Well I started the conversion. Stripped the body off my 99 and installed the 01 edge front end. Its back together but I didn't get a after pic. Here's the before and during...lol
John

 

cool

 

sweet.


why did you take the fenders off?
98-09 fenders are all the same.

 

lol no after? your killing us!

wasnt it a bit cold out today? lol

 

Nice

 

pretty easy? can't wait to see the after lol

 

I worked in the garage so I wasn't cold. I am waiting for parts for my project truck so I decided to go for it on this swap. By the time I got done it was dark out and I didn't have enough room to get a decent picture inside the garage. Basically a straight forward swap and bolt on. The only issues are the extra turnsignal bulb and I had to change plugs for the marker lights. Even though body swap is a 99, it has a 98 harness and the plugs are different on the 98...99 is the same as 01. I will have to figure out how to handle the extra ts. If you just put an old burnt out bulb in the socket it blinks too fast. I still have to try out the fog lights, I have to round up the 01 pigtails, I know there here somewhere...lol. Of course I still have to paint it black. I did however paint all the edges and the backsides so white wouln't show when opening doors or in the cracks of the bumper/grill. I'll get a picture in the morning. I have to go pick up the front axle for my other truck in pittsburgh. I got it for 300 hub to hub so I thought that was a fair price. Including rotors, spindles, axle shafts and all but thats another story...lol
John

 

holy ranger junk yard........wish i could have all that goodness laying around

 

Yeah and I'm already looking for the next one...lol I must have drain bamage!!!
John

 

hey john, just get some electrical tape and wrap it around the bulbs, then wire tie it to the header panel.

thats what i did when i did shock fuels front end conversion.

 

Looks good!

 

Thanks Daniel, I was thinking about that. Does it hold up?
Thanks Maurice and all... The worst of it is done now, just have to finish up the loose ends and paint.
John

 

Wvcat Do you want to sell your old bumper and grill?

 

yeah, just put a decent amount of tape around it, make sure its not the really cheap electrical tape or it will fall off.

if you could get some gaffers tape, that would work a lot better.

make sure you put tape around the socket part to keep water out of it.

 

I am going to use the parts on my other truck.

I'll give the tape a shot.
Thanks John

 

Pics as promised....

 

what's with the black paint in the odd areas?

Looks good!

 

very nice

 

I took everything apart and painted in the cracks so when I spray it all will be painted. Just makes painting it easier.
John

 

BTW I need a matching rear flare, look at the parts truck in the first picture...anybody have one laying around?
John

 

nice, now swap out the 3blub tail light harness for the 2bulb harness and put on the 01-05 tails.

no one would never know that its a 99 haha.

 

looks awesome. Put on new emblems, tails, and mirrors and youll have a completley diff truck

 

does that also work for our year trucks?

 

im not 100% sure, but i think it does.

i know someone on here used a 3bulb harness on an 01+ truck along with some 98-99 tails, i don't remember their name.

 

Looks great!