Bobb -- To answer your questions about the hood latch plate and the inner fenders -- the big bolt ones are different (bigger/different shape) from the little Bolt ones. Sheet metal wise, the only parts that interchange are the cab and the two doors. And the hood hinges

You're out of Schlitz on the rest of it.
Why not keep it as a big bolt? Look at what Grigg is doing to his 2-ton -- WAY cool and very interesting.
John