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cooters · 01-14-2007, 12:05 PM

has anyone tried to make a 67/8 hood fit a 71 style front end? Anyone have pics?

cstm68 · 01-14-2007, 12:38 PM

you need 67/68 fenders and grill too. im not shure about the core support.

cooters · 01-14-2007, 02:10 PM

changing the leading edge of the hood is what is needed but wondering if anyone has doon it yet

Gray Ghost · 01-14-2007, 02:23 PM

You will need the 67-68 core support, fenders and hood to complete the transformation.

PanelDeland · 01-14-2007, 03:41 PM

The hoods are a different length.I have seen a 71 with the hood pie cut and leaned back like the 67-68 hoods.It looked good and was something only someone who knew would notice.If it looks like the factory did it that way it's usually a goood modIMHO.

CAL 58 GMC · 01-14-2007, 05:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buffalo Elk

You will need the 67-68 core support, fenders and hood to complete the transformation.

Buffalo is right, basicly you need the entire front clip!

BigSky71 · 01-14-2007, 06:10 PM

Are you referring to this look? Its not my truck, just a picture from my collection. I thought about doing it until I located an early front clip.

cooters · 01-15-2007, 09:47 AM

thanx for the pic. that is exactly what i want to do to my truck, i will be trying the hood swap this week, pics to come!

bodydropped68 · 01-15-2007, 11:00 AM

take your 69-72 hood and lay it back, one site to look at is if customs the have done this many times and have alot of pictures of this being done, take a look at matt eye's section on there site. hope this helps

Rokcrln · 01-15-2007, 11:13 AM

I think what cooters was asking is a trick that most people would not due because of the amount of work involved. It involves taking a 67-68 hood and shorting the leading edge to the length of a 69-72 and it can and has been done. Their was a burb that had this mod and it looked nice but so does doing the pie section to a 69-72. The only thing with doing a pie section is people that know what they are looking at can see that it is the corect hood just tweaked abit. As with the 67-68 hood on a 69-72 front end should not be able to fit at all so people are not quite sure what took place. Even when you lay the front of a 69-72 back to the same slope as a 67-68 their is still alot of differances between the two. Look at the distance from the front side edge of the hood to where the body line curves up to the upper front slope and you will see the differance between the two hoods. A 67-68 has a longer "ramp" than a 69-72. Yes the core supports are different but only in the head light mounting area and the hood latch. With a few simple mods you can take a 69-72 core support and remove the head light bucket and use that support on a 67-72. But to use a 67-68 on a 69-72 you must fins these head light buckets and weld them on. Keep in mind that chevy was cheap and wanted to use the same basic part for as long as they could and this is good for all of us. Hope this all makes sence!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Gray Ghost · 01-15-2007, 11:19 AM

Can you document the cutting and welding process? I'd like to see the outcome.

Rokcrln · 01-15-2007, 11:30 AM

For those that have not noticed the side differance between the two styles here is a white 67 and a brown 70 to compair. I may have to do the 67 hood on my 70 for my "Low buck truck build" thread it would be fun

Kevin
LFD Inc.

**raggedjim** · 01-15-2007, 12:53 PM

Check out the pics in this thread.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219546

Rokcrln · 01-15-2007, 01:26 PM

Yeh this is the one I was thinking of. I was out looking at some of the hoods that I have and it would not be all that bad depending on how you went about it. Problem is what looks like the easy way to put a 67-8 hood on a 69+ will take two hoods (one of each) but that is not a big deal if you have several laying around right

Kevin
LFD Inc.

brak · 03-05-2007, 06:45 AM

I asked about the hood in another thread but this brings up a new question...

Other than the marker lights, is there any real difference between the early and later fenders?

----EDIT---
Nevermind, I see can the difference now in post #12

**special-K** · 03-05-2007, 09:17 AM

It`s simple to do this on a GMC.Bolt a 67-68 hood on your 69/72 and eliminate the brows and top bar...done.

cooters · 03-05-2007, 09:47 AM

ive been trying to get started on the swap but here is first step, however it will be for a chev grill not a gmc

49studebaker · 03-05-2007, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

It`s simple to do this on a GMC.Bolt a 67-68 hood on your 69/72 and eliminate the brows and top bar...done.

This has really got me thinking. I realize the fenders on the 71 GMC are the same as 67-68's, but the hood is like the 69-72 Chevy's, where does the transition take place.

N2GMTrux · 03-05-2007, 10:21 AM

There was an issue of Classic Trucks where they showed the entire process of removing the front brace on a 69-72 Chevy hood. Then they pie cut two inches around the front of the hood. Then they tampered the cut on the sides of the hood. Meaning pie cut all they way back,,, almost to about four inches from the back of the hood. What they did is made a 69-72 hood look like a 67-68 hood.

**special-K** · 03-05-2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 49studebaker

This has really got me thinking. I realize the fenders on the 71 GMC are the same as 67-68's, but the hood is like the 69-72 Chevy's, where does the transition take place.

In`69 when the hoods changed,GMC added the eyebrow trim to the fender front edgeds and riveted a surround piece (top bar) to the top of the grille to fill the gap.The `68-70 grilles are the same,other than the top bar on the 69/70s.You could swap any year GMC grille around between 67-72.The only thing that seperates the`67 from the 68/70 grilles is the`67 has GMC stamped in it.

