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Old 11-28-2017, 12:56 PM   #1
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Grill swap on 1986

I realy would like to have the round headlights on my 1986 crewcab dually. any
good ideas, what would be the easiest way to do this..
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Old 11-28-2017, 01:28 PM   #2
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

If I'm not mistaken, you'll need to swap the front clip for a 73-80 unit.
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Old 11-28-2017, 02:47 PM   #3
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

Yup 73-80, you will need to swap the entire front clip. Fenders, grille, hood, radiator support ect. Also depending on the year, you can either have an external hood release or an inside the cab release.
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Old 11-29-2017, 10:34 AM   #4
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

If you look up my thread on here "rebuilding my 1977 plow truck" I cover doing this conversion. The biggest issue is the cowl is different between the 73-80 trucks and the 81-up trucks.
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Old 11-30-2017, 11:24 AM   #5
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

How 'bout this?
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Old 11-30-2017, 01:49 PM   #6
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

No.... although interesting. Somebody got bored over a long weekend haha.
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Old 11-30-2017, 03:55 PM   #7
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

Aw man, I think it will grow on ya!
If you didn't notice it, lookit the window on the back of that house!
Kinda give some perspective of the truck owner!
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Old 11-30-2017, 04:04 PM   #8
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Re: Grill swap on 1986

I did notice that haha! Either it's an optical illusion, or they were drunk when built the house AND the truck. Cheap beer goes a long way lol.
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