[Goldengophersax56]

The most complicated part of the project by this point was figuring out how the radiator shell and front bumper would mount with the new frame (since the hood and fenders mount to the shell). Several steps back (and I don't have good pictures unfortunately) I ended up taking the 76 tranny mount and welding it between the sway bar brackets with a plate on each end. This sat between the front frame rails and gave me a good solid plate to bolt the radiator shell to. I then cut the extra "V" shape out of the bottom of the radiator shell and welded a steel plate across it. This got the shell down to the right height (while still letting me fit the stock radiator in the shell.

Because the front of the frame narrows on the '76, I had to widen it so that my front bumper could bolt back on. I took a chunk of leftover '56 frame, narrowed it and welded it back together. Then, I welded those chunks of frame to the outside of the '76 frame. After that, I test fitted the bumper, cut out the extra pieces, welded it up, smoothed it out and called it good. Front bumper is now able to bolt on.