Ok Nick
I just looked at my cross member again and the area
under the pads is smooth flat on my truck. Not raised
up at all.
Ken
--- Nick's Yahoo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Ken: Thanks for the input. Its the area under
> these pads that I am worried
> about (Where the Radiator Support bolts to the cross
> brace.) That is the
> area that is raised up and spider cracked. I am
> aware of the adjustment for
> hood to fender and I just trying to figure out if
> this area (under the two
> radiator support holes) should be raised up on the
> cross brace the way mine
> are or is the cross brace in that area supposed to
> be flat? Before I weld I
> need to know if I should knock the area flat.
>
> Nick K.
> 51 261 3100
> 74 454 Vette
> Oak Island NC
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kenneth Cluley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <old-chevy-truck@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 12:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [old-chevy-truck] Front Cross Member
>
>
> > Nick
> >
> > Just looked at my rad support and it has two
> elongated
> > u-shaped brackets that are riveted onto the brace
> > where it bolts to the cross member. Between the
> > crossmemeber and these brace pieces are pads that
> > raise the brace up off the cross emeber about
> 1/4". I
> > remember now that this is an ajustment point for
> the
> > hood and fenders by putting (or taking out) shims
> that
> > raises or lowers the bracket thus raising or
> lowering
> > the fenders. I can send a pic of the point where
> the
> > rad brace bolts to the frame if you would like.
> >
> > Ken
> > '50 3100
> > Wichita Falls, TX
> > --- Nick Kowalchuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> >> After removing my butchered up Radiator Support,
> I
> >> noticed the the area around the mounting holes on
> >> the cross member is slightly raised up and has
> some
> >> spider cracks around the holes. I'm going to do
> a
> >> weld repair to close these cracks but need to
> know
> >> if this area is supposed to be slightly raised.
> I'm
> >> thinking it is supposed to be flat. Maybe a PO
> >> tried jacking up the support without unbolting it
> >> and thus the raised area and the cracking?
> >>
> >> Nick K.
> >> 51 261 3100
> >> 74 454 Vette
> >> Oak Island NC
> >>
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