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Old May 9, 2008 | 08:53 PM
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Hey guys. Great club you've got set up here.
Will it be possible to source the front bar, hood, headlights and two front fenders to do a 1995 conversion onto a 1991 first gen? Because that's all it looks like i would need.
I've seen updated fronts on a 1991 models from 1998 but i'm more of a fan of the 1995 model fronts. Any idea if the 1995 LS400 parts are a direct bolt on to the earlier first gens?

I'm very interested in doing a conversion from a 1991 to the updated 1995 front...




And here are a few first gens with the updated 1998 front end conversions. I've noticed a lot of owners in Japan take favour to this conversion.






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Old May 9, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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sooo much stuff u have to change, too expensive to swap it. wait till PD chimes in with the search hammer.
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Thanks for the reply. Yeah my bad - using the search now
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i dont own one, and i dont have experience, but if memory serves me right, then yes, you can do it. those i believe are the ucf21 conversions.

and those are some horrible wheel fitments.

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Thanks Charley.
So a 1995 update on a 1991 model would be do-able you think? Because to me, it looks like you'll just need the front bar, hood, headlights and fenders.

And yes i think some of those 1998 front end updates on the first gens look horrid - that's why i'm interested in an 1995 update instead
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Why convert when you can just own a 2LS. But yea it's possible. Not sure what's in store for you if you do try it though. But yea you should just sell your 1LS and get a 2. I LOVE MINE!!! I just sold my 1LS and bought a 2.
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Originally Posted by charley240
i dont own one, and i dont have experience, but if memory serves me right, then yes, you can do it. those i believe are the ucf21 conversions.

and those are some horrible wheel fitments.

Charley
no, you cant.
there is no, nor has there ever been a kit made to convert UCF1x front end into UCF2x I front end. and only 1-2 companies make the UCF2x II conversion kit.

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Thanks Charley.
So a 1995 update on a 1991 model would be do-able you think? Because to me, it looks like you'll just need the front bar, hood, headlights and fenders.

And yes i think some of those 1998 front end updates on the first gens look horrid - that's why i'm interested in an 1995 update instead
NO, it is NOT a direct bolt on in ANY WAY, nothing will bolt on since the chassis are completely different.

both of you, PLEASE search
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