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    57 chevy front end on a 55

     



    Can I take a 57 belair front end and install it on my 55 belair.
    Meaning the sheet metal bumpers thing like that.

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    Why???..I have 55 convert and like it the way it is..............but it should fit ok.........

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    It won't fit. The cowl of the 57 is different than 55 and 56. I wanted to put a 55 nose on a 57. It could be done with a few weeks of major bodywork but it's not a bolt on swap.

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    Re: 57 chevy front end on a 55

     



    Originally posted by 93_406cobra
    Can I take a 57 belair front end and install it on my 55 belair.
    Meaning the sheet metal bumpers thing like that.
    Why, when a 55 is obviouslly better looking?

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