Ok, I am picking up th rest of the parts in the morning. Here is the new hood installed. Definately will not close with the stock GT bumper cover.

 

HELP!

Ok, "everything" i now here, except I cannot pu this together. I did not get any new upper-mountain bracket for the bumper (piece that sits just inside of the head lights to bolt the top of the bumper cover to) and the stock ones I had seem to interfere with the new 500 headlights. Am I missing these parts? or am I doing something wrong. Also, I have no handware to mount the air-splitter under the bumper. I see HOW it attaches, but I have nothing to attach itwith.

It is actually a VERY easy install, if you have all the right parts.

Here is what I got, hopefully you can can tell me what I am missing.

Bumper cover
Headlights
Foglights
Upper/lower grille
Air splitter
Crash absorber

Thats it. All the major pieces, but no hardware. I need help guys, this is messed up.

 

Oh, BTW, maybe you guys can help with this also. When I put the headlights in place, they don't seem to go flush with the fenders, as if the fenders are too long, however the fenders line up with the hood. Is this normal?

 

Yep. The top edge of the fenders goe past the head lamps.
On all S197s.

 

+2 I agree, at least take them off til you put the SC in it.. we don't want a camaro thinking he can beat a gt500

 

Ok, great. That is good news.

Iunderstand there is a new foam crash pad, and I have installed that. But is the bumper reinforcement the same? i only ask because I am trying to put the car together with out the upper mounts just so I can get it to paint, and it is a REALLY tight fit, and I do not want to force it. Apparently, the wheel guards arent the same either.

This is turning out to be a disaster. I am missing so many parts.

 

Ok, nm about the bumper reinforcement,user error. I got it on. Taking the car to paint now.

It seems I still need the splash guards, the lower valance, and the mounting brackets. Need to find them and get them here this week.

 

Do yourself a favor...
Do some ground work before you start wrenching. No offense.
There is plenty of materials on this board about this conversion and it's not that complicated.

You need the V6 splash shields or you can trim your GT ones to save a few bucks, your choice.
The lower center shield (rectangular piece)is reusable from the GT.
You'll need about 12 fasteners with clipsto securethe Cobra chin spoiler, same kind that holdsthe lower shield. Go to Auto Zone for that, cheaper than the dealer.

 

You are right.

I trimmed the small piece off of my splash shield, and they will work fine. As for the lower shield, the reason I though it was not fitting was because the lower air splitter was not installed. I did nto realize the shield bolts to that, not the bumper cover.

Ok, so now all I need is the mounts, and 12 fasteners. Auto zone it is. According to the dealer, the mounts are only on the east coast. I will have to do an emergency order for them.

 

Which mounts are you talking about?
The plastic ones by the headlamps that holds that 10mm top bumper bolt?

If they don't come in time, you can reuse the original ones by swapping sides and do a little trimming where it mounts on the body.
I didn't do this on mine but it's been done before.