Hi. Mocking up the front fenders and grill on a 1/2 ton 46 GMC. I need some advice on the sequence, and how to manage this alone . I have the inner fenders attached to the cab and radiator support.
These fenders are still rough - I believe I should work the kinks out now, weld the stress cracks, and do as much hammer and dolly work to get them in a straight condition before I fit them? Seems like that the best approach.
Is it best to assemble each fender' one each to the cab and inner fender? and then fit the upper panels and grill? or assemble the front fenders as one unit with the grill holding both halves together and try to slide both fenders and grill in place?
And somehow support it until i can get some bolts into place.
How did you to tackle this task?
Last - Installed the V brace from radiator support to the cab firewall. As you can see - the threaded end lies inside the cab firewall and there is no "stop bolt" on the outside of the firewall. Is this correct? It would seem to me that there is no 'support' with the V brace not locked into the firwall to prevent front to back motion and stiffness to the radiator. I can understand that the radiator assembly could use some free play while driving allowing it to flex. Yet - the side curtains (inner fenders) bolt to the radiator surround effectively reducing that movement anyhow. What are the thought about this? I'm thinking that I can tack a washer to the V bar once everything has been fit together - and then tighten the nut inside the cab to that washer. If - it is the right thing to do. Interesting assembly and engineering. THoughts? I could try to run a die on the threaded rod to increase the length of the threads on the rod- but the bend to fit into the firewall prevents this.
And finally - need a check - is the radiator and support oriented correctly?
