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Hey, all-

I have an extremely nice '57 GMC hood. I want an extremely nice '55 Chevy hood. I'd far prefer to swap to someone who needs the GMC piece, but I have to admit to wondering if I could just simply cut out the GMC "nostril" and weld in a "nose" patch from my bad '55 Chevy hood. I like the two '57 style wind splits (?) so I'd just leave them alone on the GMC hood if I go this route.

I saw some pics recently of someone running a '57 GMC hood on a '55 or '56 Chevy and it looked like the front edge "lip" of the hood was a good fit, but I have no way to know if they modified it. I'd certainly be a lot less tempted to try it if I'd need to replace the "lip" as well.

Anyone have any experience with this type of mix-n-match?

-Josh

Since the cab and the fenders on Chev and GMC are the same for those years, I would think the swap should work. However, the GMC hoods are rare and are worth more money than a Chev hood. Depending on your ability, I would question such a transplant. You would have to use filler and between the flexing of the hood while you are driving and slamming it, you could create something ugly. Chev hoods are around.

other than that hole the 55-57 hoods are all identical, Chev or GMC - but about how well it'd work out being "extremely nice" long term ... what Ken said .... 57 Chev hoods are around if that's what you'd like

Bill

squeeze, If you look, you'll find that only '55/2 - '56 hoods are alike. The '57 TF hood is a beast all to its self. The '58 & '59 hoods are the same, so the Chevrolet TFs have 3 different hoods.

taskforce430, I always thought that a GMC hood on a Chevy with a couple of Hella driving lights in the hole and a grill between would be kinda cool. Take this as my $.02, though!

best wishes,

Les

Maybe you could hook up something like a couple of fire extinguishers to the nostriles to have it snort like a dragon.

Les - having some of every year out back, I know the 57 alone has the 'wind splits', other than that they're the same, and Josh said in his post he likes that feature on the 57 .... so as to his question if the GMC hood would "fit", the answer is all 55-57 hoods are the same

Bill

I wish you were close to me, I have a good 55 chevy hood and need a 57 GMC. Not going to Branson mo. anytime soon are you?

Bill, I stand corrected. ALL 55/2-57 TF hoods do FIT in the same hole, GMC & Chevy. They are physically different though. I wish I had the kind of space to store parts that you and many others here have.

Best wishes,

Les