Thanks again, Paul. The pictures help a lot.
I think you may be correct. For whatever reason, either the grille is too
wide or the distance between the ends of the support bar is too narrow for
the grille to come straight out. My grille appears to be about an inch
longer than yours. Since I don't know the long-term history of the car, I
don't know if the grille has been replaced, possibly with an incorrect one.
Thanks for all the help. I now know what I need to do to remove the grille.
Howard
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Hunt [mailto:paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk]
Sent: Saturday, September 10, 2005 6:27 AM
To: Howard Battan; mgs@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: '79 grille removal
Hi Howard - thanks for the pic. I'm beginning to think you have an
incorrect grille if it is fouling the bumper reinforcing bar both sides at
the same time. My grill is only about 3/8" too wide to be lifted up between
the wings just in front of the end of the drain channels, there is about 1"
clearance each side between the ends of the grille and the vertical part of
the bars. My grille is 31 3/8", gap between wings in front of drain
channels 31", gap between sides of reinforcing bar 33". I've posted some
pics of my own and a description of removal at
http://www.mgb-stuff.org.uk/wn_bodyframe.htm and click on 'Rubber Bumper
Radiator Grille'.
Cheers,
Paul.
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