upgrade front clip from 74 to an 89??

[tattoojoey]

i bought a 74 swb! what do i have to do to put an 89 front clip on my trck??can anyone help???thanks!

[harnalien]

That's a good question because I wanted to do the opposite. I wanted to put an older front end on my '84. Hopefully you get some answers that could help me too! Cool truck!

[Restrorob]

That's not a 74 grille in your truck.....And the body lines on a 89 will not match the older trucks, They are totally different.....

[Cherub]

Originally Posted by Restrorob

That's not a 74 grille in your truck.....And the body lines on a 89 will not match the older trucks, They are totally different.....

its not the body lines that are different its the front frame horns that are different that doesnt allow you to just swap the newer coresupport over. Its doable though but you would mounts fabbed up.

[bigblock73]

Guys, he may be referring to a 89 Burb/Blazer clip...at least I would hope so.

[N2TRUX]

Originally Posted by Restrorob

.....And the body lines on a 89 will not match the older trucks, They are totally different.....

But it has been done. When the 88-98 style came out there was a local guy that had the front end morphed on to a 73-87. It was not pretty.

I agree with Jeff though, I "think" he is referring to the Burb front clip.

[Restrorob]

Originally Posted by Cherub

its not the body lines that are different

The body lines being different is reason enough a swap shouldn't be done as N2 mentioned.

[bigblock73]

You guys are confusing me..uugghh

OBS 88-91 clip will fit your 73-87, pretty much like a glove. The core support just needs the bushings that match the frame of the truck it is going on...no "fabbing" required to make it fit. There are some other things to consider, that have been covered here on the board a zillion times. I would mention all of them, but time is not on my side...however the search button does work and should net you countless hours of reading regarding front clip swaps.

[glock35ipsc]

Originally Posted by bigblock73

OBS 88-91 clip will fit your 73-87, pretty much like a glove. .

Exactly. Mine is off of a 91.

[longbedrick]

FWIW, I vote you keep the round headlights and clip

[tattoojoey]

yea its a 89 burban clip!and its off about 1in on top of the fender where it meets up to the door and sticks out about 2in from the "A" pillar like it hitting the side of the firewall! and my front end is a 74 on my truck!but i put the 89 burb clip and it doesnt line up to well!doors fit perfect but the frnders are not lining up!i used the old core support mounts on the new clip and i still doesnt line up!! thanks for all the feed back guys! oh and yea when i put my old clip on the burb it fit right on!!

[tattoojoey]

@harnalian yea the old front clip will go right on! When i swapt it out mine fit right on the that 89 burb!like a glove!but im having a hard time puttin the newer one on my truck!

[harnalien]

Very interesting! I like this look and am interested. I already need a new hood, so I just need fenders and radiator support? Well obviously the the lights and grill and stuff. Is the wiring pretty straightforward?