67-68 core support bushings/mounts - front clip don't fit no more!

[67ChevyRedneck]

Thanks for the props! If you look at mine I have washers on the top and the bottom. My mounts were all exactly the same (all four of them.) I figured that's how they were supposed to be considering how squished my front ones were. I'd just say to hell with it and keep adding 1/8 inch washers until the fenders line up, you may be surprised, it may only take 1/4" or so.

[shifty]

Originally Posted by 67ChevyRedneck

Thanks for the props! If you look at mine I have washers on the top and the bottom. My mounts were all exactly the same (all four of them.) I figured that's how they were supposed to be considering how squished my front ones were. I'd just say to hell with it and keep adding 1/8 inch washers until the fenders line up, you may be surprised, it may only take 1/4" or so.

Thanks man, rock solid advice. I finally just bit the bullet and went to work on the truck. Got my new tank flanges measured and drilled and finally figured out how to mount the tank.

I started looking at the front clip and figured, "what the hell, I'll give what 67chevyredneck suggested" and I started to bolt down the front clip. Popped in the fender bolts up top (forwardmost, closest to the cowl/door/hood) and tightened it down finger-tight on each side...then got a 1x1 board and a floor jack, jacked up the rad support until the front end was aligned, inserted the rest of the bolts, did some minor tweaking, tightened it all down, then put in the inner fender shims and bolts, then dropped the jack and pushed the front end down...I've got about 3/16" gap in the front I've got two 1/8" washers from when I pulled it off, so ...

Don't ask me how in the hell it dropped from 1" off the framerail down, but bolting it down solved everything

My truck is finally all bolted together again (relatively) for the first time in ... damn ... 6-8 months? Feel like I've made some progress. Now, If I could just get the damned battery tray to fit again