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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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Car: 1991 Camaro RS
Engine: stock 305
Transmission: T-5
Axle/Gears: 4th gen with 342's
Body swap

I have been wondering if the front fenders hood nose etc. off of 4th gens will bolt on or made to fit on 3rd gen cars...The frame underneath looks the same..Has anyone tried or heard of this ?
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 07:06 AM
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From: Readsboro, VT
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Engine: 403 LSx (Pending) / 355 Tuned Port
Transmission: T56 Magnum (Pending) / T5
Axle/Gears: 3.42 / ?
Not even close! There's nothing interchangable between the two cars in terms of sheet metal/subframe/structure.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim85IROC
Not even close! There's nothing interchangable between the two cars in terms of sheet metal/subframe/structure.
Don't they have the same floor pans? or are they slightly different?
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 01:51 PM
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They're entirely different. Even if the floor pans are somewhat similar, the rest of the entire unibody, including the attachment points for ALL other panels, is quite different.
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Old Mar 30, 2006 | 02:55 PM
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why not just buy a 4th gen...
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