Nathan Smith
Active Member
Well my seats were ratty and my dash had some cracks and rattles and my console cd player didn't work. I managed to scoop up an '04 navigator sans motor for free(trade for a 4.6 motor i wasn't using) so i decided to swap the interior and front clip. contrary to what i'd been told the front clip is not a direct bolt on. the holes are in the same place and line up properly but there is a height difference in the underwood mounting positions for the fenders. Also the shape of the rear doors is different(unrelated). the hood bolts right on but you need the latch release from the navigator because of the grille. I don't have the front bumper or the passenger fender right now so it looks wonky as hell for the time being but the interior is coming along.
I still need to pull it out to do a fair bit of wiring and plumbing for the heater ducts but it is in there with the old column. that took some cutting. I will need to replace the metal understructure once I switch to the navigator column but for now here is a picture of the progress.
I still need to pull it out to do a fair bit of wiring and plumbing for the heater ducts but it is in there with the old column. that took some cutting. I will need to replace the metal understructure once I switch to the navigator column but for now here is a picture of the progress.