Just an idea,

I ran threaded rod between the radiator housing and the firewall so it would stay steady (and be adjustable) ,then put on hood and lined up with latch.
I checked for centrality and squareness after latch was centered.

Now I just need to try to put the fenders and inners together to match hood lines ( I hope)


just-a-hacker


'49 3100 before '99