09-08-2003, 08:49 PM | #1 |
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answer me this
can i make a hood from a 67-68 fit on my 71 chevy?or is it just too long and wide?ive always loved the slanted hood
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09-08-2003, 08:51 PM | #2 |
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no you cant the hood is a different lenth (front to rear)
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09-08-2003, 08:57 PM | #3 |
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hmm.....i wonder how much trouble it would be to shave it down to fit?and if the grill assembly i got on mine would match up?
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09-08-2003, 09:00 PM | #4 |
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YA CAN'T PUT A 68 HOOD ON A 71 CLIP, BUT IF YOU PUT ON A 67-68 RAD. SUPPORT, FENDERS, & GRILL YOU CAN.
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lol...ok...now if i can find some one who wants to give those away.....
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09-08-2003, 09:52 PM | #6 |
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YEH RIIIIIGHT....... THAT SAME PERSON WILL PROBABLY DRIVE OVER & INSTALL THEM TOO.
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I know were your coming from that would look cool having a 68 hood on a 69-72 truck, you'd think that some auto body wizard would of done that by now, I'd love to see that, I heard some guys have customized the front of there 69-72 hood to have a sloped front, but haven't seen a pic of that
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09-08-2003, 09:59 PM | #8 |
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Go ahead and try the swap. I'm sure we would all like to see this!
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09-09-2003, 08:04 PM | #9 |
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im thinking of shaving it down in the back and trying to figure out how im going to get it to mach up with my grill....ill keep you guys posted
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09-09-2003, 08:21 PM | #10 |
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It won't match up to the fenders either.... I wouldn't waste my time.... and ruin a 67-68 hood in the process. That's just my .02
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There was a thread a few months back about this same thing, but without "search" it's hard to find. It has been done and looks very cool. Now if someone just happened to save the link, put 'er up!! If I remember, they modified the 69-72 hood to look like a 67-68 because of all the differences.
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I'd love to see that, come on people check your folder, somebody must have that tread
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09-10-2003, 03:06 AM | #13 |
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Here It is.
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Nice! Never saw that pic.
I'd love to know the drop/wheel tire info on that one! |
09-10-2003, 04:57 AM | #15 |
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i think that looks queer ..... to each his own though
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personally ...i wanna see more pics of this pretty thing
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09-10-2003, 01:50 PM | #17 |
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Man that's a lousy pic!
That hood looks good. At first reading this I thought "whatever...why not just use a 67-68 front clip and be done with it", but now you have me thinking. That looks a lot more streamlined. Do you think they shaved the front to make it match the grill?
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lol.... I'm kidding
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wow - i *knew* that i loved 67-68's --- but now i'm drooling --- that is a sweet truck ---- i think i will do that on my next truck purchase --- i *love* that!
jewels.
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I've been considering 67,68 on 72 hood swap for a while now and after seeing that truck I believe it would be worth all the effort. I'm interested in any info available on the swap. Thats one fine looking truck anyone know anything about it, color, drop, wheel-n-tire size? Thanks.......Stroker
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oh my god..that has got to be the sweetest damn truck ive seen yet...and the funny thing is ...those are the same wheels i ordered 3 days ago......i got to get more info on the work involved on the retro fit.....
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did you happen to reply to the thread? if you did, and if you stayed subscribed to the thread, you could look it up under your own account. just go to the "usercp" page, and in the bottom right of the page, there is a little box that says: show threads from last day if you change "last day" to "last 30 days" you will probably be able to find the thread that way (if you subscribed or replied to the thread) did i help any? maybe josh can find the thread for you. (hee hee - like he has that kind of time ) hey josh, when is that search coming back online? we need it!!! jewels.
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The "V" shape of the hood is different for the 67-68 than the 69-72 also. A local customer of mine did one just like the truck pictured. What he told me was that he had to section the hood and lay the metal back, then make patches to fill the gaps. I remember someting about a post also where someone had taken pictures of the process and posted them. It seems to me that it was well over a year ago though. WES www.ClassicHeartbeat.com
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Aplace called Randy's rod and custom did that to a blazer a few year's ago in town it looked insane!!!!
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