Thank you for the response.
I should have noted; I have a '71 hood and the narrow valance piece that goes below the grill.
It sounds as if I will just have to drill some mounting holes and fab out a 'bracket' piece for the hood latch, I do also have the '71 hood latch assembly so it shouldn't be to difficult, I have all those pieces from a parts car I got, but not a grill. I found a nice grill for a decent price but just wasn't certain it could be done without a lot of issues. I suppose I'll go forward on the grill now. THANK YOU!
I want to change the look from that pointed hood/front to an earlier 'flat' front.
agian... Thank you for a straight up answer and not make me feel like a fool !