another slick lesson

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » March 3, 2011, 4:56 pm

Learned something new at the school of slicks today. Bought a 61 grille. I knew the headlight buckets were rusty. I thought between the 5 grilles I have between 63 and 66 id be ok. Wrong. 61 is totally different. Oh well now im smarter.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » March 3, 2011, 5:12 pm

I did not know that. I need some chrome one's for my 61 BBW, but that's way down the road. How are they different?

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » March 3, 2011, 5:21 pm

Its not the headlight doors but the actual bucket they mount in.

DukeRoche · Post by **DukeRoche** » March 3, 2011, 5:44 pm

Your taking it well at least

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » March 3, 2011, 5:50 pm

DukeRoche wrote:Your taking it well at least

Its just part of it when you try and mix different years of parts.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » March 3, 2011, 5:58 pm

62galxe wrote:Its not the headlight doors but the actual bucket they mount in.

Oops! I get those two term confused. Buckets makes sense, but doors doesn't

CooGAR · Post by **CooGAR** » March 3, 2011, 6:52 pm

Ok.....

So I have a '65 with a '61 grille. I also ave a '65 grille that will eventully get chromed and installed.

What issues am I gonna run into?

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » March 3, 2011, 6:57 pm

CooGAR wrote:Ok.....

So I have a '65 with a '61 grille. I also ave a '65 grille that will eventully get chromed and installed.

What issues am I gonna run into?

you gonna put the 65 grille in and give me the headlight parts out of the 61 grille.

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » March 3, 2011, 6:59 pm

Don't get excited Kenny, he said "eventually". That's probably a long time in "slick years"

. BTW: How are they different? Maybe they're similar to the 58-60 buckets? Got a picture?

62galxe · Post by **62galxe** » March 3, 2011, 7:10 pm

My 63 up grilles have brackets on them that the part the headlight mounts to attatches to.

The 61 has ? buckets that attatch to the grille then the headlight mounting thingys attatch to them. Hows that for technical! how many years are in a slick year?

Gritsngumbo · Post by **Gritsngumbo** » March 3, 2011, 7:13 pm

That explanation certainly underwhelmed me.

ICEMAN6166 · Post by **ICEMAN6166** » March 3, 2011, 7:15 pm

Kenny i have a set of the 61 buckets send me a pm.

Alan Mclennan · Post by **Alan Mclennan** » March 3, 2011, 11:23 pm

Grits, The way Kenny explained that!, I can`t see why he can`t make them fit!

ezernut9mm · Post by **ezernut9mm** » March 3, 2011, 11:26 pm

i found that out too kenny when i went to install my new headlight relays. the hole in the bucket is only big enough for the wires to pass through and there is a grommet. couldn't get the plug in ends through those grommets.

view from the top looking down of a 63 bucket:

same view of a 61 bucket:

CooGAR · Post by **CooGAR** » March 4, 2011, 2:24 pm

Gritsngumbo wrote:Don't get excited Kenny, he said "eventually". That's probably a long time in "slick years" . BTW: How are they different? Maybe they're similar to the 58-60 buckets? Got a picture?

LOL! Yep, gonna be around a year or so.