Emblem & Stripe Placement

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Old July 28th, 2009, 11:40 PM
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Emblem & Stripe Placement

What is the proper placement for the vertical fender stripe and fender 442 emblem on a 68 442?
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Old July 29th, 2009, 02:20 AM
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Cool Stripe

For rallye stripe placement go to www.442.restoration.com/68fenderstripe.htm pin stripe Y70 cars have numbers in a higher and more forward location...
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Old July 29th, 2009, 04:09 AM
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68 442 stripes

You could save yourself a lot of searching by referring to the definitive literary work on this subject " W-36 stripes on the 1968 Olds 442-Do it right , or buy a Chebby!!",by Joe[ you tryin to pizz me off?]Padavano..My Way or the Highway Press,1968-2009
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Hey Statue, I tried to use that link and its saying its unresolved.
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Old July 29th, 2009, 11:44 AM
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If your car didn't originally come with the W36 stripe option, you're going to have to move the 442 emblem holes. If you go to the link wmachine posted, there's a large discussion about this, including pics of the proper dimensions you need for the emblem holes on a W36 car.
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This thread about covers it all with nice pics of placement.
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Old July 29th, 2009, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by derek nesdoly
You could save yourself a lot of searching by referring to the definitive literary work on this subject " W-36 stripes on the 1968 Olds 442-Do it right , or buy a Chebby!!",by Joe[ you tryin to pizz me off?]Padavano..My Way or the Highway Press,1968-2009
Hey! I resemble that remark...
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