My '69 Charger 500's grille is a little closer to OEM correct..

[hemi68charger]

WooHooo !!!!  Got the grille kit today from Mike G., of Dayclona fame...... Man, nice items !!!!!  And to think, it was my very C500 that the original templates were made from WAY back when before the grille was sold... The car was eventually going to be turned into a Daytona-clone.......  All I need now is another headlamp bucket and the vertical brackets........  That's my next quest..........

Troy

[Highbanked Hauler]

 The vertical pieces you need will probably need to be made but as I remember they aren't that complicated.

[hemi68charger]

The vertical pieces you need will probably need to be made but as I remember they aren't that complicated.

Nope.. They aren't.. I'm hoping I can get some dimensions or a template from someone on a flat pace of paper or tape...

[moparstuart]

  I need those side fender to grille fillers for my car , how does the rubber peice on the front of that filler look compared to the original ? 

[hemi68charger]

  I need those side fender to grille fillers for my car , how does the rubber peice on the front of that filler look compared to the original ? 

It fits the filler nicely, but doesn't have the ribs I believe the originals  had... Dana was missing those. I believe from the originals I have seen, there were two ribs running parallel to the length of it.......

[tan top]

 cool !  nearly all the right goodies 

[Highbanked Hauler]

 I need those side fender to grille fillers for my car , how does the rubber peice on the front of that filler look compared to the original ?  

It fits the filler nicely, but doesn't have the ribs I believe the originals  had... Dana was missing those. I believe from the originals I have seen, there were two ribs running parallel to the length of it.......

I think the rubber piece is just a piece of windshield washer hose that has been split open and glued on the filler.  The originals on mine were stuck on to the filler with globs of yellow weather strip adhesive.  

[moparstuart]

  I need those side fender to grille fillers for my car , how does the rubber peice on the front of that filler look compared to the original ? 

It fits the filler nicely, but doesn't have the ribs I believe the originals  had... Dana was missing those. I believe from the originals I have seen, there were two ribs running parallel to the length of it.......

I think the rubber piece is just a piece of windshield hose that has been split open and glued on the filler.  The originals on mine were stuck on to the filler with globs of yellow weather strip adhesive. 

good to know

[hemi68charger]

 I need those side fender to grille fillers for my car , how does the rubber peice on the front of that filler look compared to the original ?  

It fits the filler nicely, but doesn't have the ribs I believe the originals  had... Dana was missing those. I believe from the originals I have seen, there were two ribs running parallel to the length of it.......

I think the rubber piece is just a piece of windshield washer hose that has been split open and glued on the filler.  The originals on mine were stuck on to the filler with globs of yellow weather strip adhesive.  

You know as you say that, that DOES make perfect visual-sense......   

[learical1]

The originals on mine were stuck on to the filler with globs of yellow weather strip adhesive.  

The technical term for "globs of yellow weather strip adhesive" is Gorilla Snot.

[DAY CLONA]

The "actual" factory filler strip rubber trim has 1 stepped groove in it, facing the inside,....it's not a split peice of vacumm tube, it's actualy very flat, and wide....the rubber peice I supply is very close to the original, size wise, but doesn't have the stepped depression...............




Mike

[hemi68charger]

The "actual" factory filler strip rubber trim has 1 stepped groove in it, facing the inside,....it's not a split peice of vacumm tube, it's actualy very flat, and wide....the rubber peice I supply is very close to the original, size wise, but doesn't have the stepped depression...............




Mike

Mike, so the "line" is a depression in the rubber, not a ridge?

[DAY CLONA]

Here's a pic of some original trim,......................

[hemi68charger]

Here's a pic of some original trim,......................

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh,, holding out on me !!!???  

[nascarxx29]

My friends 500 has that rubber filler .Its a T shaped piece as I recall

[moparstuart]

mike i still need a set of fillers     I bought some of the rubber stuff from sean and i will take a picture of it and see what you think , its in the truck of the bird which is at the doctor right now once it back i'll post some pictures of the stripes I have .

[DAY CLONA]

mike i still need a set of fillers     I bought some of the rubber stuff from sean and i will take a picture of it and see what you think , its in the truck of the bird which is at the doctor right now once it back i'll post some pictures of the stripes I have .

