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74 Scamp with a 70-72 front Grill #1513979 10/08/13 12:09 PM 10/08/13 12:09 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 186 South Carolina K KRYPTONITE OP member
KRYPTONITE OP member K Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 186 South Carolina	I have a 74 Scamp and was wanting to know how hard is it to put the 70-72 front grill in instead of the 74?? I know the hood will be different but plan to buy a Fiberglass one anyways!! Does the Grill just bolt on... are they same?? Thanks

Re: 74 Scamp with a 70-72 front Grill [Re: KRYPTONITE] #1513980 10/08/13 12:14 PM 10/08/13 12:14 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA 62maxwgn master
62maxwgn master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,436 Blair County,PA	Fenders are also different.

Re: 74 Scamp with a 70-72 front Grill [Re: 62maxwgn] #1513981 10/08/13 12:15 PM 10/08/13 12:15 PM
Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 186 South Carolina K KRYPTONITE OP member
KRYPTONITE OP member K Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 186 South Carolina	wow, ok I didn't know that, I thought they were the same!! Thanks

Re: 74 Scamp with a 70-72 front Grill [Re: KRYPTONITE] #1513982 10/08/13 01:20 PM 10/08/13 01:20 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,066 U.S.S.A. JohnRR I Win
JohnRR I Win Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 75,066 U.S.S.A.	Quote: wow, ok I didn't know that, I thought they were the same!! Thanks you have the header panel that goes across the front on a 74 , not so on a 72 , you would basically have to swap the whole 72 nose over to the 74 including the front bumper which you'll need to add the mount points for the 72 I am pretty sure as the bumpers mount differently.

Re: 74 Scamp with a 70-72 front Grill [Re: JohnRR] #1513983 10/08/13 11:43 PM 10/08/13 11:43 PM
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Kern Dog Striving for excellence Joined: Feb 2010 Posts: 18,493 Granite Bay CA	The fenders are identical EXCEPT for the two tabs that support the steel panel that the grille attaches to. I took a 70-72 steel panel and extended the edges about 3/4" per side, then used a self tapping screw ro attach it to the underside of the fender on each side. The 1974 model was a changeover year for bumper mounting degign. Early 1974 models had a traditional style bumper mount design. Then about mid year, the shock absorber design was integrated. My 74 FrankenDuster had the later design. To mimic the 70-72 design, I made a "nut-plate" and slid it inside the frame rail, then welded it in place. Now the bumper could be mounted like an earlier car.

Re: 74 Scamp with a 70-72 front Grill [Re: Kern Dog] #1513984 10/09/13 11:05 AM 10/09/13 11:05 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,014 Midwestern Indiana duster2 super stock
duster2 super stock Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,014 Midwestern Indiana	73 Duster , 70 fenders, 68 Valiant hood and grill. 7881215-73.jpg (48 downloads)

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