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The hood has never been aligned properly since I've had this truck

The pictures below show the issues - it's not just the hood itself, I think the fenders might need some re-alignment too? I do have the manual with the procedure for adjusting the hood, but maybe that should be the last step in the process

The images are all with the hood springs removed - with them installed, it pushes the hood up at the cowl, particularly at the right side, by quite a bit. A few years back, before it went into hibernation, I had just removed the right side spring. Even if I get it aligned better, I suspect the springs will just push it up again. I'm considering the Strut conversion just for this reason alone. Or maybe need to elongate the bracket that bolts it to the cab

Now clearly the Right side needs to go back a bit - the left not so much but welcome input

It's probably a bit snug at the rear bottom on both sides, so think maybe adjustment to the center bracket as per section 10?

The biggest issue I think is the front, the fenders just seem too close together at the front and the right particulalry looks like it needs to toe out; but measuring the brace rods, they seem to be pretty much right on to spec - should I just ignore the numbers and loosen up the fender to radiator support and adjust the rods until it looks better? Incidentally when manual specs these as left and right, do they mean in conventional sense i.e. left is drivers side? Or as per the image in the manual i.e. looking into the engine bay?
But if the hood moves back a bit, it should not be so tight, so maybe I should start there?

The Front left also sits high (or is it perhaps the fender is low?) Would I shim the radiator support for this or is the hood maybe twisted a bit?

Appreciate advice on how to proceed, particulalry the best order to approach it sequentially to get it fitting better.