1980 camaro front clip?

[kristoferlarson]

ive heard of the older trucks (pre 67) running camaro front clips i have a 70 gmc and my buddy has a 1980 chevy camaro Z28 he's pretty sure its transferable ive heard of 1985 truck front clips being more compatible almost direct bolt in minus drilling a few extra hole?

the car has and awesome powertrain buckets etc and if the front suspension plopped in it would be even better cause of the upgrades to brakes and power steering etc. can it be done? fairly easly? my buddy also is a welder by trade so any brckets etc isnt a big deal

[Shane]

the Camaro front clip is not a bolt-in modification ...

[kristoferlarson]

ya really didn't think so just wanted to make sure i have zero expeience with suspension

[kristoferlarson]

is the 85 half ton swap a myth too?

[XXL]

Originally Posted by kristoferlarson

is the 85 half ton swap a myth too?

No. Do a search in this forum for details. There's LOTS of information here if you spend a little time doing your research.

[N2TRUX]

There was a time when grafting front clips was common. It was a solution to getting a vehicle low and adding modern suspension along with disc brakes. That was before there were so many kits on the market to do the same job without cutting your frame up.

Find a 73-87 C-10 donor and swap it in your 70. That's they way to go.

[kristoferlarson]

is there any year 73 through 87 thats more sought after for any reason or are they all the same?

[N2TRUX]

Probably the ones with HD brakes. Easiest way to find those is get your parts from a Burb. They all had HD brakes.

[Tony@AirRideTech]

the second gen F body clip has bad geometry copared to the C10 geometry.... like mentioned above, just get a 73+ crossmember and bolt it in

[andrewmp6]

And finding a clip that you could use off a 2nd gen f body will be pricey now.

[kristoferlarson]

Originally Posted by andrewmp6

And finding a clip that you could use off a 2nd gen f body will be pricey now.

not exactly i can get the whole car for 1500 with a rebuilt 350 and turbo350 with stage 2 shift kit but yeah currently looking for a 73-87 truck or burb found one with an edelbrock crate engine for about the same as the car soooo we will see what happens, got house renos and then after that no garage till i build one so the project might be on hold till then but thanks for the info guys.