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How to Fit a bolt-on front wing

How to Fit a bolt-on front wing
There’s more to fitting a bolt-on-style front wing than simply tightening a few fastenings, as RO Performance demonstrates on a Mk1 Granada.

How hard can it be to fit a bolt-on wing onto a Mk1 Granada? In theory, not hard at all, but in practice, the panel alignment of the bonnet, doors, front valance and scuttle panel all need to be taken into account. And if welding repairs have been completed on areas such as the A-pillar and sills, then mountingholes may be missing or in the wrong place.

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