Ever notice your fan shroud doesn't fit - Upper radiator brackets

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I can only speak for a 4-row 1971 BBC AT with A/C. Before I rebuilt my truck the shroud just wasn't right and I didn't know why. Many shrouds see scrapes because they're not installed right. Heck on my truck they didn't even install the lower brackets right, the core support's lower rear edge has to be bent down some to so the brackets are flush for a 4 row radiator, but the factory didn't bother.

The parts book for upper brackets calls for one part number. I've bought after market, NOS and have the original brackets, and all of them have one thing in common, which is the area that mounts the shroud needs to be bent well downward for the right fit. Of course the factory didn't bother with that either.

Correct radiators, shrouds and core supports don't lie, but the brackets sure do. Strange the factory didn't supply the right mounts to begin with.