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Old 03-01-2007, 04:19 PM
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1979 chevy front end swap.

I have a 79' chevy but want to have the front end off of a 85' or so, when they went to the quad headlights. i was woundering if it is an easy swap? will it just bolt in or will i have to modify anything?
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I take you are talking about trucks..............It will probably bolt on, but I think the belt line changed in 80.
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By the way I am talking about ether a truck or a k5 blazer
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you can swap it, you will need pretty much everything in front of the windshield, hood, fenders inner and outer, rad support, bumper, i believe the wipers are different as well, and you should get the wiring harness of of the '85 as well as the headlight wiring will be different.

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