My son hit a vehicle in our 1980 Bronco. The hood is folded, the grill factured, the bumper turned into a pretzel and various other front end parts bent. Surprisingly, the radiator and engine compartment sustained no damage.

My question? going to a salvage yard to look for these parts, will these pasts on a Bronco be interchangeable with the same parts from, say, an F-150 of 80-86 models years?

Also, I see advertised in one catalog that a "hood panel" is available. I am assuming that is just the outer skin, but what about all the interior hood panels that stiffen the hood? How woudl I remove all the interior stiffeners parts? These appear to be welded to the hood panel.

 

That sucks, bro. I feel your pain, I'm still collecting parts as I can aford them.
Yes, all parts doors and forward on the body are the same as an f-150-f-350.
Also, the doors are interchangable all the way up too about 90-91.

 

I believe the "hood panel" you saw advertised is in fact a complete hood. I've never seen a steel hood less the inner reinforcements. I've seen Taiwan made hoods as low as $80. Be aware these things are CHEAPLY made. It's possible for one to rust completely through in a couple of years. I was going to buy one until we got a Toyota at our shop whose 2 year old Taiwan hood had rusted to the point you could stick your finger through the holes. The car owner was extremely ticked off as the rest of the car had only the tiniest signs of rust. You get what you pay for I guess. Some extra paint on the underside might help if you just have to use one. The Toyota hood rusted out from underneath.

 

I have found a hood from a wrecked Bronc in a salvage yard. Guy wants $50, which sounds reasonable to me for an OEM hood. I haven't seen it yet, but he claims it is in mint condition. So it looks as if I won't have to worry about an el cheapo.