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Need a little help. I bought a 1947 Chevy Pickup that had been mounted on an early 70's Cutlass frame by the PO. The hood never would line up...always was shifted forward by about 1/2". There was also some dimples on both side of the cab, near the front, right at the vent locations.

I believe the problem is that the front radiator support body mount is located too high. This is forcing the front of the front fenders up, shortening the distance between the cowl and the front of the grill. This would also help explain the dimpled areas on both sides of the cab just behind the cowl location. I'm guessing that they lowered the cab and front fenders into position, then built the cab mount locations. When the torqued down the cab mounts, the center bolts near the cowl pulled downwards, dimpling in the side of the cab where the fenders connect.

So, if I can find out some information on the cab mount locations, preferable elevation views of where they SHOULD be located, then I can figure out if this is really the problem or not.

Any help would be appreciated.

Some pictures would help.

Is there rubber spacers or something that the cab was torqued down on? It would take a crazy amount of force to put the dimples you describe in the truck just by bolting the cab to the frame. Maybe the truck was like that before they mounted it on the frame?