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rickyd13 09-27-2012 09:39 PM

how hard is it to switch front ends
 
how hard is it to switch from a lt1 to ls1 style front end ?

coolmanvette75 09-27-2012 09:48 PM

Fenders, front bumper, hood, headlights, fog lights, paint

Mike 09-27-2012 09:49 PM

On what car?

LTb1ow 09-27-2012 10:21 PM

IKhear its nearly impossible

Mike 09-27-2012 10:32 PM

C5 nose on a C4?

BonzoHansen 09-27-2012 10:41 PM

Firebird nose on lincoln?

Mike 09-27-2012 10:46 PM

it would be the other way around.. the lincoln is the ls

Azmedian 09-27-2012 11:40 PM

I have absolutely no idea what your talkin about
 
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Originally Posted by LTb1ow (Post 852815)
IKhear its nearly impossible

I can take my eyes of this girls eyes

coolmanvette75 09-28-2012 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 852823)
it would be the other way around.. the lincoln is the ls

http://rlv.zcache.com/i_see_what_you...6f_y1u_400.jpg

rickyd13 09-28-2012 07:56 AM

lol i said on and lt1 car to a ls1 front end

Mike 09-28-2012 08:00 AM

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Originally Posted by rickyd13 (Post 852843)
lol i said on and lt1 car to a ls1 front end

Right.

Camaro?
Corvette?
Formula?
Trans am?
Full size pickup?

rickyd13 09-28-2012 08:01 AM

camaro or trans am

Blackbirdws6 09-28-2012 08:05 AM

Believe #2 answered your question. It's involved but not hard to do.

Mike 09-28-2012 08:05 AM

There are multiple threads on it here. Bigz28mam, micbeggz, monmouthctyantz, and others have done it.

bigz28man 09-28-2012 04:21 PM

Ricky, its not hard at all, just time consuming. Should take about 4-6 hours to do complete swap. Get your self a can of liquid wrench and let that soke into any rusted bolts. other then makeing sure you have all the parts, its pretty straight forward. Also do yourself a favor and take photos.

greenformula92 09-28-2012 08:04 PM

its all plug and play. all you need to change in all the body panels from the fenders forward. no wiring required

zraffz 09-29-2012 09:30 PM

Fenders, bumper, headlights, impact foam, brackets, hood, wheel wells. Wiring is slightly different plugs but with common sense can be figured out easily.

NastyEllEssWon 09-29-2012 10:01 PM

the only thing i would consider really tricky about doing this swap is aligning the hood properly. its not hard, just some minor adjustments and a little patience. im pretty picky about panel alignment and ive seen so many hoods that look straight but the gaps between the hood and fenders are way off. it kills me it does. :D

WildBillyT 09-30-2012 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon (Post 852999)
the only thing i would consider really tricky about doing this swap is aligning the hood properly. its not hard, just some minor adjustments and a little patience. im pretty picky about panel alignment and ive seen so many hoods that look straight but the gaps between the hood and fenders are way off. it kills me it does. :D

To this point, you can make a straight car look hit when you go to sell it.

Jersey Mike 09-30-2012 03:19 PM

Yup, I was told by someone who also did a pre-98 to post-98 T/A front clip swap that the brackets are required as well. Luckily, I had a doner car, so I didn't risk it and just swapped the LS1-equipped cars brackets over to the '95 body since it was easy enough and I had them.

I'm not sure if it's any different with the Catfish, err... excuse me, "Camaros," but perhaps one of the informed members here will expand on that point and give a definitive answer.


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