i need a front clip and a guy is selling one for only $50. i'm trying to figure out if it will fit on my 1979. let me know...

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Yes it will fit i see it done I wanna take a 84 front clip and put it on my 78 if possible.

correct me if i'm wrong ( :P ),i think the only difference iz the grill style.

Everything in front of the firewall of the 78 is directly interchangeable with a 79. The grills are a different style but they interchange also.

All front end clips on 5th Gens (1978-1988) will interchange; in fact everything will interchange with minor mods.

After a fender bender banged up my front end, I picked up a header panel for my 81 - it came from a 78 or 79. I have an 81 grill that I picked up on E-Bay that looks like it will fit (it measures out at the same size) but the headlight bezels on the header panel I just got appear to be different than what's currently on the 81 - does anybody know if I can use the ones from my 81 or will I need them from 78/79?

There were three different header panel configurations in 5th gen.

78-79 everything is the same. Grills have minor differences but are interchangeable.

80-81 everything is the same. Grills have minor differences but are interchangeable.

82-87 everything is the same.

Read this:

78-87 Header Panel Identification (http://www.geocities.com/malibunirvana/technical/grills/index.html)

Thanks for the info. I kinda figured it out when I laid the '81 grill on the '78 header panel and NOTHING lined up correctly - your attachment confirmed it. I guess I need to find a 78/79 grill and headlight bezels...

Hey, I just thought of something - is the 78/79 header panel interchangeable with my 81 Elky? Or do I need an 80/81 header panel?

I assumed I could use the 78/79 on my truck, & just use a 78/79 grill & headlight bezels, but now I'm begining to wonder.

You can put a "complete" 78-79 header panel on your 81 and use the existing wiring harness. You can also put an 82-87 header panel on but you'd also need the 82-87 wiring harness or you'd have to modify your exisiting harness.

By "complete" I assume (and hope)you mean the 78/79 header panel with two matching 78/79 headlight bezels & a 78/79grill will fit directly on my '81 Elky. - can I use the 81 headlamps/parking lights(they all appear to be the same size and are the 'single' type used on all 78-81 models) or will they need to be replaced as well?

By "complete" I assume (and hope)you mean the 78/79 header panel with two matching 78/79 headlight bezels & a 78/79grill will fit directly on my '81 Elky.

"Complete" includes marker (parking) lights and turn signals too.

...can I use the 81 headlamps/parking lights(they all appear to be the same size and are the 'single' type used on all 78-81 models) or will they need to be replaced as well?

Headlights and headlight buckets are the same but parking (marker) lights are different. 78-79 parking lights are different from 80-81 parking lights and will not interchange.

Thanks - that's what I thought. Although I picked up a 78 header panel pretty cheap - I'm beginning to realize that it will probably cost me more to replace everything else that I need. I already had a grill and spare headlight bezel for an 81 - if I can find a 78 in a junkyard I might get lucky and grab what I need...Thanks again for the information, I really appreciate it.

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