Swap 67-68 Chevy hood onto a 72 GMC - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

cruzn72 · 04-17-2003, 02:35 PM

I have a hood off of a 67-68 chevy pick-up. I would like to use it on my 72 GMC. Is this swap possible? What do I need to change to make it work?

wnc mountain · 04-17-2003, 04:12 PM

I think you will have to swap the whole front clip. never tried it myself so I'm not sure.

MandarinSixSeven · 04-17-2003, 06:56 PM

I'm thinking of doing the same thing...what I have narrowed it down to is:
you need the hood (obviously) and the rad support from a 67-68 gmc. Fenders will be a bit different due to the trim around the edges, but i think it will still fit, it will just have some extra lips around the edges

**john** · 04-17-2003, 07:50 PM

I think the upper grille bar is shorter on the 67-68 than the 69-72, other than that I would think it would fit. I dont know if there are any latch issues.

knucklebuster · 04-18-2003, 12:54 PM

would you need the whole rad support or just the hood latch

tom hand · 04-18-2003, 02:30 PM

Pretty sure on a GMC all you need is the shorter grill bar and maybe the hood latch. The fenders are the same on GMC 67-72 with the exception of the 67 not having the side marker. I don't think you can use the "eyebrows" with the shorter grille bar so you might have to weld up four holes

orange72 · 04-18-2003, 06:02 PM

the fenders on the gmc are the same as the 67-68 chevy. they have the same slop on the front of them

knucklebuster · 04-18-2003, 07:35 PM

So with a chevy you could just use the hood latch then?If you didn't mind the fenders not quite matching?Has anyone done this or have a pic.I've thought about it but figured it would be too costly but if that's all it would take i might reconsider.

70 Jimmy · 04-18-2003, 08:32 PM

For GMC; Hood latch (I think), shorter top bar and hood (I know this part). For Chevy; I don't know, and don't care yet! All I got is GMC's

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04-17-2003, 02:35 PM	#1
cruzn72 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 99	Swap 67-68 Chevy hood onto a 72 GMC I have a hood off of a 67-68 chevy pick-up. I would like to use it on my 72 GMC. Is this swap possible? What do I need to change to make it work?

04-17-2003, 04:12 PM	#2
wnc mountain More hobbies than money! Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Raleigh, nc, usa Posts: 655	I think you will have to swap the whole front clip. never tried it myself so I'm not sure. __________________ '70 cst10/swb 350, 3 on the tree, factory buckets. '70 GMC lwb 350/350 ps,pb '72 c-10 lwb 350/350 a/c, ps, pb '72 Blazer project

04-17-2003, 06:56 PM	#3
MandarinSixSeven Seasonal Poster Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Kelowna BC Canada Posts: 896	I'm thinking of doing the same thing...what I have narrowed it down to is: you need the hood (obviously) and the rad support from a 67-68 gmc. Fenders will be a bit different due to the trim around the edges, but i think it will still fit, it will just have some extra lips around the edges __________________ 67 GMC Short Step 350/4-Speed/3.08 Posi Front/Rear Sway Bars Kelowna BC, Canada Member of DTPW

04-17-2003, 07:50 PM	#4
john member #16 Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Yuba City Ca. Posts: 3,618	I think the upper grille bar is shorter on the 67-68 than the 69-72, other than that I would think it would fit. I dont know if there are any latch issues. __________________ john http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/showgroups.php board vendors http://www.flickr.com/photos/1745471...7602865984234/

04-18-2003, 12:54 PM	#5
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	would you need the whole rad support or just the hood latch __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

04-18-2003, 02:30 PM	#6
tom hand CCRider Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Olive Branch,MS,USA Posts: 2,232	Pretty sure on a GMC all you need is the shorter grill bar and maybe the hood latch. The fenders are the same on GMC 67-72 with the exception of the 67 not having the side marker. I don't think you can use the "eyebrows" with the shorter grille bar so you might have to weld up four holes __________________ 72 GMC Sierra SWB almost finished---- 84 Softail Olive Branch MS

04-18-2003, 06:02 PM	#7
orange72 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: huntington,texas,united states Posts: 399	the fenders on the gmc are the same as the 67-68 chevy. they have the same slop on the front of them __________________ 1972 chevy long bed. Currently under construction!! Bagged, 383/700r4.

04-18-2003, 07:35 PM	#8
knucklebuster Failure is NOT an option! Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: greenwood s.c. Posts: 811	So with a chevy you could just use the hood latch then?If you didn't mind the fenders not quite matching?Has anyone done this or have a pic.I've thought about it but figured it would be too costly but if that's all it would take i might reconsider. __________________ House payment or truck parts?????.........why does life have to be so complicated? 1969 Chevy Shortbed Fleetside 1969 Camaro ps pb a/c(drove in high school now it's just a yard ornament,but it's next on the list for resto) 1990 Ni$$an hardbody( daily beater that has been really beaten!) 1999 Grand Am GT(wifes ride...never buy a pontiac!!Trust Me)

04-18-2003, 08:32 PM	#9
70 Jimmy aka Crusher, Crushergmc Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,834	For GMC; Hood latch (I think), shorter top bar and hood (I know this part). For Chevy; I don't know, and don't care yet! All I got is GMC's : __________________ "KEEP IT DOWN!" 70 Jimmy 454 2wd 56 GMC Big Window "It's funny till someone gets hurt, then it's freakin' hilarious"



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