Nose interchange

[Longroof79]

Not positive but I believe the el camino/malibu/lemans/grand am front clip w/hood will work,the cutlass wagon is the same body as the malibu wagon,even the lemans wagon, the side body lines are the same , if your 80 cutlass cruiser is a double headlight model you could put the 87-88 olds cutlass single composite headlights in or a chevy celebrity headlight, you might even be able to put a lemans header panel and hood on it.
Good Luck

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Adam,
I'm going to have to disagree with you. The Cutlass Cruiser body is not quite the same as a Malibu wagon, or Bonneville, Lemans Safari. They do not share the same lines. Olds would share lines with Buick. Chevy would share lines with Pontiac.
You could theoretically hang the doors and nose from a Malibu or lemans onto a Cutlass Cruiser. But then you'll have to deal with the continuing body lines on the quarter panels, which will take some creative sculpting/ metal work.
Anything is doable.

 

[DrRansom442]

Wagons and fodors are unique and don't interchange with tudor cars. 81-88 is a totally different tudor Cutlass so they don't interchange with the 78-80 cars. Now you may want to look at some of the newer fodors. Not sure how the composite headlamps would fit a non-euro front end (atleast not without some massive 'glass work). Noses between different makes fodor/wagon (i.e. Buick on Olds) may fit but would probably require the front fenders and hood too. Just have to check the front door edge and see if it's compatible lines.

 

[FE3X CLONE]

The other issue would be getting the rear bumper of a '78-'80 car to match the front bumper of the '81-'88.

Personally, I find it to be more work than what you'll get back in the end. If you like the newer style bumpers, buy an '81-'88 Cutlass. 😉

 

[86Cutlass383SR]

Well, I've seen a pic of an El Cutlass (?) - that is a Cutlass front on an El Camino. I'm not exactly sure how he went about it. To swap the nose on an 80 you *may* need to swap doors to match the fender also.

i've actualy seen that el cutlass or camino supreme which ever he decided to call it, its on car domin and its orange right or are you talking about a diff one?

The orange one he actually cut thr whole front clip and doors and floor off the cutlass and the back n such off the camino and ptu them toogeatehr alot of work, cool result

The one I was referancing isn't orange, at least not in the pic I have but could've been painted since then.



And here's a pic of what the front plate banner calls a "Grand Camino". Buick GN nose and engine.

 

[84cutlassjuggalo]

Well, I've seen a pic of an El Cutlass (?) - that is a Cutlass front on an El Camino. I'm not exactly sure how he went about it. To swap the nose on an 80 you *may* need to swap doors to match the fender also.

i've actualy seen that el cutlass or camino supreme which ever he decided to call it, its on car domin and its orange right or are you talking about a diff one?

The orange one he actually cut thr whole front clip and doors and floor off the cutlass and the back n such off the camino and ptu them toogeatehr alot of work, cool result

The one I was referancing isn't orange, at least not in the pic I have but could've been painted since then.



yep thats the one i was talking about too. Thats a picture of when he had it half way done i do believe. I actuly just grabbed his car domain profile again..he shows almost a step by step guide (Well enough to under stand the process) on how to do it the real hardway but pretty detailed so he had the whole body wokred on.

Heres the car domain profile http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3308387