| OK guys, I'm going to continue an article that I started | | | | Keep in mind that some of the nuts used on 1967-69 |
| with way back in June of 2006, the article in called | | | | models to retain the grille are not clip nuts. Therefore |
| camaro restoration, sorry it's taken me so long to get | | | | they'll spin if you try to loosen them with out a wrench |
| back to it, the truth is I forgot, "DUH" all about it, I'm not | | | | on the back. On first- generation Rally Sport models, |
| going to say that is won't happen again, I'm sure that it | | | | you'll also have to contend with headlight doors and |
| will, probably on this article LOL. | | | | linkage, headlight motors or actuators, hoses and wiring. |
| If you remember better then me, we had just finished | | | | On 1970-81 models removing the grille is a simple |
| up how to remove the front bumper, now we're going | | | | matter of finding the hex nuts that hold the grille in |
| to move to the grille. | | | | place and removing them, (remember that 1974-81 |
| GRILLE | | | | models have two grilles, one above and one below the |
| Usually after you remove the grille, you gain a lot of | | | | bumper). |
| elbow room, a much needed commodity when | | | | On 1970-73 Rally Sport models, also unbolt the |
| restoring a car, it gives you the room that need to | | | | urethane grille surround from the header panel, valence |
| wield the wrenches and other tools that you need to | | | | and hood catch support and remove the grille surround. |
| do the job. On all first-generation Camaro's, grille | | | | Note: you may later want to re-install the grille surround, |
| removal facilitated by first removing the bumper. On | | | | before the car is painted to insure a good paint match. |
| 1967-68 models, however, you must first remove the | | | | 1967 Models- On models without the RS option, the |
| headlamp bezels and disconnect the parking lamp | | | | grille is attached to the header panel with screws |
| wiring leads on the back of the lamps on non-RS cars. | | | | accessible from the inside panel. The bottom of the |
| Some of the fasteners are aluminum pop rivets which | | | | grille is attached to the valence panel with one screw |
| must be drilled out, then replaced with new ones later, | | | | in the center plus eight rivets. The rivets are accessible |
| or nuts and bolts. Other fasteners are nuts and bolts, | | | | for drilling through the valence panel vents, the 1967 |
| so you'll have to have to get a wrench down inside | | | | models use nuts to retain the grille. |
| the valence panel to loosen them. | | | | |