How about if you 'stretched' the front end, puting the grille where the front spring hangers are. It would take some uber-talented and expensive bodywork to make it look good, but just think of the room it would create in the engine compartment.

Here's a concept rendering:
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'92 Pickup - 2" BL, 1.5" SL, 4.3 TB swap, 2.25" exhaust, Amigo fenders
'93 Amigo - crawler in the works