i need help !!!

[rondog4416]

i need some help. i have a 1969 GMC pickup. i have a 1967-68 CHEVY hood that i just got .i put it on but it looks like it is about 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 ins too loog. whats up ? i ask around about if it would work on my truck everyone said yes ,but its not. what do i need to do? any help would be great thanks GMC FOREVER

[sameyrasmea72]

you need the top bar thing off a 69-72 GMC grill .... I mean you need to take it off lol

[Old Money]

gmc hoods are shorter because of the chrome trim strip that goes on the front lip. i was given a perfect gmc hood for my 72 chev and it is short. a 67-68 hood has a different slope on the front compared to a 69-72 hood. old money.

[rondog4416]

Oh ok thanks i will give it a try .

[Hubscrub]

might help http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=244455

[rondog4416]

Thanks for the tips, still not sure what to do yet,

[chevyblazer]

hy send some pictures to help you more i think that you need to change hood hinge to

[Secret Squirrel]

Found this out the hard way too. Here is a pic of the different style fenders. Left side is 67-68 Chevy (GMC 67-72) and right side is 69-72 fender. The 67-68 chevy hood will not line up to 69-72 fenders, body line, grill, and hood latch is different. Good to know!!

[rondog4416]

thanks secret squirrel. that helps some.fender on left must be a 68 because it has marker light in it 67 had no side light. i guess i should have looked for more info before buying hood.

[Secret Squirrel]

I did the same thing. I had no idea they were different. I bought the old man a front clip for his 68 as a birthday gift and the fenders were different. LOL Live and learn.

Good news is you can always sell or trade it for what you need. I would run an add on CL we can't be the only ones who have ever done this.

[GMCPaul]

roondog4416 has a 69 GMC, so all he needs to change to use a 67-68 hood on his GMC is
#1-Swap 69-72 GMC Grill top bar with a 67-68 GMC grill top bar
#2-Swap your 69-72 hood latch mechanism for a 67-68 hood latch
#3-Swap your 69-72 GMC grill center brace hood latch support for a 67-68
#4-Remove your front fender eyebrows and fill the holes left.
Thats it nothing else needs changed.
A Chevy would require you to change the
#1- Swap 69-72 Radiator Support to 67-68
#2-Swap 69-72 Front Fenders to 67-68
#3-Swap 69-70 or 71-72 Grill to 67-68
#4-Swap 69-72 grill center brace hood latch support for a 67-68
#5-Swap 69-72 hood latch mechanism for a 67-68 hood latch
GMCPaul

[rondog4416]

gmcpaul thanks for info ! i was about to pull my hair out on this. what do you get for the parts i need to do this ?thanks rondog