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i was just wonderin if it is possible and not to difficult to convert my pre 98 to a 98 or later. just the front end cuz i love the headlights grill and hood 
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I'm not sure about the radiator support or the actual bumper, but I would think all you need to swap out is the fenders, hood, HL's, grill and bumper cover.
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As everyone will say, how deep are your pockets? Actually, you'll need a hood, bumper, two fenders, front grill, lower grill, and headlights. Thats it. Everything lines up. Not much of a change between the post and pre, just aestetical. I don't think there is anything else that you'd need to do this. Not sure about mounting the headlights though, you might need to snag the brackets as well. THen you'd be set. Few have done so, don't remeber who though. You could probably pick these all up (unless your going SVT) at a junk yard for a good price. You could probably snag a whole front clip minus supension and motor for around 5-800 bucks, depending on condition and yard.
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i'm pretty sure the radiator support is the same. They LOOK the same, but ofcourse, looks can be deceiving.
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Originally posted by 1WorldCar:
I ran into serious problems that I didn't anticipate with a post 98 front end upgrade. I thought that I had researched this enough but I guess I diddnt cross all my T's. I had the fenders, and hood installed with no problems, and while trying to install the header panel I discovered it doesn't fit a pre-98. Ford changed the seams that the fenders bolt to that run along the sides which wasn't a problem for the fenders they bolted right up except for one bolt pattern was off. The real problem was the header panel wouldn't fit where it meets the end of the fenders and tucks inwards toward the engine the panel wouldnt go back far enough and the bolt pattern for the panel was completly different. Theres also a welded on seam thats different where the very end and undernieth side of the fenders bolt to. This extension thats welded to the frame is in the way so the panel wouldnt fit. I tried modifying the panel to no success. I put my pre-98 front back on and I've been sitting on the couch most of the afternoon depressed. I lost $600 in parts unless I can re sell them, and I cant enjoy the new svt front after 6 months of preparation. Its a real let down, but I said oh well, I tried and now I will do what I have to do and that's put my car back together and that's what I did. I just wanted to let any other members know who may be attemptig to do a pre to post 98 front end conversion that they will run into problems. The frame need modification for the header panel. Well I have my SVT rear and sides, and I think Im just going to get a mystique front valence and have it painted Champaign, and live with the pre-98 front. 
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well thanks for all the help guys. i guess its not worth my trouble i guess i will just try to find a svt bodykit. did they make 95 svt's?
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No, first year SVTs were 98's. There are howerver a few body kits that will fit your car. I think there is a sticky in this forum about body kits.
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you will also need the headlight panel!
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You will need to weld in a new core support as well.
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