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It looks like the gap between the fender and the door is noticeably tighter at the bottom than the top meaning that the front of the nose may be slightly low.
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Agreed. Also looking at hood line to cowl you can see hood is low. I ended up with shim washers under the core support mounts on my stock '57.
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i have a couple of sets of each and none are the same contour on that edge. it is why guys who want perfect gaps add weld to the edges to make a gap smaller or trim the edges off and reweld the edges at the seams of their cuts.
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Check body line on fender to body line on door as previously mentioned. Ensure they are matched, aligned, "good." I can't tell you whether the repop fenders and hood are stamped well but my OEM parts needed cosmetic help to make the lines look correct. Not only was front of fender a bit low, but OE hood wouldn't bolt on straight. Shims, grinding, cutting, welding, drilling... and more than a few test fits along the way.
Watch to see that the hinges aren't "bottoming out" when closing hood. I modified the stops slightly on mine and shimmed the top of the hinge away from the cowl at the upper hinge bolt to allow the hood to close further.