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The Cars => 1968 Shelby GT350/500/500KR => Topic started by: Corey Bowcutt on April 16, 2019, 08:29:51 AM

Title: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: Corey Bowcutt on April 16, 2019, 08:29:51 AM
I have a question about the number of ¼-20 X ¾" carriage bolts in the grill area for mounting the nose panel on my 1968 GT350.  I purchased a hardware kit from AMK for the nose panel and it came with 3 carriage bolts.  I looked on thecoralsnake.com and Pete mentions there are 3 painted head carriage bolts in this grill opening.  But as you can see in the picture I have 5 carriage bolts, 2 on each side and one in the middle.  Has anyone ever seen this or is it just something a PO added for some unknown reason sometime over the past 50 years?

Thank you, Corey
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: KR500 on April 16, 2019, 08:43:18 AM
Cory
I have never seen the carriage bolts there. Just the three, one center one each side outboard, except on a few early cars with a one piece nose.

Rodney
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: shelbydoug on April 16, 2019, 09:04:20 AM
I've got 5. One center(sort of centered). Two each side.
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: KR500 on April 16, 2019, 09:12:31 AM
Quote from: shelbydoug on April 16, 2019, 09:04:20 AM
I've got 5. One center(sort of centered). Two each side.
Shelbydoug.
In the center panel ( the two bolts on sides ) or the headlamp panels like Cory's car?
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: Coralsnake on April 16, 2019, 09:17:08 AM
3 is normal
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: Corey Bowcutt on April 16, 2019, 09:29:33 AM
I presumed from my research that 3 is normal but I was wondering if folks ever see 5 like mine?  Shelbydoug so does yours look like mine?
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: Coralsnake on April 16, 2019, 09:59:14 AM
The headlight bucket has a normal tendency to sit high in that front corner, I would guess it was added by a PO
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: Corey Bowcutt on April 16, 2019, 10:33:11 AM
Thank you Pete.  That is what I suspected just did not know why someone would do that.  You shed some light on a very plausible reason.
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: shelbydoug on April 16, 2019, 10:46:59 AM
Quote from: KR500 on April 16, 2019, 09:12:31 AM
Quote from: shelbydoug on April 16, 2019, 09:04:20 AM
I've got 5. One center(sort of centered). Two each side.
Shelbydoug.
In the center panel ( the two bolts on sides ) or the headlamp panels like Cory's car?

Mine is like Corey's.
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: GT350AUS on April 27, 2019, 02:45:00 AM
Mine has 3
Title: Re: Nose Panel grill area carriage bolt quantity
Post by: Rbwiii on April 27, 2019, 08:27:15 AM
3 of mine have 3