M35A2 front on a M35A3?

[Jblankster]

so i did a bit of reading but nothing was clear. my buddy hates the look of his M35A3 headlights/grill. is it possible to swap the M35A2 front fenders, and headlights/grill on?


thanks.

 

[Josh]

i think the cat motor and radiator would be in the way, thats why they moved the lights in the first place(if im not mistaken)

 

[wsucougarx]

I think you're right on Josh. The fenders are exactly the same. It just has the bolted on headlight brackets

 

[A3superdeuce]

I know for a fact that the old style front end will not accept a cat and it's cooling needs.
The dimensions of the front grille area alone are 3inches taller and the side panels are 4 inches wider at the front of the panels. I did a reversal of this with my M35A2. I liked the look of the newer Duece as I spent years driving the older one around but like the older models advantages. multifuel, manual tranny, no CTIS.

 

[mudguppy]

'superdeuce, can you post (or send) the larger pic of your avatar? i like what you've done w/ the front of your deuce - i may want to mimic for functionality of fitting a bigger radiator/IC during a repower. got any more leads on parts used to make the front end swap?

 

[A3superdeuce]

Travis,
He you go on the pic. I'm taking some new ones of the truck now that it is painted and will post them soon. I got my parts from TedG in MI. He only had 2 sets of the headlight buckets, not sure if he still has other set. I built my grille section from scratch as I used to build movie car replicas too. Originally I was going to do the grille to the same height and width but changed my mind as I would have had to make new side panel extentions and split the hood down the middle. Come spring I may do that anyway as I can't seem to leave any vehicle alone for very long.

 

[Jblankster]

hmm interesting, thanks!

we might try to make a M35A2/A3 hybrid grill. dunno, winter project.

 

[Snarky]

my buddy hates the look of his M35A3 headlights/grill. is it possible to swap the M35A2 front fenders, and headlights/grill on?


thanks.

Haha, it reminds me of a hammerhead shark.