replacing face panel

[Susan]

How hard is it to replace the face/header panel? I have found out the one on my 80 J-10 had been replaced with one off of an 81 or 82. I need to put the correct one on, which I happen to have on my parts truck, and I am wondering how much of a pain this is going to be. All this so I can put the correct grill back in. Thanks for any help.

Susan
80 J-10 Honcho Sportside

[Bob Barry]

What in the world is the difference between the two? I figured the '79-'91 were basically identical.

As for removal, there are a couple of inaccessible bolts that require you to pull the two front body-mounts off, and then there's all the wiring you have to snake out of there to get the front support off.

[Susan]

The brackets where the grills screw on are different. The 81 grill only has a couple of screw brackets on the bottom edge where the 79/80 grill has 5 brackets included 2 out under the headlights that the other one doesn't have. Thanks for letting me know I'm going to have a whole bunch of fun.

Susan
80 J-10 Honcho Sportside

[CheapJeep]

Just drill out the spotwelds on the extra brackets and re-weld or rivit them to the existing panels (whole lot faster, that panel is a bear to get out, you basically have to remove the nose
Scott

[Jeeptruck]

What are you going to do with the 81-82 grill? I might be interrested

[Susan]

Jeeptruck I'm not sure yet. Right now I'm waiting on the rain to go away so I can finish changing things out. I'll let you know.

Susan

[Jeeptruck]

Thanks, I will be waiting up here in the rain also