72.5-78 hood

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  1. jetas

    jetas Grand Toyotaholic

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    Quick quiestion here. Are the hoods for these years all the same? There was obviously a change in the grille and valance but did the hood stay the same?

    Im getting te oars together to swap from the 72.5-74 front end to the 75+ and need to know if this is somethingg i should look at getting
     
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    Anyone?
     
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    I've heard that the hood latch is not positioned the same after '74, they moved the latch either forward or back for the '75 facelift. Best bet would be to mount it up to see if it works.
     
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    Well i wasnt planning on swapping the hood. Just wondering if i had to switch it out for the grill swap
     
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    Grill is universal. The only thing valance is different. Look at my truck. 73 grill 76 valance
     
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    Were the grill mounts in the right spot? Because i got a 75+ grill and im going to have to mod the mounts. And the valance is requiring a bit of work too but thats because of a dent
     
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    If memory serves yeah. I had put the later model grill on till I found a good one to replace my year.
     

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