a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

Is it possible to put 73-80 fenders and hood on a 81-87 cab/coresupport and leave the 81-87 headlights and grille?
Shane

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

Anything is possible with enough effort. Will it bolt up? No!

You can put the 73-80 front clip on the 81-87 cab but you will need to change the core support, mod the cowl for the early style hood hinges, and trim the frame rails for the bumpers to clear....:)

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

What about using 81-up bumper......will that get around trimming the frame rails?
Thanks
Shane

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

the 81-up bumper is peaked in the middle, and is slanted towards the bottom. The 73-80 bumper is neither of those. You can shim the botom bolts, and the bumper will stick out a little more to get around cutting the frame ends.

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

You can't easily leave the headlights and grille of the 81-87 because the 73-80 fenders and core support are wider. You'd have gaps and it wouldn't just bolt up.

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

.............saw an 81-87 grille in a 73 -80 on cardomain:crazy: ........

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

Cardomain.... wouldn't surprise me. :lol:

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

Are you gonna run the 73 to 80 front clip on your 84 cab for old red?

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

Most definately. I do not like the 81+ frontend at ALL. They are narrower, slopier, rounder. I like the big, square, unaerodynamic brick wall look of my 1980 grille and front end.

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

I may be wrong but I think the 81-87 bumper will rub the fenders on a 73-80 front end . The 81-87 trucks are a little narrower at the front of the fenders. I guess if you shimmed it away from the fenders ,it might clear . Frank

Re: a question of fitment 73-80 fenders on 81-87
 

Actually looked ok............built lil spacers to fill in the gaps..........why they would do that though:crazy: I could see it when putting fenders and a hood(with mods to make it work) on latermodel coresupport but not ill get rid of my single headlights:crazy: