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Topic: INFO: Recommended order of assembly - front clip

Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Subject: INFO: Recommended order of assembly - front clip
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 5:48AM

So I got the Torino fired up. Still many things to do, one of which is the front clip. I have cleaned all the parts, performed some rust abatement on the fenders.

What is the recommended order of reassembly for the front end? The inner fenders and core support are on now. I have the front clip and fenders to put on.

Any recommendations and tips/tricks are very welcome.

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Scott Eklund

Webmaster

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Posted By: Zebra 3
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 12:03PM

...Thats where I am at right now with mine....putting the front clip back on...my inner fenders and core support are on now as well.....I started with the fenders w/ headlight buckets, will do the grill next (to help keep the fenders square and some what aligned) and then the hinges and finally the hood.

Since I am a one man operation here, I am going to have the body/paint shop do the final, fine tuned, alignment

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"I deeply admire the men who founded this country, and I think we ought to know more about them and how they lived and the force and courage they had.
Henry Ford. 1926
Brian Conn
'76 Torino

Posted By: Grantorinosport351
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 12:16PM

I have tore down a 72 front end 6 times now I think
Here is my order
1. Core support
2. Fender wells
3. Put on the fenders
4. Headlight assembly
5. Grill
6. Header panel
7 hood
8 valance
9 bumper

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~Bryan
72 gts h-code (formal roof)
67falcon
04 f250 ''the great white''

Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 12:59PM

Grantorinosport351 wrote:

I have tore down a 72 front end 6 times now I think
Here is my order
1. Core support
2. Fender wells
3. Put on the fenders
4. Headlight assembly
5. Grill
6. Header panel
7 hood
8 valance
9 bumper

see bryan, you're getting body work experience already! nothing like "hands on training" LOL

i think the 72 is a little different than mine and scott's cars the header panel would need to be on first because the grill bolts through the header and headlight assemblies through little slots

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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

Posted By: Grantorinosport351
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 1:17PM

Yeah I think your right!

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~Bryan
72 gts h-code (formal roof)
67falcon
04 f250 ''the great white''

Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 1:26PM

Grantorinosport351 wrote:

Yeah I think your right!

(if i had a nickel for every time i heard that) LOL

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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

Posted By: unlovedford
Date Posted: 25-March-2014 at 2:05PM

1973-'76 are far easier to dismantle and assemble. Some tricks that I have learned:

Try to resist assembling the entire header/trim/headlight/mouldings/grill assembly and then pick it up to move it by yourself. The trim bends easily.

Mount the bumper/metal center filler last, if you have guards.

The end rubber fillers need to be mounted with the lower headlight trim at the same time.

Bumper guards add to the issues, lol.

The grill and grill trim are the most delicate parts. Flimsy, brittle, and very unforgiving - especially the grill tabs.

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Joe
1972 Mom's Squire Wagon
1972 Torino Wagon
1976 Torino
1968 Cougar XR7-First batch
1972 Torino 460
1989 BroncoII/Jeeps/Titanimous
Popeye and Brutus (Rams)

Posted By: Eliteman76
Date Posted: 01-April-2014 at 5:24PM

Scott, when I put the GTS back together:

Install radiator support leave bolts a bit loose.

Install liners on fenders:

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Work on fender to door gaps.

Install hinges and hood after squaring up things:

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Have shop dog inspect work:

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stand back and go SEXY!!

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Stare at pile of trim. And all the back up trim you have:

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Don't forget new radiator support bushings:

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Sit back again and enjoy staring at your car:

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Well, that's my car. Off my koolaid!! lol

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Andrew:GTS.ORG admin, '72 Q code 5 speed Restomod
Pondering: #99Problems

Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 01-April-2014 at 5:30PM

i'd fire that shop/guard dog! that vette got stripped right under his nose Shocked

Posted By: kychevyguy
Date Posted: 02-April-2014 at 12:29AM

But man, what a shop the dog is guarding. Nice shop! (Nice car too!)

Posted By: GranTorinoSport
Date Posted: 02-April-2014 at 11:22AM

Andy - thank you! Great pictures!

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Scott Eklund

Webmaster

Posted By: Eliteman76
Date Posted: 30-April-2014 at 2:15PM

No problem man. Hey, you get the AC stuff squared away? Meant to give you a call to BS for a bit, but work and life has been kicking my butt

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Andrew:GTS.ORG admin, '72 Q code 5 speed Restomod
Pondering: #99Problems

Posted By: Regul8r 2
Date Posted: 24-November-2016 at 6:19AM

and remember...

hang your door and adjust the gaps on the BACK EDGE.

The door gaps fit to the body of the car and THEN the front fenders adjust to get the front gap correct.

DO NOT move the doors to align with the front fenders.

This is why the core support has shims and there is so much play in the fender mounting.

Remove a shim or add a shim to get a good door gap top to bottom.

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Carl, Member/Admin since 07. Still the same admin/moderator REGUL8R just needed a 2nd account for more picture space.
Owner- www.CaNDeCustoms.com

Posted By: bdaugette
Date Posted: 28-November-2016 at 9:58AM

Is the core support bushing the Chevy type? Did you use them for your entire car?

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Bill Daugette
72 GTS 351C 4V

Posted By: rancheromac
Date Posted: 09-May-2018 at 4:22AM

It looks like the energy set up ? am doing that right now. what bolts,nuts and washers from original setup did you use?

Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 15-May-2018 at 8:30AM

Very good thread. Now I am going to pull the damaged parts off myself to add to the paint money.

Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 22-May-2018 at 2:53PM

Are the radiator support bushings readily available? Are the bushings all the same on the body?

Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 22-May-2018 at 3:20PM

handsofstone wrote:

Are the radiator support bushings readily available? Are the bushings all the same on the body?

http://forum.grantorinosport.org/topic17047_post182685.html#182685" rel="nofollow - http://forum.grantorinosport.org/topic17047_post182685.html#182685

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JOHN
74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE
74 VETTE CUSTOM
90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED
77 CELICA CUSTOM
75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED
79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED
75 VEGA V6 5 SPD
70 CHEV C10 P/U
68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION

Posted By: handsofstone
Date Posted: 22-May-2018 at 9:14PM

Thanks Johnny.