The 84' and up bumpers do not work on the older 78'-80' but you can still go with some aftermarket 78'-80' fiberglass bumpers and modify them to your liking, the blacking out of chrome I feel will also look good.
80 regal nose ideas
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I really wanted to do the coupe header panel/fenders on the wagon, and it does look pretty slick, but it's a lot more work than it looks like at first glance. The fenders are not just a "bolt-on" for the wagon. The gap between the door and fender is different, and requires some fabrication and bodywork to make it work. I think for now I'm just going to keep the "family truckster" look while doing a complete overhaul under-the-skin.
I did one GM project where I cut out an inch or so of the bumper shocks and welded them back together to tuck the bumper then on that car I cut 3 inches out of each side of the bumper. Welded back together then fabbed the corners to fit the fenders like bumpers fit in the 60s, no filler panels.
The 78-80 radiator core support does roughly interchange with the 81-87 body - they use the optional aluminum ones with drilling a couple holes to lighten drag cars. (The support rods for the header panel)
If you wanted single headlight, look into the 78-79 regal... 1980 was the only year of the old style with a quad headlight.
The hood and header panel can swap onto your existing core support, BUT, you would need to do some custom work to the fenders... I've seen it done in the past, guy spent a ton of time grafting the front 81-7 onto a rear 78-80 but looked slick when done.
Bumpers can be made to fit, if you look at the shocks and bumper core they're slotted at the bolt holes on both ends for adjustability.
If you wanted single headlight, look into the 78-79 regal... 1980 was the only year of the old style with a quad headlight.
The hood and header panel can swap onto your existing core support, BUT, you would need to do some custom work to the fenders... I've seen it done in the past, guy spent a ton of time grafting the front 81-7 onto a rear 78-80 but looked slick when done.
Bumpers can be made to fit, if you look at the shocks and bumper core they're slotted at the bolt holes on both ends for adjustability.
Wasn't the '80 just a one model-year style? IIRC, '78-'79 were the two-headlight style, '80 was four eyes, and then '81 went to the more "aero" look on the coupes?
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