84' to 89' Face Lift....

[youngin']

If I were to do the face lift like to an 89' Suburban, what will I need to change? I'm tracking that I'll need the grille, headlight doors, and headlights. But I was wondering if I could get some clarification into whether or not I would need a new radiator support, wiring harness, fenders, hood etc. Also, if I were to try and make my crew have p/w, p/l how do we do that also? Thanks.

[74 C-30]

yes you need a radiator support and i dont believe you need to change the fenders and hood. the wiring can be modified easy enough

[youngin']

Originally Posted by 74 C-30

yes you need a radiator support and i dont believe you need to change the fenders and hood. the wiring can be modified easy enough

How hard is it t swap out the radiator support? Is it just a matter or loosening and tightening some bolts or is it more along the lines of hacking and welding???

[Square84]

Originally Posted by youngin'

How hard is it t swap out the radiator support? Is it just a matter or loosening and tightening some bolts or is it more along the lines of hacking and welding???

all bolts

[Captkaos]

unbolt all the bolts to the support, unbolt the 2 radiator mounts loosen the fenders and pull it out. It isn't a cake walk getting the new on in, but it can be done. GMChemist did this to his.

[youngin']

Sounds great, Thanks!!!

[youngin']

1 more thing, does anyone have pictures or know of a walk-through that shows all the steps.

[Twisted78SS]

I was going to do the same thing, and aquired all the parts. Mine was going from a 78 to an 89, and for anyone interested in doing a conversion like that you will also need the wiper transmission assy. as it has longer shafts for the wiper arms to connect to. It will require drilling a new mounting hole. You will also need the plastic apron that goes below the windshield as the 73-80 style hood is different than the 81 and newer.

Lastly, for the early conversion, you will need to locate and drill a hole on top of the firewall to properly mount the fenders, I think the article below shows that in detail.

There is an article here that shows most of what you need to consider

http://coloradok5.com/grilleswap.shtml

It's not hard at all, just take your time. As for the headlight wiring, if you don't have it, you can use either the factory one from a 89-91 Blazer or Suburban, or the same one is used by the van's that have the 4 light setup..

Hope it helps,

Drew

Run down on parts for a 73-80 to a 89 Burb conversion.

• New 81 stlye front fenders w/inners
• Hood for 81 on style
• Core support specific to the quad headlight style
• Hood hinges
• Wiper transmission assembly (I also grabbed a newer wiper motor)
• Plastic cowl panel
• headlights
• directional/parking light lenses
• grill assy
• all mounting hardware for core support to include grill mounting tabs, screws, etc..
• wiring harness from firewall plug to lights
• battery tray and support
• hood latch assembly

That is most of it I think..

[Captkaos]

This from Gchemist (that I referenced above) It is from a 83 to 89-91

http://www.geocities.com/abetterchem...rillchnge.html