69-72 hood on a 68... anyone done it?

[1lowdiesel]

ok. i know most people do it the other way but i'm thinking of going the other way w/ my project. the truck is a 68 4wd and i think the taller hood would look a little meaner, almost like the HD hood on my dmax.

so anyone ever done it before. i did a search but couldn't find much on it.

thanks

[UltraBlue71]

put the grill and fenders from a 71-72 and it would make it look real nice!

Anyways would it look right with the contour of the 67-68 fenders? Something to think about.

I found a stack of 67-72 hoods the other day in a local bone yard, I'm thinking about picking one up and punching a bunch of louvers in it then painting it to match my truck so I could have a different look if I wanted.

Bottom line is this, its your ride do whatever the heck you want with it, opinions are like buttholes everyone has one and they usually stink!

[1lowdiesel]

well i'm not really asking if anyone likes it, personally i could care less

just wonderin if anyone has done it or had pics of one done, therefor i kinda know how to go about it.

if you can put a 67 hood on a 72 front end why can't it work the other way around?

[slategrove]

Originally Posted by 1lowdiesel

well i'm not really asking if anyone likes it, personally i could care less

just wonderin if anyone has done it or had pics of one done, therefor i kinda know how to go about it.

if you can put a 67 hood on a 72 front end why can't it work the other way around?

You can't put a 67 hood on a 72 front end...not without the rest of the 67/68 front end.

67 & 68 hood and fenders are the same (except 67 had no marker lights) 69-72 hood and fenders are the same. BUT, since the hood is different the hood latch is also different, and because of the difference in hood shape...the 67/68 hood needs a different radiator support than the 69-72's. The hood being a different shape will also cause problems where the 72 hood meets you 67/68 grille because they don't match up the same.

I'm getting ready to switch my front clip, and while I'm getting rid of the 69/70 front clip to replace it with a 67 front clip (on my 67) I can only imagine it would be the same issues for you trying to put a newer hood on your truck, but I'm sure others will chime in.

[UltraBlue71]

Yeah, I guess you are right, I was thinking out loud again, sorry, I could measure my 71's hood from edge to edge and draw up a pic and you could compare it to your 68 and you'd see if the hood pin and hinge holes are even close. I also have a Factory Assembly Manual that might have a few good pics in it if that would help.

[nicolas72gmc]

The hood pins will be the same along with the hinge holes. Where it is different is the height of the bulk head that the hood pin is attached to. I just recently did the mod to fit a 67-68 hood to a 72 clip and what it boils down to is the 67-68 hoods are about 1-1/2 inches longer than the 69-72 hoods. The bulkheads are different on the two types of hoods. Hope this helps.

Here is the linky, this will show the difference between the two.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=360725

[1lowdiesel]

sweet, i didn't realize that the lengths were different that helps a bunch. i have a few 72 hoods that i could chop up and lengthen.

i saw your thread nick and didn't even take notice of the length lol. i just remember the hood latches being different. your's came out nice too.

it's kinda cool to know that noone else has gone the other way. or at least i haven't seen it yet anyway.