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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Body, Glass & Paint => Topic started by: CA Big Red on December 26, 2013, 05:04:05 pm
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I've got some rust eating out the front in the typical places and want to swap it out with another one. I'm out here in Rancho Cordova, so I see there are lot of these "pick-a-parts," but I've stopped by a couple and the folks at those places say they don't have any donor rigs locally.
I haven't asked about a hood from any of them, but thought I'd see if there were suggestions here on a hood replacement. I'd like to go stock and use original equipment, unless someone swears by an aftermarket company that they were happy with.
I plan to do the body work and paint myself.
I look forward to hearing thoughts.
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Most pull a part places have inventory online now, I haven't had issues with using them when I needed something. Finding original sheetmetal is going to be near impossible, used would be your only option. Many vehicles have been restored using aftermarket parts. How much experience do you have with replacing panels? You also need to now your subject. The gaps on these trucks were HORRIBLE from the factory...
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CA BIG RED, pick-n-pull is our best friend around Sac. there is one off stockton blvd. and Mack road, and one off south sunrise in Rancho Cordova. I see them all the time when I go brose, also try the local craigslist for auto parts, I have seen several on there recently.
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thanks for the suggestions! I'm on the hunt...right after I replace my fuel filter...
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I picked up a hood today, it was an from a '73. My truck is a '78. The one I picked up is in great shape, but it's slightly different than the original one I have. The guy I bought it from thought that the style he was selling came from the factory and that I might have an aftermarket one. I wasn't of sure about that, but it looks and bought it.
It does have a crease in the front that mine doesn't have. Can anyone tell me about the various visions of hoods, styles and fit? Or is there a thread i can read up on regarding this subject?
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From the factory 73-78 hoods were smooth acrosss the front.
(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9396.0;attach=4707)
1979-80 hoods had the raised bump in the front.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/78%20C20/RightFrontClip5.jpg)
I thought I created this, but apparently not. I will upload it ASAP
The 81-91 were the same.
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I need some clarifying, the blue hood in the pics is the 79 -80 and the grey one is 73 - 78. The only difference I see in the pics is on the very front of the hood ( right above the grille ) is the raised section in the middle on the blue hood, and no raised section on the grey.
Is this correct ?
I just read the other post in body ( hoods, by Vile ), and it seems that the post above mine is backwards, ( description followed by pic does not coincide with other post ), am I missing something ?
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blue hood is 73-78 gray one is 79-80, after 80 is the other style of front end
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I caught that too blake74. I thought I read that the 73-78 had the lip and 79-80 did not, but then I ran into a lady with a '75 Stepside, original owner, and she had no lip. She promised me it was the original hood.
I thought the lip kinda dressed it up a bit (so I bought it), which makes me wonder if it isn't a late model 79-80 version.
Captkaos, can you confirm either way?
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1979
GM begins making changes to the front end by combining headlight bezels and turn signals, a new apron is added below the grille, a decorative ridge was added to the leading edge of the hood, and new paint schemes were available.
http://www.73-87.com/7387info/7387differences.htm
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Thanks Irish_Alley!
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That is the problem with working on a vehicle that is 35-40 years old & that had such a long run of "similar" parts. On the other side...it's great because you can grab a part & use it (maybe you need the whole assy. in some cases) to fix up your project.
What happens is, what a person thinks is "correct" isn't because often times, many people, over many years changed this, that & the other for a reason to suit the needs/desires at that time.
One thing that doesn't help matters in the above pictures is that the Gray truck is "dressed" like a '78, but has the '79-up hood farther adding to the confusion. Lorne
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blue hood is 73-78 gray one is 79-80, after 80 is the other style of front end
Irish, I hear what you are saying, but in the pics above my post, and in vile's post on hoods, the words are opposite. The description on the blue hood say's it is smooth, but clearly you can see the lip and the description on the grey hood says it is raised but clearly in the pic it is smooth.
Just trying to get both post to match up, that is all.
My 74 k10 has the raised lip on the front of the hood, so I am not saying that it is wrong, I just read this post first and then vile's post on hoods and what is being shown and said in both post is different that is all, just wanted to get it straight so no future problem could arise with confusion.
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In the post I made it is labelled correctly and the information in the other post that I put is exactly the same. The 73-78 is smooth. The 79-80 has the lip.
Where are you seeing opposite?
edit Just for clarification the images I posted were for HOOD reference ONLY..
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I do like that grill on that grey rig with the chrome trimming it out. I think I'll have to start looking for one of those too. ;)
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In the post I made it is labelled correctly and the information in the other post that I put is exactly the same. The 73-78 is smooth. The 79-80 has the lip.
Where are you seeing opposite?
edit Just for clarification the images I posted were for HOOD reference ONLY..
Chris Lucas
73-87chevytrucks.com
captkaoscustoms.com
squarebody.biz
Maybe I am looking in the wrong area, I am looking at the front of the hood (that would touch you if you walked into the truck, and just in the very middle of the hood only right above the yellow Chevy emblem), right above the grill trim.
(http://i333.photobucket.com/albums/m387/rebel_cowboy_83/Diagram/RightFrontClip5_zps2ed4bde3.jpg)
My 74 k10 (stock hood) has the ridge like the blue one, the grey one has no ridge, on the part of the hood that I described.
Like I said maybe I am looking at the wrong part of the hood, that is why I needed clarifying, and am confused about the 2 post.
From the factory 73-78 hoods were smooth acrosss the front.
(http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=9396.0;attach=4707)
1979-80 hoods had the raised bump in the front.
(http://i160.photobucket.com/albums/t195/wes2880/78%20C20/RightFrontClip5.jpg)
I thought I created this, but apparently not. I will upload it ASAP
The 81-91 were the same.
The blue one show's the ridge, with the description above it From the factory 73-78 hoods were smooth acrosss the front. , and the grey one does not show it and say's 1979-80 hoods had the raised bump in the front..
So am I off on how I am looking at this ? Or am I looking at the wrong part of the hood ?
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bake74, if you look closely, you can see that stamped lip on the front of the grey one.
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Like I said, I must be looking at the wrong part because I don't see it.
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Here, I annotated where you can see the lip stamped on the grey one.
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Thanks, I will have to compare in real life, maybe one day I will come look at yours compared to mine.
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i see what your saying you are thinking when we say raised lip its the center line of the hood. but the raised lip we're talking about is on the outside left and right of the face of the hood and since this part is raised it makes the face on the center line look smooth