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It's just the perspective of the photo. The rad and hoses have a bit of pressure on them causing the slight push/pull on the core support.

Well, it has been a while, but things are getting done. I will upload photos later, as I have a lot to type and didn't want to do it on my phone. I have a pile of hours burned up lately so let's get started:

1. I drilled and mounted the front bedside braces on the box. I had forgotten all about them and wish I had drilled the holes for them during mock up. Live and learn. They were a pain, but I got them in. Drilling against the underside of the bed wood on the sill was awkward and not fun.
2. I began pulling wires for the body harness. I bundled everything up, then noticed I needed to create a plate to have the wires come through in the firewall. I made it, painted it, installed it, pull wires through, and grommeted it in place. In hindsight, I should have spliced the new wires into the old plugs, but I'll do that on the next truck, I guess.
3. I pulled wires to the back and hooked up the tail lights, back up lights, fuel pump, fuel sender. I left a tie in for the license plate light.
4. I finally finished painting the hood. It was a fiasco. The first attempt had every issue you could think of while painting. Runs, sags, tiger stripes, mottling, a couple fish eyes. It was a mess. Temperature control, operator error in application, dirt, I just wasn't doing well enough. So,I got another layer of block sanding and prep in as I sanded the whole hood, top and bottom, down smooth. The second attempt is really good. Perfect? No, there is a slight pebbling/ orange peel, but it is really good. I'm happy with it.
5. I installed the front A/C components by the radiator and then modified my battery tray clamp to hold the lines where they came through the core support.
6. Installed the A/C unit under the dash and routed the hoses. The OLD AIR HURRICANE system directions could use more pictures to be honest.
7. Installed the Custom Auto Sound radio I bought. I had to bend their strap substantially to get it lined up to support the radio's back.