Need help taking apart a 67 Barracuda grill

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67,68,69 barracuda grills are all very similar. i finished restoring my 68 last year and am starting on my 69 this year.

taking the header panel off with the grill sections intact is not difficult. there are two 3/8 (i believe) hex head bolts on the top and bottom left and right side sections of the header panel right where the header meets the fenders. these bolts are about 3" apart. you can see them if you shine a flashlight under the front of the grill. you might need to use a mirror. removal of these 8 bolts will allow you to remove the entire header section from the car. once its removed, you can see the small bolts (about 8 per grill side) that hold the individual grills to the header. if you use this procedure, soak the small grill bolts with a penetrating oil like WD-40 or Permablast rust remover and let them set for about 15 minutes before you try to remove them. they almost always break off.

the second way to remove the grills is to shine a light behind the header and remove the small grill bolts using a mirror to see them. again, try to soak them with penetrating oil first. if these bolts break off they can be removed from the grill panel once you remove it. don't worry if you break these small bolts. if you go to an auto parts store (pepboys, autozone, advance, napa, etc.) pick up the smallest grill attachments that you can find that have bolt thread screws on them. these new molding attachments will fit into the grill sections of a 67,68,69 barracuda grills and can be used to reattach the grills to the header panel. you might have to trim the new molding attachment up with a metal cutter but they will work. i used them on my 68 grills.

i've attached two pics showing the location of the bolts for the header panel and the small grill bolts.

you can completely rebuild your grill sections once you get them off the car by drilling out the OEM rivets and taking the grills completely apart. i did this with my grills. you can use simple 1/8th steel rivets to reassemble the grills.

hope this helps.

jim coster
pittsburgh, pa