Changing 79 nose to an 81 model - what does it take?

[shoedoos]

Did a quick search and didn't see anything....

I want to change a 79 Malibu nose cone to an 81 model. Is it just an unscrew of the grill, headlights and bezels or do I have to change the whole header panel as well?

 

[t5montecarlo]

The header panel is different.

 

[DOUG213XRJ]

X2. You`ll have to change the whole header. Doug

 

[shoedoos]

any traps or tricks to it?

 

[malzer]

Pretty straight forward.
I bought a 78 Malibu with an 80 front header panel. I located the 78/79 header panel at a swap meet and basically direct swap.

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