Monte Carlo Nose swap

[The_Full]

I was thinking about swapping the nose from my 78 Monte with the nose from an 80 Monte. Has anyone done this before? What all needs to be changed? Would my current hood, fenders and doors be good to go with this mod or would they have to be changed as well?

 

[pagrunt]

Its direct swap, will need to swap the front light harness also.

 

[The_Full]

Its direct swap, will need to swap the front light harness also.

Ok cool. So fenders and everything will be fine then?

 

[pagrunt]

The only difference with the fenders is the '80's have side markers.

 

[The_Full]

The only difference with the fenders is the '80's have side markers.

What do you mean?

 

[79 USA 1]

The 1980 had a yellow side marker light between the "Monte Carlo" script and the molding on the front fender.
78 & 79 have the wrap around corner lamp so the light in the fender was not needed.
http://montecarlocity.proboards.com/thread/202/identifying-3rd-generation-monte-carlos

 

[pontiacgp]

The 78 has wrap around lights so no need for the side light in the front fender like the 80 has. I personally like the 78 nose better than the 80 nose

1980

1978

 

[The_Full]

The doors look the same, however, would I have to change the doors as well since the nose swap will require me to put the 80 fenders on as well? Is the door part number the same?

 

[79 USA 1]

Doors, hood, bumper cover are all the same. if you did not want the side marker light your 78/79 front fenders would work fine!
Hope this helps!
Bob S.

 

[The_Full]

I'm looking at doing a project for my Restoration and Customization class. I want to make sure I got everything together. I have a 78 already which I had plans of selling and then starting fresh with a new G Body (Long Story). I wanted to find an 80 Monte Carlo that I could do up instead of the 78, but all I could find were 78's and 79's so I decided I'll keep my 78 and just swap the nose.