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Old May 22, 2009 | 11:13 PM
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Body parts swap question

I have an '82 berlinetta coupe camaro

I know as well as all that the front nose cone (or front bumper), along with the rest of the car, looks quite ugly compared to the z28's w/ ground effects and such.

since i already have the z28 hardware installed (ie 5.0 305 motor and tr400 trans from an '83 z28) i figured i sould seek out and change to body to look like a z28 too.

My question is will i have trouble mounting the z28 style front bumper and corresponding ground effects kit on my coupe? will modification be required?

anyone with knowledge or experience w/ this sort of job is needed!




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Old May 26, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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Re: Body parts swap question

I've never even owned a Berlinetta, or seen one in person for that matter, but I'm pretty sure the front bumper would mount in the same spots, but the ground effects are a different story, there's some funky rod mounting for them, that's welded to the frame I believe.
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Old May 27, 2009 | 07:45 AM
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Re: Body parts swap question

You will be able to mount the front bumper, but you will have to find a way to weld on the mounting brackets for the side skirts. Otherwise, everything can be swapped over.
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 09:42 PM
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Re: Body parts swap question

thanks for the replys

on another note, are the front bumpers all one piece or do they have multiple sections? (on the z28)
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Old Jun 3, 2009 | 09:49 PM
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Re: Body parts swap question

The front bumper is one piece, but obviously the ground effects aren't part of that one piece.
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Old Jun 5, 2009 | 04:13 PM
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Re: Body parts swap question

i found the front bumper used for around $150 online, but the front ground fx for it is like $300 some, i hope it still looks good without it
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