Difference in radiator supports?? 67-68..69-72?

[tim21391]

well i got a used radiator support from a guy 3 hours away from me.. and i got to looking at my old one when i got it off the truck and this one i got from a parted truck... and the one i got from the guy has two holes for my ac lines to go threw and my old one has three holes??? is there a difference? everything else looks the same... would a 67-68 radiator support fit on a 69-72? heres some pics i was meaning by it...could i just drill a hole you think??? would this still fit?

[rob32472]

I think the headlight area is different as well

[Jim Osborne]

rob32472 is right the headlight buckets on a 67&68 mount different then on 69-72

[Kayotic]

Ditto, I have a New 1967-68 support sitting in a spare room.

Currently working on a 1970. The headlight buckets are different. (actually i think the part refered to as 'headlight bucket' is the same, but the mount is in a different location.)

I Also noticed different part numbers for the hood latch and hood latch support.

And the omittion of the stone deflector.

[tim21391]

so how can i tell what year rad support this is

[tim21391]

do i just put on my head light buckets in and if they match then im ok?

[Jim Osborne]

On A 67&68 rad support the buckets bolt on and a 69-72 rad support the buckets are molded in it ,if you compare the two ,the 67-68 will be flat with a hole at the point where the headlight bucket goes the other will be rasied, it looks like acording to the photos you have a 69-72 rad support

[Kayotic]

Shoot bud, excelent question...

If i was able to see outside I would look at my '70 support and see if it has 6 threaded bolt holes along the bottom front.

In 1967 - 1968 that's where the stone deflector bolts up.

1969 and up may or may not have them.

[Kayotic]

I agree with jim, looks like a 69 -72 support.

[tim21391]

well heck i unbolt both headlight buckets.. so i take it the new one is a 69-72 support right?

[jholley]

The new radiator support you have is a 69-72 support. The welded on perches for the headlight buckets identify it as such. The earlier supports are essentially the same only without those extra pieces. They just reposition the headlights for the newer grill. Your old one looks like it has the same perches on the underside. If your truck is a 69-72 and all your worried about is the extra hole for your AC lines then yes you can just drill another hole and the rest should bolt up.

[tim21391]

thanks jholley.. i plan on drilling that hole and running braided line... bent the old hard lines when we got the old support out.. oh well those lines were leaky anyways... thought braided would look better..