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The Cars => 1969-1970 Shelby GT350/500 => Topic started by: SChatman on March 20, 2022, 02:36:03 AM

Title: 69 GT350 grill nuts and washers
Post by: SChatman on March 20, 2022, 02:36:03 AM
The top piece of the grill is a right angle steel piece that has threaded studs to attach the grill mesh to it. Any one have pictures of original nuts and washers as well as know if they are painted the same as the grill or left unfinished?
I've gone through the Shelby Special parts addendum and AMK's list of attachment hardware and have found everything to attach the front end except for those fasteners. I'm attaching pictures but the nuts that I have are ordinary square nuts with assorted scrap pieces of broken clips and washers to hold everything together.
Title: Re: 69 GT350 grill nuts and washers
Post by: Rbwiii on March 20, 2022, 10:04:01 AM
My may car has the push-on nuts

Title: Re: 69 GT350 grill nuts and washers
Post by: shelbymann1970 on March 20, 2022, 02:19:39 PM
Quote from: Rbwiii on March 20, 2022, 10:04:01 AM
My may car has the push-on nuts
+1
Title: Re: 69 GT350 grill nuts and washers
Post by: SChatman on March 20, 2022, 04:59:56 PM
Thanks Guys! I had a couple of those that were broken with a square nut holding it down. A friend took the old one to  an ACE Hardware  store and found an exact match for them.
Title: Re: 69 GT350 grill nuts and washers
Post by: Bob Gaines on March 20, 2022, 05:04:19 PM
Race track looking trim mounted on grill mesh by contrast uses the round shaped push nuts.
Title: Re: 69 GT350 grill nuts and washers
Post by: SChatman on March 20, 2022, 06:28:50 PM
Thanks Bob, I got those coming from AMK but I couldn't find anything from them on the rectangular keepers. We found an exact replacement at ACE Hardware.