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I've seen 69 140 noses on 74's and I've put 72 and 73 noses onto 69's there is a little difference at the very front,(behind the grill and in front of the radiator.You also need to notch the "frame rails" (I know they technically don't have "frames") to accomodate the later cross flow radiator's tanks.there isn't much advantage to putting say,a 66-69 140 nose on a later car.There IS sufficient advantage to putting a 71 and later nose one because you gain not only the cross flow radiator but also extra cooling vents below the bumper that create a perfect spot for an oil cooler should you decide to install a turbo engine ........or just an oil cooler! Also just provides better flow to the radiator/intercooler.You can install a cross flow radiator into a non cross flow nose but it comes out kinda "hack-jobish".The grill issue is an easy one.71-72 grills go into earlier noses easily and vise versa.Upper grill mounts are the hardest part but I wouldn't consider them "hard".73-74 grills go into earlier noses with some crafty hacking.I havn't seen a 66-72 grill in 73-74.If you look in the gallery you'll see my 69 145 with a 72 nose and a 73-74 grill.( I catch alot of heat for that one!) Mcduck's buddy Murph has a "165" also (a 145 with a 164 front clip,and a triple side draft'd B30!)
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