Author Topic: 73' and 80' grills interchangeable??  (Read 4587 times)

Offline brimc

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73' and 80' grills interchangeable??
« on: January 29, 2007, 12:24:00 pm »
Can a 73' and  80' grill be interchanged without any fitment problems?  Thanks
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Offline roundedline

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Re: 73' and 80' grills interchangeable??
« Reply #1 on: January 29, 2007, 01:39:00 pm »
Not without swapping all the grille components (supports, latch support...) from the 73 to the '80 model.
You cannot simply remove a '73 grille and put it in an '80.  the latch on the '73-74 is centered, the 75-80 is offset.  

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Offline 80stepsideguy

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Re: 73' and 80' grills interchangeable??
« Reply #2 on: January 29, 2007, 02:12:00 pm »
are you trying to put in a 73 grille in a 80 or a 80 grille in a 73?

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pat

p.s. the reson i ask is because i got the necessary pieces for a 80 setup minus the grille(hood latch, grille brackets,center grille brace(piece behind the grille) ).All from a 77 truck but if you are trying to put a 73 grille in a 80 then disregard this.

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Offline brimc

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Re: 73' and 80' grills interchangeable??
« Reply #3 on: January 29, 2007, 11:36:00 pm »
Thanks for the info guys.  Will be doing a complete interchange between a 73' and 80', so  I'll have all the supports/latch/parts needed for a complete exchange.  Keeping an 1980 truck, and selling a beater  73' 3/4T ...but  I favor the appearance of the earlier grill, ....thus the planned switch.
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Brian

Edited by: brimc at: 1/29/07 11:41 pm