96 with 80-86 front cap
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96 with 80-86 front cap
Im getting a 96 lightning and i was wondering if the front cap from an 80-86 f150 would fit. I know that most other body parts are easily interchangeable and i would really love to throw on a 86 front end. Is it possible? Easy?
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I'm guessing you mean from clip, not cap. I'm not too sure how well they fit. I think an 87-91 would fit better, they share the same cab with the 92-96. Not sure if the 80-86 do. Personally, I'd leave it alone thoug, I like the look of the 92-96 better.
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Do what you want, but it won't fit without a bunch of work. Besides that, you would be taking a collectable truck, and making it worth a heck of a lot less. It's a bad idea, in my opinion.
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It'll bolt up if you use the radiator core support from the older truck - the cabs are the same. One thing you might have to modify is the horns on the front of the chassis rails that the bumper mounts to. Are you sure you have a '96 lightning? They shouldn't exist...
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Even the frame horns are "close enough" if you replace the silly bumper brackets with two pieces of 1/4" thick, 8" long strips, one could drill those to mount the earlier bumper.
Like ESNC said, changing only the radiator support is required to re-nose either the later truck to earlier nose, or earlier truck to later nose.
97 and up is where the problems occur, because the cab shape is very different, and crossing parts back require a lot of hacking up. But, that too is doable. I have a 93 crewcab... and this 98 Navigator clip.... LOL.
Like ESNC said, changing only the radiator support is required to re-nose either the later truck to earlier nose, or earlier truck to later nose.
97 and up is where the problems occur, because the cab shape is very different, and crossing parts back require a lot of hacking up. But, that too is doable. I have a 93 crewcab... and this 98 Navigator clip.... LOL.
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Originally Posted by frederic
Like ESNC said, changing only the radiator support is required to re-nose either the later truck to earlier nose, or earlier truck to later nose.
Last edited by oldhalftons; Apr 14, 2005 at 12:01 AM.
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