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I tried to run a birdbath on one of my trucks and ran into that latch problem. I like the birdbath hoods but I'm more of a hood scoop guy.

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There is quite a bit of difference in the shape of the fenders between 70's and 80's. That's the reason for changing the whole front section of the fender. Once this was changed everything else bolted on in the correct factory possition. No more modifying was necessary. Trust me, I mulled over a lot of different options for this modification. In my opinion, this was the easiest way to get the end result.
Brett

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You did an excellent job for sure and the truck looks fantastic.

This is my experience so far though just to throw it out there for others.

With that said, there are a thousand ways it could be done. For the guys on here that look at that and go-- oh my, that is just to far off to make it work any other way---well, its not. I do believe the picture is a little deceiving however. The farther back you cut into the fender the worse the mismatch is going to be due to the body lines. So I personally don't believe the picture as I tried a '78 grill on my truck with the '85 fenders and core support still in place. I noted it was off a little on the top corners but matched pretty darn good the rest of the fender. No far worse than any production vehicle in my opinion. Some nip and tuck and weld on that top area of the fender would get you the right contour to match.

I did not try the lower filler piece though and I do believe the only way that is ever going to be right is to splice in the fender section there.

When I finally do get around to doing my swap I too will post my findings, This was definatly one way I wondered about and it definatly shows it can be done. And the best part as mentioned about it, is that every thing will just drop in and bolt up. Again, kudo's to you and I must say, you had it done in record time to boot. And yes, I believe you did it by far the most correct way.