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GNOSEZ, When will those new full length frame rails be ready?

ZSaint, I worked on the alignment of the headlight buckets a little. I do believe that I have other front end problems because I noticed that one had some hairline cracks near the top back corner where they meet with the fender and the hood. I'm still suspecting that maybe one or both of the supports is bent. I'm going to hold off on working on it for awhile because 1) I don't want to crack those buckets anymore and 2) I'm probably going to repaint next year sometime. If I repaint I'll be able to disassemble the whole front end and start over. I believe that if you loosen the bolts on the buckets and fenders that you'll get the alignment you want. Check out EScanlon's directions below. Yes the headlight buckets are often called sugar scoops. Definitely let me know what you find out.

My appoligies to Escanlon. I didn't mean to ignore you. However I did read the post and found myself thinking the same thing ... "did he read my post?". As I mentioned in the first post, "The back of the hood fits fine as well as the front to back fit. I've adjusted the hood hinges down as far as they will go and the fenders are already as high as they will go." So there is no more room for movement down on the hood or up on the fenders. The hood is not bent and the transistion from the back of the hood to the front compared to the fenders is smooth (no bumps or waves). It opens and closes fine. I'll let you know how it goes this week when I'm able to look at it. GunnerRob ... I'll try the tape so I don't scratch anything. Thanks for your help.