Fitting a Rockauto radiator

[saxart]

I'm trying to fit up a Rockauto radiator and having a bit of trouble deciding how to proceed. Here are some pics of what is going on. Feel free to give any thoughts/experience you have with this.

Got a brand new set of 4-core radiator mounts.



As you can see, it fits very well on the bottom side.





Here's where the problem comes in. The top mounts fit the radiator well, but they end up being too high (~3/4") off the radiator support to mount up the bolts.



What is the best way to deal with this? If I remove the cushions from the top mounts, it will bolt up, but I'm guessing running metal brackets against the radiator with no cushions won't last long. My initial thought was to cut down the thickness of both the top and bottom radiator cushions, but I figured I'd ask here first. (Another thought was to make up some spacer blocks and run the top mounts up higher, but that just looks so wrong.)

I can understand the temptation to say, "You should return that and buy BRAND-X radiator", but I've had this one sitting in the box in the garage for about 6 months now, so the 30-day return policy is over., so I am committed to keep this and make it work.

Thanks