[Healeys] Grille Install, WOW!

[Rich C]

Mark,

First we are still talking abou the earlier horizontal wavy slat grille, 
right?

Place the front of the car on jack stands and get the front wheels out of 
the way. Position the height of the front of the car so you can lie 
comfortably on your back and reaching straight up, can reach the top grille 
fasteners.

The side splash shields (on at least one side) needs to remain off the car 
for now. You will be introducing parts in from the side. I usually bring 
everything in from the passenger's side to avoild the steering box and it's 
wiring.

Bring the brow and teeth assembly in from that side and fit loosely into 
place.

Install the bottom chrome edging strip onto the bottom lip of the shroud.

Start your double ended studs into the lower left and right grille mountings 
as we spoke about last week.

Now bring the (black painted) left and right inner radiator shroud pieces 
and the tie bar that fits between them in from the side one at a time (not 
as an assembly) and get them fitted loosely to their screws at the top and 
onto the studs at the bottom.

Install the outer splash shields (painted body colour) into their inner 
wheel arch locations.

Install the bottom front corner steady straps (painted black) onto the 
splash shields and onto the lower outer studs.

Carefully align and tighten everything.

Go have a beer (only when the job's finished) and congratulate yourself.

Rich Chrysler





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark LaPierre" <lapierrem at sbcglobal.net>
To: <healeys at Autox.Team.Net>
Sent: Monday, May 25, 2009 12:27 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Grille Install, WOW!


>I know we have been down this road a lot recently but this is awful.
>
> I thought I would try a dry run before I installed the front fenders for 
> the
> last time
> and ran into a hell of a problem.   With the radiator shroud hanging in 
> the
> way, along with wiring
> harnesses and front tire,   this is an impossible feet.   I was actually 
> going
> to install
> the grille after getting the car back from the paint shop ,  and with the
> front fenders already
> on.  I just don't see how this is possible.   Not enough room to slide the
> grille in without bending
> it and totally scratching up  a new paint job.
>
> Does anyone know how the factory went about installing grilles?   It was a
> piece of cake when
> I put the grille in place when the shroud was off the car.    Why not 
> install
> the grille loosely
> before the shroud is installed and then install both units together onto 
> the
> car?
>
> Any other advice as to how to do the grille install.
>
> I have the double studs but they just seem to get in the way when coming 
> in
> from the side.
>
>
> Thanks  MARK