Stuart,....just let me know when you need a set, contact me here on DC.com....I'll discount a set for you like I have for the other DodgeCharger.com members



Mike

[moparstuart]

mike i still need a set of fillers     I bought some of the rubber stuff from sean and i will take a picture of it and see what you think , its in the truck of the bird which is at the doctor right now once it back i'll post some pictures of the stripes I have .

Stuart,....just let me know when you need a set, contact me here on DC.com....I'll discount a set for you like I have for the other DodgeCharger.com members



Mike

great thanks mike  , when i get the bird back i'll take a picture of the rubber edging i got and post it ?

[moparstuart]

The "actual" factory filler strip rubber trim has 1 stepped groove in it, facing the inside,....it's not a split peice of vacumm tube, it's actualy very flat, and wide....the rubber peice I supply is very close to the original, size wise, but doesn't have the stepped depression...............




Mike

wayne perkins got me some and it is very flat with a groove , I think he got it from sean machado who has a big roll of the stuff     

[RallyeMike]

Can someone post a cross-section photo or a quick doodle of one with dimensions? Mine are long gone and I have no idea what they look like.

[NYCMille]

Yup - Mike's stuff is second-to-none when it comes to quality and he's also one of the only honest guys left in this business!

[hotrod98]

Yup - Mike's stuff is second-to-none when it comes to quality and he's also one of the only honest guys left in this business!

I totally agree with you on that.     Mike G. is the best guy that I've ever dealt with.

[XS29LA47V21]

Can someone post a cross-section photo or a quick doodle of one with dimensions? Mine are long gone and I have no idea what they look like.

Mike
I will email some good photos.

[RallyeMike]

Mike
I will email some good photos.

Thanks 

[mopar346]

Any chance we can get the pictures of the rubber strip referenced above posted on this thread?

[mopar346]

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These are the pictures requested.

[mopar346]

Any chance of getting the measurements on the brackets welded(?) to the 68 headlight buckets to mount it to the 69 support? Sorry to ask so much but I'm just trying to fill in the blanks that I'm missing.

Thanks in advance, Kevin

[hemi68charger]

Any chance of getting the measurements on the brackets welded(?) to the 68 headlight buckets to mount it to the 69 support? Sorry to ask so much but I'm just trying to fill in the blanks that I'm missing.

Thanks in advance, Kevin

Hello Kevin...
I will be home Friday, away at a Conference now....... Then I can take some pictures and measurements this weekend..

[mopar346]

Thanks Troy, that would be awesome. I may start a thread when I go to assemble my grille and list all the grille threads I have referenced, the information I have gathered and the actual recreation and reassembly of the entire grill set up so it's all in one place. My only hesitation on that is there are already 5 or 6 threads that I can find so yet another seems like overkill, maybe just a simple listing of all the threads and folks can add links as new threads pop up, not so much information in the thread just links.

[krops cars]

I know nothing about the 500 grille. Did I not read that it is like a Coronet grille?

[mopar346]

Yes but more than just a grille change and a high percentage of the parts needed are from a 68 Coronet, the few specialty pars are the kicker.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

[krops cars]

Cool, Had no idea. Thanks

[chargervert]

This thread is from back when Troy had my old Charger 500!  He has had ten other cars since then!

[hemi68charger]

This thread is from back when Troy had my old Charger 500!  He has had ten other cars since then!

Yeap, but the one that remained constant the whole time is the Daytona (from the time I got it and that story in itself is a long one with a happy ending)

[mopar346]

And the information is still great for a newby to the model trying to figure out the missing pieces. Pictures and measurements are making my search much easier and much more accurate.

[mopar346]

Any chance of getting the measurements on the brackets welded(?) to the 68 headlight buckets to mount it to the 69 support? Sorry to ask so much but I'm just trying to fill in the blanks that I'm missing.

Thanks in advance, Kevin

Hello Kevin...
I will be home Friday, away at a Conference now....... Then I can take some pictures and measurements this weekend..

Not that it's pressing but did you have a chance to measure those brackets? Measurements of the up rights would be great too.

Thank in advance, Kevin