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Old Nov 26, 2003 | 08:52 PM
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98+ front end conversion?

what ALL parts will i need to completely convert my front end to a 98 and newer style. i know that i need the hood, front bumper, and headlight assemblies. what else will i need?
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:23 AM
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Fenders, also i'm not sure if the doors are different.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:27 AM
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Its a pita and expensive..id spend the money to make it fast
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 12:01 PM
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Spend your money to make it fast?
Aren't Camaro's alrady fast?
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 02:43 PM
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Your car doesnt' have an ls1 so it'd be kind of misleading and dumb.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 04:46 PM
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KillerTA, how is it misleading and dumb? i like the look of the ls1's front end, so i'm putting one on my car. i hit a deer so i can put any front end i want on it and since i can do that, i'm putting a ls1's on it. now, what parts will i need to do this?

Antz97ZNJ, i'm also doing some performance mods this winter, but i'm getting the entire car repainted and a new front end.

My 97 Z28, yes, camaros are fast, but i have a trans am, and they are fast too...but i want it faster
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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If I had the extra money Id do the swap, the LS1 SS look has been growing on me.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 05:59 PM
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Spend your money to make it fast?
Aren't Camaro's alrady fast?
Go race a new cobra, wrx sti, or evo then ask me that again
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 08:58 PM
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so, has anybody done this conversion (i hear of a lot of people doing it with camaros, but i'm not sure if all the parts bolt up the same on camaros compared to trans ams). i'm pretty sure i need a new hood, bumper, headlight assemblies, and i think the fenders. do i also need anything under the hood like the k-member or anything? i want to make sure i know everything i need before i start it.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:12 PM
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Im pretty sure this is an exterior thing. No k member, etc needs to be swapped out.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 09:23 PM
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i hope i don't have to swap out too much cause i'm getting really excited about doing it. i was thinking about selling my car in a few years and buying a newer one (i like lt1's better, but i like the exterior look of the ls1's better), but now that insurance is paying for it all, i'll just get what i want...i was hoping i could find somebody that's done it to see how everything lines up and what all i need. everybody that did it with camaros said it just lined right up and worked perfectly...i hope it's the same with trans ams.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:18 PM
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you need the following, and I don't think I am forgetting anything....

-hood
-headlights and housing
-both fenders
-front bumper cover
-front bumper
-fog lights (maybe yours will work if they are any good)
-bumper support???

Thats most of it....
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 10:33 PM
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thanks! this helps a lot. if anybody knows anything else i'll need, please let me know. and if anybody has tried it, let me know how it went.
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:12 PM
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Wasnt speedautomotive selling kits like this a while back?
Old Nov 27, 2003 | 11:25 PM
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I know someone and its all exterior. Lights, hood and bumper. I can get you the headlights for 160each shipped. Brand new with bulbs. There are other options like the halo lights for about 175 each.



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