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04-14-2004, 03:55 PM | #1 |
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Chevy - GMC Fender/Hood Swap
Tell me if I'm on the right track. I'd like to turn my '69 GMC into a '68 Chevy - sentimental reasons. If I'm correct, by swapping the Chevy Radiator support, grill, and hood onto the GMC I'll be able to get the look that I'm after.
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04-14-2004, 04:25 PM | #2 |
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04-14-2004, 05:12 PM | #3 |
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What are the differences in the hoods?
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04-14-2004, 06:41 PM | #4 |
its all about the +6 inches
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67/68 slope down to the grill, 69 - 72 are more angular.
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04-14-2004, 06:55 PM | #5 |
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It's minor, but the holes in the sides of the fenders for the badges: [bowtie-10] and [GMC] are in slightly different places between the two makes. I know, I've still got a GMC fender on the pass side of my '68 Chevy stepside. I have a '68 Chevy RH fender in the shed, but a long spell in the junkyard with an overturned battery corroded the front lower "bulb" -- anyway I'm a long way off from a full-blown resto.
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