Interchangable years for grille inserts
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From: Palmyra
yeah. I've got a good set of the 76/77 that I pulled out of a parts truck that someone painted all black anyway. mite as well use them as my test run since their not worth anything to me being painted.
anyone wanna trade a good set of 76/77 inserts for a set of the 73-75 inserts I have sitting on my self? lol I dont care for the older ones personally.
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Depending on where you are I would. Personally I hate the 76/77 ones & love the 73-75. My problem is I'm too cheap to pay the shipping to do so since I have 4-5 sets already here. If you are close though and we can meet I'm up for the trade.
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The grille inserts are the same 1973/75 (D3TZ-8150-A right / D3TZ-8151-A left).
1976/77 grille inserts were available either with charcoal and black (D6TZ-8150-A right / D6TZ-8151-A left), or all black (D6TZ-8150-B right / D6TZ-8151-B left).
1977's only were also available with charcoal inserts (D7TZ-8150-A right / D7TZ-8151-A left).
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It was not obvious and why would 1976/77 be easier to swap rectangular headlamps into since the grille frame is the same 1973/77?
1978/79's with rectangular lamps use a different core support than 1973/79's with round lamps.
I dunno of anyone that has attempted to install rectangular lamps into a 1973/77. I cannot see how this could be possible, since the shell, buckets, springs, headlamp doors are different.
1978/79's with rectangular lamps use a different core support than 1973/79's with round lamps.
I dunno of anyone that has attempted to install rectangular lamps into a 1973/77. I cannot see how this could be possible, since the shell, buckets, springs, headlamp doors are different.
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It was obvious enough for the guy who posted below me to figure out what was being said. Forgive me for not being so nitpicky on part names
And a 76/77 GRILL INSERT (there, have the full name for those who didn't get it) would be easier due to how the grill insert itself is set up. You've been around long enough to know exactly why a 73-75 would be harder.
And a 76/77 GRILL INSERT (there, have the full name for those who didn't get it) would be easier due to how the grill insert itself is set up. You've been around long enough to know exactly why a 73-75 would be harder.
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I'm in craptastic NE so yeah we're not to close. LMAO. yes the core support head light bucket holes are not the same but thats nothing a drill can't fix. I put a 76/77 shell & inserts on a 79 core support. I just had to redrill the holes. took a whole 20 minutes. and my 77 short box has a 77 core support with the 78/79 shell & insert on it so all that part is easy. besides redrilling the holes you just have to have the right set of whatever you call the little plates that bolt the fener, inner fender to the core support. I just havent had the time to chop into some inserts for the square head lights yet.... but I just finished my last truck to put up forsale today so maybe next week I'll make a attempt with this pair of inserts I have that are painted.
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I'm getting ready to do a front clip swap between a 77 crew cab to a 79 reg cab. A lot of this info is a big help. Yes, I'll take pictures and post them.
I'm new here. After I figure things out, I'll start a thread.
My truck was a farm truck ( licenced as farm equipment) with 50,000 miles when I purchased it at an estate sale a few years back. It was never licensed for the road.
I had a run in with a light pole last year and clipped the corner of passenger side fender and grill. The core support and hood were damaged as well.
This thread has answered a lot of questions that I wanted to ask.
Thanks, Tarfu98
I'm new here. After I figure things out, I'll start a thread.
My truck was a farm truck ( licenced as farm equipment) with 50,000 miles when I purchased it at an estate sale a few years back. It was never licensed for the road.
I had a run in with a light pole last year and clipped the corner of passenger side fender and grill. The core support and hood were damaged as well.
This thread has answered a lot of questions that I wanted to ask.
Thanks, Tarfu98
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