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Navy, is it a car hood or a truck hood? Nice fender patching! I wouldn't get discouraged on the front clip alignment. I've been told by a lot of great body and panel guys that the 37-40 fords are the hardest of all pre-war cars to align the front sheet metal on. I would assume it is the same for the trucks through 41 too.

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Navy, is it a car hood or a truck hood? Nice fender patching! I wouldn't get discouraged on the front clip alignment. I've been told by a lot of great body and panel guys that the 37-40 fords are the hardest of all pre-war cars to align the front sheet metal on. I would assume it is the same for the trucks through 41 too.

I took the hood off a 40 p/u, it was just laying on the fenders with no cross member in it. I have a 40 truck cross member with rusted off ends that I'll be splicing new ends on that I cut off a 40 Deluxe hood cross member. Trying to get the front right, it makes the whole truck.

Here's the latest work on the hood. The cross member/brace was needing some repair before putting it in the hood. First on the list was the Hinge studs, I used 3/8 shoulder bolts and turned them down, drilled and tapped them.
To be welded on the back side

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