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I picked up my front fenders and grill last week , finally had some time to help my friend who is painting it for me get at it.
What I decided to do was assemble the front end and then set it on the chassis.
I built a stand out of pressure treated blocks I had around the shop. After that I lag bolted the radiator support to the stand and began assembly.
It took me a few days to get it completed. But all of the bolts and anti sqeak material is in place.
Lowes has a large assortment of automotive hardware in case you are in need and don't want stainless which I did not.
I recently order radiator bolts from jim Carters and when I got them they were the exact same Hillman bolts that you can buy at Lowes.
I had a inner fender to fender anti sqeak kit that came with my truck. I used 3M weather strip adhesive form them. I did see that stables had been used originally. Binder clips were used to hold them in place while the adhesive set. Seemed to work well.