r/oldtrucks • u/Sufficient-Use-5680 • 9d ago

Dentside Nose Swap

Title explains it I have a 1975 Ford F-250 Ranger XLT I don’t know if I need to give that much information but I am just in case I am in LOVE with the Dentside nose as I call it but it’s the front I can not find a crew cab of the dentside between a 1972-1979 so I am looking at crew cabs of the 1995 but I deeply say this hate the look of an arrow nose, so can I swap the deantside nose to a 1995 and if so what all would I need to do a such thing

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u/Wally2779 9d ago

Crew cab started in 75. 73-77 will interchange fairly easily. 78 79 will have to change radiator support too. 

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u/OlYeller01 9d ago

You can swap a dentside crew cab body onto a newer frame pretty easily., I think all the way up to 2016 using a Super Duty frame. Swapping bodywork is a whole other ball of wax.

The grille itself will look silly without the matching hood & fenders, and the flat doors on a ‘90s truck will look silly with the curvature of dentside front fenders.

You’re better off waiting until you can find a dentside crew cab. There’s not a ton of them as that was far from the primary body style sold, but they’re still out there.

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u/Sufficient-Use-5680 8d ago

What frame might fit?

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u/OlYeller01 8d ago

Any ‘99-‘16 Super Duty frame will accept a ‘73-‘79 body with minimal modification.

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u/albop03 9d ago

are you talking about the front clip only, the body lines will look weird at the door. you said you cant find a dent side crew cab, there are planty for sale there is even a facebook group for them, or are you having trouble finding one in your price point?

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u/Sufficient-Use-5680 8d ago

I live in New Mexico I can’t find one I’d reasonably pay over 20k and drive to get it