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SUX2BU99:
I've been trying to get this swap done for most of Feb. Getting there. Below are pics when I got the front end taken apart, and where it's at now. I relocated the B&M trans cooler to a better spot too. I kept getting weeping on the bottom hose. I hope I don't anymore and by having the hose connections at the top, I can take the hoses off and not get such a tranny fluid mess. Overall the swap is going well. Just have to do the wiring connections now to the old harness, get the bumper on and the new grille pieces in.

SUX2BU99:
And here's a couple of pics of refurbing the park lamps. I am on the fence about buying new ones since I got the yellow tinge off the lenses. They are still a little cloudy though and beat up by road rash but at least they are way more clear now. I used a paste of baking powder and a Scotch-brite pad. About 5 min. of scrubbing the lense got the yellow off. Straight baking soda would have been more effective but baking powder has baking soda in it anyways. Cheap and effective!

SUX2BU99:
Thanks. Yeah the 90 rad support that I bought had a trans cooler mounted to it the same way but on the driver side. It was the same size and type that my B&M is (stacked plate) but thinner and in not as nice shape. Borrowed the mounting idea and it worked out nice. Hopefully I won't have any more seepage from the hoses.

SUX2BU99:
Thanks. Started on the wiring. Yeah that's going to be easy. The 90 headlights have two tan wires going to the low-beam plus the ground. I think the two might be because of the daytime-running lights that were mandated in Canada in 1990. That's good though because it provides a wire to hook up to each of the hot wires on my 85 low-beam harness. I figured out each of the hot wires on the 85 harness goes hot depending on whether I have the high beams on or not. But anyway, it's looking easier than it first looked.

The aftermarket lower valance panel went in pretty good. I had to tap it in actually because it was a snug fit but it went in fine. My core support fought me a little at some of the bolt holes but I got them all in without having to elongate anything. Had to use the impact gun on a few of the tight ones though  ;)

Hopefully I can get it all buttoned up this weekend.

MarkS:
So the front core support, fender, and subsequent grill trim alignment is working out good? I see from other posts you're like me and like things at least to look even :)

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