10-07-2008, 07:52 PM | #1 |
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68-69 Grill on 72
What changes do i encounter if I put a 68-69 grill on my 72 sepside.
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
do you want 68 or 69 ?
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
67-68 grilles need different fenders, core suport, grille, and hood
as far as i know a 69-70 grille would swap right on to a 71-72 no problem
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10-07-2008, 08:22 PM | #4 |
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
You need a different hood latch/grill support if going to a '69-'70 grill.
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
Whichever frontend you choose don't forget about a bumper or you'll have extra turn signals.
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
Or you could leave it and be less likely to get pulled over for a burned out turn signal
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
Did you want this?...67/68
Or this?...69/70 From this:...71/72
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
I was kinda wondering the same thing. I want to out a 68 chevy front end onto my 69 gmc.
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
Easiest way to put a 67-68 front clip on a 69-72:
From the 67 or 68, Unbolt the fenders from the cab, and unbolt the radiator support from the frame. Pull as one unit and install as one unit back onto your 72. 67-68 Chevy fenders are the same (except for the lack of a marker light in 67), and the 69-72 Chevy fenders are the same. For the GMC, the fenders are the same from 67-72 again with the exception of the 67 lacking the marker light. The GMC fenders are the same as the 67-68 Chevy fender.
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
Rad support bushings, if you replace them, are different for 67/68 vs. 69-72
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
So 68+ fenders will work with on 68-72 cabs. good to know! Now just to buy a grille and support and i should be good to go!
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10-29-2008, 05:57 PM | #14 |
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
67-72 fenders for either brand will work on 67-72 cabs of either brand.
The difference is mainly the very front part of the fender. The contours matching up to the grill are different. Fairly visible here: 67-68 Chevy 69-70 Chevy 71-72 Chevy
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
Now, will a 69 hood line up with a 67-68 grille?
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No, not without some serious fab work. I'm consider myself pretty good with sheetmetal, but I would not attempt to do the fab work necessary to make that hood/grill combo work.
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However there was a 71/72 Blazer running around on Evil Bay for a while where they sloped the hood like a 67/68. Very
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
I know that was just a typo because I know that you know... but it's 69-72 Chevy fenders that are the same not 68. Just didn't want anyone getting confused
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Doh! Thanks Mike! I corrected my post. I must have had fingers faster than the brain syndrome at the time
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NINJA EDIT: It's fixed for future readers We need a giant sticky with this info spelled out
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Oh man, I apparently need to start drinking caffeinated coffee!
Fixed.
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Absplutely...No girlie coffee permitted in the workshop areas!!!
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
i was thinking about this i have a 69 gmc and want to go to a 68 gmc. so all id need is the grill and hood
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sorry correction i want the 67 gmc grill...... i was just looking at lmc to make sure but now im gonna need a whole front clip right?
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Re: 68-69 Grill on 72
I don't know a lot about the 4-eyed trucks, but the fenders are the same from 67-72, with of course the exception of the 67 having no marker light. I think the hoods have the same differences though. That means, 67-68 hood the same, and 69-72 hoods the same.
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