Underside of the front fenders have been cleaned and painted with Rustoleum. Getting the front fenders mounted is a challenge given that the front goes under the radiator support but over the inner fender making the transition to getting the flange over the inner fender tough. Then getting all of the inner fender mounting bolts aligned with the fender support and in-line to thread into the radiator support was another challenge. Trying to scope out the correct sequence so that when the parts are painted I am not scratching them all up in the installation process.
I installed the valance parts to the running boards and set the running boards in place to see how everything lines up. Driver's side is okay, passenger side is going to require some work as the rear of the running board is low relative to the rear fender and the valance to the box.
Tried to measure from the cab - hood hinge mounting bolts to the radiator support on each side as a prelude to hood alignment. It is not looking good (3/8" difference is the best I could do) but I am not going to panick until I can fit check the hood.
I was going to work on cleaning and painting the underside of the running boards next but I think I am going to tackle the hood next so I can determine if I need to move things around to get the hood to align correctly. It is a little intimidating as the hood is so big to handle. Also trying to decide if I want to source and install name/number identification parts on the hood sides or clean and fill those areas.
