Dweano's 1996 AND 2001 Front End Swaps

[Dweano]

you can also move the fender foward to get it lined up

Theres one bolt in the back of the fender by the door that sucks it back...chuck a washer in there or...?

 

[Bennybooster]

loosen that bolt, and all of the ones along the top, then slide it forward, then re-tighten the ones on top, then the one on the back. You can only move it a little bit but it helps

 

[Dweano]

I've been messing around with adjusting the body lines on everything so much. Probably at least two hours today. Also did this today:

The fenders are still low and a bit out. So I am going to build a lil bracket that pulls then in and up a bit and then attach it to the core support. That will pull the header panel up and then it should look normal, right now in this pick the header panel is just attached to the two fenders. Hood latch for this this is going to be INTERESTING thats for sure

 

[Dweano]

Check it:

Finally got it done. Hood latches are working on both of them. Made some header panel brackets for the blue one. I am waiting on the headlights for the blue one. I will make brackets for the blue ones bumper soon hopefully. And its looking like I will need to build a custom bumper for the black one :boggled:

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Nice! Paint it yourself? It looks like it matches up pretty good!

 

[Josh40601]

glad you got it done buddy! Looks great! You may be able to make bumper brackets to fit the stick 01 bumper on.

 

[-Nathan-]

looks good man, and I have my own shop now, so Ill be able to tackle your front end in a week or two

 

[Dweano]

Nice! Paint it yourself? It looks like it matches up pretty good!

Haha no I did not paint it myself. I took it to an auto body my friend works at and did it after hours. I think we will try to blend the paint back into the doors. Its a slightly different color and it pisses me off haha

looks good man, and I have my own shop now, so Ill be able to tackle your front end in a week or two

Whoop Whoop! Week or two eh? Maybe I will try to get my lower intake gaskets done before then. Haha. Your own shop? Lucky! You can see my shop in the pictures...the great outdoors. Also check out that lake in the background. It was completely dry half hour before this picture. Then we got two inches in like...a half hour. Is saskatoon getting the same kind of crazy weather?

glad you got it done buddy! Looks great! You may be able to make bumper brackets to fit the stick 01 bumper on.

Thanks man. I am thinking I will be able to get the 01 bumper to work. Not the other way around tho. The frame sticks out too far on the 01 truck. The 96 bumper will stick out then as well. And no one wants to buy a bumperless truck...so looks like more time and money for me is going to be spent on building a custom bumper. I guess I will just charge more when I go to sell it. haha

 

[Josh40601]

just do a quick tube bumper with skid plate. super easy and will work fine with the older front

 

[Dweano]

just do a quick tube bumper with skid plate. super easy and will work fine with the older front

I can't believe I didn't think of that...haha...here I was thinking of getting a bunch of metal and making a sweet one...thanks man. Will do!

 

[Josh40601]

Welcome buddy.

 

[Dweano]

Haven't built a bumper yet for the black one and haven't got my headlights yet for the blue one...frick...but I did swap the mirrors:

 

[Dweano]

Hey guys. I got busy with other things and forgot about this thread (sorry ). As you can tell by the pics, I finally got everything done:

and

The pushbar is a little crooked...I will get that fixed. Haha

Hope you enjoy. Any questions just ask