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| | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 306 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 306 | Am about ready to reinstall fenders/inner fenders & hood after complete restoration. My question is should I get the inner fenders & fenders fitted up to the hood & adjusted as well as possible before installing the after marked grille?? ** Vehicle is a 53 3100 | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 | Did you mock up the front clip with the new grill prior to paint? I hope so because some of them don't match the conture of the fenders at the top.
To answer your question more directly, you need to have the grille in place while aligning the front clip. Everything needs to be in place with ALL fasteners loose as a goose.
Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,269 | For what this is worth:
Excellent question, Carl
Excellent suggestion, Carl | | | | | Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 554 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 554 | I have only done this once so I am no expert but I am certain that there is no way I could have got the grill in after everything else was adjusted and tight.
I went the loose-goose route. Even then it was a little bit of a challenge to get every last bolt started on all the parts. The hood alignment was what I did last and took the most time to get everything gapped just right but in the end it came out great. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,282 | I have only done this once so I am no expert but I am certain that there is no way I could have got the grill in after everything else was adjusted and tight.
I went the loose-goose route. Even then it was a little bit of a challenge to get every last bolt started on all the parts. The hood alignment was what I did last and took the most time to get everything gapped just right but in the end it came out great. Just to save headaches for future first time front clip installers (God be with their poor souls), it is advisable to adjust the hood BEFORE adjusting anything else. This is outlined in the Truck Shop Manual. Carl
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
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