Front Crossmember Question!

[amullis]

Well Here it goes. I hope that I did not waste my money but I bought a new front cross-member for my 68 chevy pickup. I think that the cross-member that i bought is for a later model pickup "73-87". I was under the impression that I could unbolt my entire 68 cross-member and simply bolt the later model cross-member in my truck. That was until I got mine out tonight and did a few precautionary measurements and found that my 68 cross-member is about a half inch wider at the point where it bolts to the frame. I hope that I did not waste my money on this newer model (already rebuilt) cross-member!!!

If you guys have any suggestions as to how I can fix this problem I would greatly appreciate them.

Thanks,
AMullis