how to change front looks?
 

please help me list the parts to change my frontend from this stock 79 chevyAttachment 329048


to babyblu's Attachment 329049



i need new grill (argent gray)?
top molding
bottom molding
new headlight bezels(78 bodystyle)
and remove the chorme piece that is dented under the grill.
is that all?

his looks recessed and mine's not is that just the pic?

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there aint much difference between the two. the green one has a couple of scrapes or dents in it and the white truck has a cowl hood. the grilles are the same except for some paint as is the headlight buckets nothing is recessed more the detail job on the blazer is great tho you could paint yours to look like that too

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You are going to need to get the 73-78 grille setup...new grille, headlight doors (yours goes all the way down and around the parking lights...the others dont), grille moulding. Check the pic below from the LMC catalog to see the differences. It looks like the blue one has had the grille painted (saves you some $$ since you can just reuse yours) and had new chrome trim put on. Looks like around $170 minus the emblem.

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so all he did is paint the grille black and add the 2 chrome molding strips across the middle?

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i might try to paint my grille and get the chrome strips (thats what i really like about it) and see how it looks with my headlight bezels

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i have an 82 and the grille looked as bad as yours ( no offense) and i got some cheap spray bombs and some masking tape and i got a new gold emblem from here on the boards and it looks great.. one day ill post pics

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His grille is the fancy 78 with paint, Then he added the cowl hood. yours is the regular 79. I would recommend just painting the grille, new emblems, maybe hook some chrome strips to it if you want. Add in the cowl hood or an after market scoop and you got it.

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actually i just figured out that my grille has little squares and his probably has the rectangles. i seen the 2 different grilles in the lmc catalog. was the rectangular grille an option on the 79's or something? anyone else ever notice this?

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Ordered a plastic chrome grill from LMC and some new plastic chrome headlight doors from ebay for my 79 GMC just to freshen the front up until I decide what I'm gonna do permanently. Cost about $80.oo total.

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Dhughins,
If you are in Ozark, pick up 231 north towards Montgomery. Somewhere around in the Pine Level area is a place called "The Truck Farm".....
I have the # at work (I think ) If it is there I will post it...You might be able to get some better looking pieces for your truck without spending a lot of money...

Re: how to change front looks?
 

You have to change the grill the bezels and the bumper! you can alternate from 73 to 80 parts!!

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thx for all the help. flatbroke, post that # if you find it.

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i would really like the 78 headlight bezels. if i bought them from lmc would i need new turn signals?