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**mr48chev** · 03-09-2014, 03:43 PM

The stock hoods quite often don't fit well without a lot of serious adjustment. Added to that the adjustments start with getting the cab correctly mounted on the frame with good cab mounts and the correct amount of distance between the cab floor and the frame. If that isn't perfect or close to perfect the hood will never fit as well as it could or should.

I fought that problem first hand when I had the 350 and automatic in my truck and had hacked out the crossmember under the bellhousing and the cab weight pushed the mount brackets off the frame down until the cab was sitting on the frame rather than being held up by the mounts.

03-09-2014, 03:43 PM	#11
mr48chev Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toppenish, WA Posts: 15,817	Re: Dynacorn hood 1947 - 1954????? The stock hoods quite often don't fit well without a lot of serious adjustment. Added to that the adjustments start with getting the cab correctly mounted on the frame with good cab mounts and the correct amount of distance between the cab floor and the frame. If that isn't perfect or close to perfect the hood will never fit as well as it could or should. I fought that problem first hand when I had the 350 and automatic in my truck and had hacked out the crossmember under the bellhousing and the cab weight pushed the mount brackets off the frame down until the cab was sitting on the frame rather than being held up by the mounts. __________________ Founding member of the too many projects, too little time and money club. My ongoing truck projects: 48 Chev 3100 that will run a 292 Six. 71 GMC 2500 that is getting a Cad 500 transplant. 77 C 30 dualie, 454, 4 speed with a 10 foot flatbed and hoist. It does the heavy work and hauls the projects around.