Did you adjust the hood yet? That is where you need to start the front clip adjustment.
That gap that you have will affect how the hood fits the fenders once closed. That gap would also put the tips of the grill bars into the fenders.There isn't supposed to be a gap there. I have had to create a gap there on my '49 due to the Frankenstein nature of my truck parts. I used shims there. It did cause grill bar/fender interference.
My issue stemmed from a splayed out hood which wouldn't fit between the fenders once closed. It was already painted so I couldn't muscle it into a narrower profile.
