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Old 12-21-2006, 12:07 PM   #1
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Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...

I am all excited, like it's Christmas when I pull this out of the box-



The wife is scratching her head and just doesn't get why I would get excited about some old dirty truck part. *sigh*

Definitely a guy thing. Likely most 73-87 guys would think, cool, a 91 grille conversion, but equally as likely your wife or girlfriend just wouldn't get it either...

The guy did a great job shipping the conversion; wiring is totally intact, he even left the hood latch, horn, body mounts and all hardware. I am glad that I bought a new grille and headlight doors though- the ones that came with were pretty trashed. With the wiring there, this is going to be a plug and play venture.
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Old 12-21-2006, 02:23 PM   #2
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...

Know how you feel. My wife and her sisters looked at me like I was crazy when I opened a LMC box and ran outside to install new marker lights and front turn signal lights on my 78 stepside. They just didn't understand why I was so stoked.

Congrats on the conversion. While I'm a fan of my round lights, I totally dig those 88-91 'burb front clips.
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Old 12-21-2006, 02:33 PM   #3
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...

My wife's father is a car guy, so she grew up with it. She may not share my enthusiasm for old car parts, but she understands, tolerates, supports, and sometimes even encourages it.

I <3 my wife!

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Old 12-21-2006, 02:56 PM   #4
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Re: Wife just doesn't get how cool this is...

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With the wiring there, this is going to be a plug and play venture.
If I remember right your Sub is a FI version so this may not apply, but on my 87 swb (FI) the harness is different. I have a core and grill set-up but it is going to require some cutting and splicing to make it work.
The advice I got was to just splice the headlight and turn signal sockets from the new harness into the old.
Just a heads up that it might not be plug and play.
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Old 12-21-2006, 07:12 PM   #5
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I hear ya Brother! My wife is the same way............. Yesterday, I received a box from Summit and while I was doing my little dance singing "Merry Christmas to Me, From Me," my wife just glared. Maybe it was because I spent more at Summit than I did on her Christmas gifts......................?
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Old 12-21-2006, 07:25 PM   #6
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hrmmm I don't get it ???
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Old 12-22-2006, 06:48 AM   #7
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I am all excited, like it's Christmas when I pull this out of the box-
UMMMM..........Dude it is Christmas

Congrats on a killer score of kool parts

What's that white stuff all over the ground???
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Old 12-22-2006, 11:34 AM   #8
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What's that white stuff all over the ground???
It was the popcorn from the box that I pulled the radiator support out of... Really messy stuff.
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Old 12-22-2006, 12:30 PM   #9
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It was the popcorn from the box that I pulled the radiator support out of... Really messy stuff.
They used a chit load of popcorn. That stuff is running out the door and down the drive....
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