Front end was completely unassembled. Originally had a huge 1/2" gap at the hood-cowl. Rad support was also smashed right down for who knows how long, pulling everything out of whack. I used the tech tip to align the hood, with a strap and it made no change. I tried again doing each side individually and it pulled in quite nice. When I removed the 4" block and closed the hood, I pulled the passenger side in a little less than 1/8": [img]https://www.stovebolt.com/ubbthread...umber/39542/filename/20220210_214344.jpg[/img]
Following the tech tip, it seems to pull in nice, but as soon as I remove the strap and lower the hood, the passenger side is horrible. Any suggestions?
looking at the discussion on Facebook and looking at all the pictures you've posted so far, I would get a laser (or if you don't have one, a string), find center on the back of the cab and center of the windshield. Luckily, Chevy built in a peak over the windshield just in case we don't trust the guy who installed the windshield rubber. Extend that straight line over the front of the vehicle so it shines on the hood, grill and bumper. This way you can see what exactly is out of alignment. Get the radiator support set centered. THEN work on centering the hood on the cowl to support.
Thanks Mark, the hood did not line up with the center of the windshield, I ended up bending the hinge out a bit on one side to do that. I also lowered the front cab mount spacers, tweaked the latch mechanism and pulled spacers from under the rad mount. It's not perfect by any means, but it is better than I've ever seen it, so I'm happy for now. In the future, if I do a complete paint/body job, this will have to be revisited again.
I'm not happy with that aftermarket grill, on my Burb. Things just won't line up and I can see why from the way it was manufactured. I'm going to have to chrome and reinstall my original grill.
