Finally getting back to ths hood alignment in hopes of having the hinge locations locked in place prior to painting.
To avoid any influence of the fenders to alignment of the hood I left them off for now. I noted previosuly that part of my problem was that as the hood latch pin engaged the latch mechanism it pushed the front of the hood toward the driver's side. I also noted that as the radiator support is only mounted in the center (bolts are loose) the support can move side to side and fore/aft with only the radiator hoses locating it.
I leveled and plumbed the radiator support with wood blocks to the extent possible and removed the latch plate. With the previous hinge locations my gap at the rear of the hood was a little more than I liked and a little larger on the passenger side. I was able to relocate the passenger side hinge to tighten the gap but to do so I needed to remove the upper most hinge mounting bolt indicating that I would need to enlarge the cab mounting hole toward the rear. The driver's side gap is larger than I want so I may need to do the same there. The front of the hood still seems offset to the passenger side looking at the lock pin location relative to the lock plate mounting surface.
A few things I noticed, the anti rattle seal that I installed has excess material in the center. I cut the new piece received in half and started installation from the outside leaving the excess in the center. It was easy to see where the outer ends needed to be but determining where to cut the excess material on the inner end is not clear. Any pictures or advice on where the inner ends should be would be appreciated.
Any thoughts about what I should look for or attempt adjustment wise before enlarging the cab hinge mounting holes? It does not seem correct that I would need to modify the cab mounting holes as they are originally fairly large to allow for adjustment.
