Front clip Assembly

[dd442]

Could someone please send me the link on putting the Front clip together and mounting it to the frame/body

[JohnZ]

See this for how Norwood and Van Nuys did the front clip in production, assembling it as a completed unit to the body:

http://www.camaros.org/assemblyprocess.shtml#chev

Most other plants building conventional full-frame cars installed the front sheet metal "piecemeal" on the Final Line after body drop; this method is generally used by restoration shops putting a car back together:

1. Install radiator support with grille, header panel, hood latch and support; leave rad support-to-frame bolts loose.

2. Subassemble inner fenders to outer fenders.

3. Install fender assemblies to body and header panel/radiator support; shim at body to fit for gap and flush.

4. Install hood hinges to fenders.

5. Install hood, using it as a fixture to square the hood opening, secure rad support-to-frame bolts, fit hood for gap and flush to header panel and fenders, install diagonal braces, adjust hood latch.

[GaryL]

When was the lower valence put on?

[JohnZ]

When was the lower valence put on?

It was part of the fully-assembled front clip at Norwood and Van Nuys - see the photo in the Assembly Process paper.