Moving Radiator support forward
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Moving Radiator support forward
Hey, wondering what to do with the fender bracket when you move the radiator bracket forward? I know there are two sets of holes in the inner fenders, but without moving the fender bracket with the radiator it seems the inner fender would be too weak to support the fender bracket. Do you move the fender bracket forward too, if so, it doesn't appear that the fenders can easily bolt up (the ledge within the fender is not wide enough to drill another hole.
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The outboard end of the fender bracket stays in the same place. The fender bracket does move forward with the rad support. It all bolts together in the same manner no matter which set of holes the bolts go through.
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It that really the case Wayne? The brace is going to be aligned with the plane of the radiator support. Without bending something, I don't see how the fender attachment point stays unchanged. I swiped this pic from the Ford Barn.
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I wonder if the only way the holes line up is when you have a F7 or F8, as the fender brackets for those trucks are different, as well as the fenders of course. I think I'm going to make a small extension and weld it to the end of the fender bracket so it reaches the original hole in the fender.
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