i have found a old 78 ish bird bath hood, and the older 70's "skinny" bumper, i can get it for next to nothing, in fact just swaping parts lol

now i have an 86 d100, i did read the hood will fit but i need the cowl, which he has as well.

is there any other issues i need to know about? also on the bumper? id guess id need brackets for it

 

well i did the same thing but in reverse years ago. i had 78 d150 and put 88 hood and cowl on it. the only thing is for the hood you may have to fabricate the latch part on the hood,or maybe just use the latch parts from the 86 hood. good luck

 

its goin on tommorow..ill get some pics

 

well the bumper fits with the bracket for it...made my truck look much much better..

got the hood an cowl too im paintin...but my cowl on my truck looks the same? whats the diff

pics tommorow

 

heres pics...used spray tractor paint....best $6.50 can ive ever bought..goes on thickish, no lines like walmart cans...looks like it was sprayed with a gun

 

I like that hood. Reminds me of a '71 383 Roadrunner. I'd like to eventually have a "6-pack" style hood scoop on my factory hood or maybe go that route. Definitely has the old muscle car look.

 

got the hood one, fits good...but like stated my latch is differnt

anyone know how to make it work? worst case i go hood pins

 

there should be a way to get either latch from the older hood or the 86 hood to work,i had to do some bending and drill new holein the top part that is on the hood to make mine work when i switched from 78 hood to an 88 hood but it was so long ago i dont remember,all i know is i got it to latch and close good. good luck

 

well got it to work right..hood sits flat and looks good...

if u wanna know how to do it look at an old truck that has a birthbath...then start cuttin and welding on yours

 

What is a birthbath?