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chevy2ss · 09-14-2008, 06:39 PM

Well went to the junkyard today and got a good fender and a good passenger side door also got a radiator mount for a big block truck.New doors is power windows and locks tho so i will have to grab a harness next time im there to make the conversion easier. Still need to find a good drivers door but i have 3 other yards i can hit up so i'm sure ill find one. i did have a question about the hood tho. My hood comes back farther and the cab doesnt have the cowl on it(hope this makes sense )
Every hood i found off an 80 like mine either was creased as bad as mine or worse or was screwed up from when the moved the trucks around the yard with the equipment. I had found a pretty cool site with a truck interchange and it said that
HOODS:

73-80 SAME PART#(79 & 80 HAD A DIFFERENT FRONT EDGE, BUT THE HOODS STILL INTERCHANGE)
81-87 SAME PART #

i guess im just not seeing how one without the cowl portion built in would fit "right"
Thanks for the welcome guys!

09-14-2008, 06:39 PM	#5
chevy2ss Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Lehighton, Pa Posts: 33	Re: New guy with new(to me) truck Well went to the junkyard today and got a good fender and a good passenger side door also got a radiator mount for a big block truck.New doors is power windows and locks tho so i will have to grab a harness next time im there to make the conversion easier. Still need to find a good drivers door but i have 3 other yards i can hit up so i'm sure ill find one. i did have a question about the hood tho. My hood comes back farther and the cab doesnt have the cowl on it(hope this makes sense ) Every hood i found off an 80 like mine either was creased as bad as mine or worse or was screwed up from when the moved the trucks around the yard with the equipment. I had found a pretty cool site with a truck interchange and it said that HOODS: 73-80 SAME PART#(79 & 80 HAD A DIFFERENT FRONT EDGE, BUT THE HOODS STILL INTERCHANGE) 81-87 SAME PART # i guess im just not seeing how one without the cowl portion built in would fit "right" Thanks for the welcome guys!