**raggedjim** · 03-05-2007, 06:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

It`s simple to do this on a GMC.Bolt a 67-68 hood on your 69/72 and eliminate the brows and top bar...done.

ALMOST, you will have to get the 67-68 GMC top bar, the 67-68 GMC grill support and the 67-68 GMC hood latch or it won't work... Trust me.

Rg

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-05-2007, 06:41 PM

cooters · 03-05-2007, 07:41 PM

well as soon as i get some time, i will cut 1 1/2 inches from the front of the hood and weld in a front edge and it should be done. There is nothing a weekend of welding and cutting cant cure

49studebaker · 03-05-2007, 11:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

In`69 when the hoods changed,GMC added the eyebrow trim to the fender front edgeds and riveted a surround piece (top bar) to the top of the grille to fill the gap.The `68-70 grilles are the same,other than the top bar on the 69/70s.You could swap any year GMC grille around between 67-72.The only thing that seperates the`67 from the 68/70 grilles is the`67 has GMC stamped in it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by raggedjim

ALMOST, you will have to get the 67-68 GMC top bar, the 67-68 GMC grill support and the 67-68 GMC hood latch or it won't work... Trust me.

Rg

Thanks guys, I'm going to look into this as I have a donor 68 chevy hood (actually the whole truck) and I'm about ready to start putting the sheet metal back on my 71 GMC.

**special-K** · 03-06-2007, 12:42 AM

The`67s didn`t have a top bar or surround trim.I know that.The rest is true.I was just answering how this could work with the gap compared to a Chevy.Not the entire swap,good info.

01-14-2007, 12:38 PM	#2
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01-14-2007, 12:05 PM	#1
cooters Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 458	67 hood on 71? has anyone tried to make a 67/8 hood fit a 71 style front end? Anyone have pics?

01-15-2007, 09:47 AM	#8
cooters Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edmonton Alberta Posts: 458	Re: 67 hood on 71? thanx for the pic. that is exactly what i want to do to my truck, i will be trying the hood swap this week, pics to come!

01-15-2007, 11:00 AM	#9
bodydropped68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Tucson, Az Posts: 705	Re: 67 hood on 71? take your 69-72 hood and lay it back, one site to look at is if customs the have done this many times and have alot of pictures of this being done, take a look at matt eye's section on there site. hope this helps

01-15-2007, 11:13 AM	#10
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: 67 hood on 71? I think what cooters was asking is a trick that most people would not due because of the amount of work involved. It involves taking a 67-68 hood and shorting the leading edge to the length of a 69-72 and it can and has been done. Their was a burb that had this mod and it looked nice but so does doing the pie section to a 69-72. The only thing with doing a pie section is people that know what they are looking at can see that it is the corect hood just tweaked abit. As with the 67-68 hood on a 69-72 front end should not be able to fit at all so people are not quite sure what took place. Even when you lay the front of a 69-72 back to the same slope as a 67-68 their is still alot of differances between the two. Look at the distance from the front side edge of the hood to where the body line curves up to the upper front slope and you will see the differance between the two hoods. A 67-68 has a longer "ramp" than a 69-72. Yes the core supports are different but only in the head light mounting area and the hood latch. With a few simple mods you can take a 69-72 core support and remove the head light bucket and use that support on a 67-72. But to use a 67-68 on a 69-72 you must fins these head light buckets and weld them on. Keep in mind that chevy was cheap and wanted to use the same basic part for as long as they could and this is good for all of us. Hope this all makes sence! Kevin LFD Inc.

01-15-2007, 11:19 AM	#11
Gray Ghost Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Terrell, TX Posts: 1,967	Re: 67 hood on 71? Can you document the cutting and welding process? I'd like to see the outcome. __________________ Kelly '05 GMC Sierra SLE Z71 Bone stock except for new bed rail caps.

01-15-2007, 11:30 AM	#12
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: 67 hood on 71? For those that have not noticed the side differance between the two styles here is a white 67 and a brown 70 to compair. I may have to do the 67 hood on my 70 for my "Low buck truck build" thread it would be fun Kevin LFD Inc. Attached Images Last edited by Rokcrln; 01-15-2007 at 11:33 AM.

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raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,466	Re: 67 hood on 71? Check out the pics in this thread. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=219546 __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

01-15-2007, 01:26 PM	#14
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: 67 hood on 71? Yeh this is the one I was thinking of. I was out looking at some of the hoods that I have and it would not be all that bad depending on how you went about it. Problem is what looks like the easy way to put a 67-8 hood on a 69+ will take two hoods (one of each) but that is not a big deal if you have several laying around right Kevin LFD Inc. Attached Images

03-05-2007, 06:45 AM	#15
brak Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: MinneSNOWta Posts: 1,381	Re: 67 hood on 71? I asked about the hood in another thread but this brings up a new question... Other than the marker lights, is there any real difference between the early and later fenders? ----EDIT--- Nevermind, I see can the difference now in post #12 __________________ 2003 GMC Sierra 1500 WT 1995 Nissan Hardbody 2016 Hyundai Veloster Turbo DC2 (SW/AW) Clyde W. Harvey USN "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" Winston Churchill Last edited by brak; 03-05-2007 at 06:48 AM.

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