it to the frame/body
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Re: Front clip Assembly
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2010, 03:53:56 PM »
See this for how Norwood and Van Nuys did the front clip in production, assembling it as a completed unit to the body:

http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml#chev

Most other plants building conventional full-frame cars installed the front sheet metal "piecemeal" on the Final Line after body drop; this method is generally used by restoration shops putting a car back together:

1. Install radiator support with grille, header panel, hood latch and support; leave rad support-to-frame bolts loose.

2. Subassemble inner fenders to outer fenders.

3. Install fender assemblies to body and header panel/radiator support; shim at body to fit for gap and flush.

4. Install hood hinges to fenders.

5. Install hood, using it as a fixture to square the hood opening, secure rad support-to-frame bolts, fit hood for gap and flush to header panel and fenders, install diagonal braces, adjust hood latch.
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Re: Front clip Assembly
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2010, 05:13:04 PM »
When was the lower valence put on?
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Re: Front clip Assembly
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2010, 04:27:58 PM »
When was the lower valence put on?

It was part of the fully-assembled front clip at Norwood and Van Nuys - see the photo in the Assembly Process paper.
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