need help please! front clip swap 67 to 72 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

**1972BackInBlackC10** · 11-11-2013, 01:47 AM

ok let see if someone here can help me before I take a pick axe to my truck, I have a 67 lwb frame, 68 cab, and im putting a 71-72 front clip on it, the front of my inner fenders are too far forward for me to bolt them to the bottom of the rad support, and there is a gap where the fender bolts to the rad support just below the headlight

I measured front and back of the cab on both sides from the frame to the rocker and the measurements are the same, as well as from the back of the cab to the rear cab supports and everything is good, all the bolts on the fenders, inner fenders, and rad support are loose and no matter what what way I move things it doesn't help, am I missing something here? or are the body mounts for the rad support mounted on the frame in a different location in 67 vs 71-72

**Jurassic-1** · 11-11-2013, 08:57 PM

Is the radiator support a 1969 - 1972?

Hawghauler · 11-11-2013, 09:28 PM

My understanding is that you'll need to do a complete front clip swap. Then everything should line up. The core support is different in the '67-'68 from the '69-'72.
Good luck.

**WIDESIDE72** · 11-11-2013, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Hawghauler

My understanding is that you'll need to do a complete front clip swap. Then everything should line up. The core support is different in the '67-'68 from the '69-'72.
Good luck.

True

PanelDeland · 11-11-2013, 11:55 PM

It's likely your core support bushings.The 67-68 ones are different from the later ones.I don't remember the particulars but one style is taller than the other.The difference is made up in the core support.

IIRC you need the bushings to match the front clip and the core support has to match the clip also.

**1972BackInBlackC10** · 11-12-2013, 01:09 AM

I have the entire 71-72 front clip and correct bushings, I measured the mounts for the rad support on my 69 swb frame and they appear to be an inch or half an inch farther ahead than the ones on my 67 frame

11-11-2013, 01:47 AM	#1
1972BackInBlackC10 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Estevan, Saskatchewan Posts: 1,025	need help please! front clip swap 67 to 72 ok let see if someone here can help me before I take a pick axe to my truck, I have a 67 lwb frame, 68 cab, and im putting a 71-72 front clip on it, the front of my inner fenders are too far forward for me to bolt them to the bottom of the rad support, and there is a gap where the fender bolts to the rad support just below the headlight I measured front and back of the cab on both sides from the frame to the rocker and the measurements are the same, as well as from the back of the cab to the rear cab supports and everything is good, all the bolts on the fenders, inner fenders, and rad support are loose and no matter what what way I move things it doesn't help, am I missing something here? or are the body mounts for the rad support mounted on the frame in a different location in 67 vs 71-72

11-11-2013, 08:57 PM	#2
Jurassic-1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New River Arizona Posts: 1,180	Re: need help please! front clip swap 67 to 72 Is the radiator support a 1969 - 1972?

11-11-2013, 09:28 PM	#3
Hawghauler Registered User Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Whidbey Island/Edmonds,WA Posts: 361	Re: need help please! front clip swap 67 to 72 My understanding is that you'll need to do a complete front clip swap. Then everything should line up. The core support is different in the '67-'68 from the '69-'72. Good luck. __________________ If I have to be on 4 wheels, It has to be a classic Chevy 1967 c10 Longbed (Hawghauler/Icy weather transport) 2003 BMW K1200GT (Rain bike) 2007 Softail Deuce (Sun bike) 2009 Ultra Classic Electra Glide (Everything else bike)

11-11-2013, 11:55 PM	#5
PanelDeland I am a Referee of life. Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Greensboro N.C. Posts: 13,992	Re: need help please! front clip swap 67 to 72 It's likely your core support bushings.The 67-68 ones are different from the later ones.I don't remember the particulars but one style is taller than the other.The difference is made up in the core support. IIRC you need the bushings to match the front clip and the core support has to match the clip also. __________________ The 47-present Chevrolet and GMC Truck Message Board Network,it's owners,moderators,members,and associates of any type should not be held responsible for my opinion. You can't fix stupid,not even with duct tape. "My appearance is due to the fact that "GOD" does punish you for having too much fun!" Barrett-Jackson has perfected alchemy,they make rust into gold! "You can lead a horse to water but you can't saddle a duck" "Cleverly disguised as a 'Responsible Adult' "Sometimes your Knight in shining armor is just a retard in tinfoil"

11-12-2013, 01:09 AM	#6
1972BackInBlackC10 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Estevan, Saskatchewan Posts: 1,025	Re: need help please! front clip swap 67 to 72 I have the entire 71-72 front clip and correct bushings, I measured the mounts for the rad support on my 69 swb frame and they appear to be an inch or half an inch farther ahead than the ones on my 67 frame



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