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Old 01-25-2011 | 05:48 PM
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wutcha think? heres the link u mite have to copy and paste it but should be able to just click on it...http://www.truckinweb.com/features/0.../photo_01.html

i would like to do this with my 94 but with and 05-07 chevy front end...think it would be worth the it?
Old 01-25-2011 | 06:13 PM
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looks dope
Old 01-25-2011 | 10:25 PM
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looks good, but thats got to be alot of work
Old 01-25-2011 | 10:36 PM
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Originally Posted by silverado2000
looks good, but thats got to be alot of work
it does look good but it is a **** TON of work. front frame set up for new core support for head lights, hood and bumper. custom finder brackets, hood hindges. grafted front finders..... list goes on and on
Old 01-25-2011 | 10:53 PM
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Now thats a truck that deserves to be in a mag. Not some **** that has been lowered with a exhaust, paint job... Looks good but **** thats alot of work
Old 01-25-2011 | 11:27 PM
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im definitely looking in2 a project like this altho just not sure if it would be worth it being that my truck is my daily and not going to be sitting in the garage the whole year and just comes out for shows.
Old 01-26-2011 | 06:16 AM
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Looks like just the lower section of the fender was graphed to the 03 front and the door was reworked where the fender and door meet by the mirror. Its really not all that hard to do a front swap like that. Brackets can be made, supports can be trimmed and tweaked if needed, the main and hardest part is graphing hoods/fenders but any good body Guy could do it and its a good idea to buy spare parts and not use the ones from the truck (that way it can still be driven and just incase lol). Then after you measure, make all the parts/brackets etc it'll bolt right up like its stock.

My friend is in the process of doing a 07 front end on a 85 SCSB Chevy with a 6.0
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I think it looks great.

From the article:
With parts in hand, Eli went to work building a custom wiper cowl to accommodate the larger hood, sectioned the '97 and '03 fenders making them one seamless piece and brought the Silverado SS bumper up closer to eliminate the factory gap. Eli also went ahead and shaved the door handles, third brake light, wipers, and mirrors. A straight '94 bed was tracked down and the not-so-straight '97 bed was scrapped. With a good bed ready, Eli shaved the taillights, added a roll pan, and welded the tailgate shut. A subtle but sick detail is the lower body line wrapping around the entire bed and tailgate and the grafting of '03 Chevy fender flares onto the bed sides.

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Old 01-26-2011 | 01:33 PM
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That looks badass but I personally don't see it being worth all that trouble. You could've just made a NBS look almost exactly like that with way less work
Old 01-26-2011 | 07:17 PM
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idk if u can get ahold of a front end cheap enough and a good body man then it would still be a lot of work but wouldnt be to bad in expenses.and more or less a nice upgrade.


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