couple questions

[89broncobuc]

i have an 89 XLT and was wondering if i could swap the nose of the body for a newer model and how new can it go? Also my truck has a 4 inch body lift and i wanted to add suspension lift.(going with bigger tires) curious as to wh

at brands will be the best for a coil lift. oh and one more thing. my coolant temp gauge stopped working.. how do I replace it?

any help is greatly appreciated.

 

[Yardape]

In my signature is a link to my supermotors page, I did this swap a couple years ago and took a bunch of pisctures along the way.

 

[89broncobuc]

In my signature is a link to my supermotors page, I did this swap a couple years ago and took a bunch of pisctures along the way.

what year was it before and what year nose did you use for the swap? was it a direct fit or were modifications needed? i appreciate the help.

 

[Yardape]

Mine is an 89. I bought a 95 f150 that had a dash fire. You will need the radiator support, and all the obvious sheet metal, front bumper mounts will need to be fabricated and the cowl is different also. The sides of the cowl that are screwed to the little tabs on the fender mounts are 1 inch off on each side so you will need to figure out how you want to mount that. I drilled the rivots out of the tab bracket of the donor truck, kinda hard to explain but you will see what I mean, I still havent mounted the new tabs. Other than that its a basic, fun and rewarding swap.

 

[89broncobuc]

Mine is an 89. I bought a 95 f150 that had a dash fire. You will need the radiator support, and all the obvious sheet metal, front bumper mounts will need to be fabricated and the cowl is different also. The sides of the cowl that are screwed to the little tabs on the fender mounts are 1 inch off on each side so you will need to figure out how you want to mount that. I drilled the rivots out of the tab bracket of the donor truck, kinda hard to explain but you will see what I mean, I still havent mounted the new tabs. Other than that its a basic, fun and rewarding swap.

so and 89 to 95!! thats awesome and thats about the spread i had in mind! I appreciate your help and will save pics to post when i do the swap! thank again.