74 Duster with 70,71 front end?

[paintman69]

Hey guys, does anyone know if its possible to swap the existing hood and grill on a 74 Duster to an earlier year such as a 70 or 71? If I need to change the fenders too then so be it.... but I dont really care for the looks of the front end of the 74

 

[1970Duster]

No you can't. Either you use a complete front end from 70-72 or 73-74

 

[cuda20]

I put a 70 front end (hood, grill, and fenders) on a 75 duster 20 years ago. As 1970Duster said you have to change all the sheet metal. I do'nt remember any real problem other than that.

 

[Purple Haze]

Hey guys, does anyone know if its possible to swap the existing hood and grill on a 74 Duster to an earlier year such as a 70 or 71? If I need to change the fenders too then so be it.... but I dont really care for the looks of the front end of the 74

I did it on my 73 just changed the hood, grill, valance and bumper. Used the same fenders.

 

[Burntorange70]

Change out the bumper too. Shave a few pounds off that way.

 

[HemiDenny]

check out my '74 duster w/70-71 nose on the Welcome Wagon thread (A bodies-Big Motors,around page 11) It's really no big deal...only fab work is attaching the upper grille/hood release support to the fender if you want to make it like the early ones(they had tabs on the fenders).Could just make a bracket to attach that piece in the center like the later '73 and up.

 

[stroked 340]

One of the best improvements cosmetic wise you can make to the '73 and up dusters is replacing the nose with one from a '70-'71 and the tail panel too along with the bumpers,but your still stuck with the generic sidemarkers,but if your going to do all that why not just get a '70-'71 to begin with..