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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 08:11 AM
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i am about to test fit the complete nose on a 72 coupe ,rad support is installed should i install a/c cond and rad with shroud or wait for permenent installation , any hints or tricks to do this i am not a body guy the only nose i ever installed was 3years ago on a 61 vette and it didnt fall off yet actually it is holding up pretty good for an amauter the 72 was wacked good on the side so i am concerned with lenth and width as i pulled chassis sideways and frontpull to straighten, all measurements came out good ,i guess fitting nose will tell
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Old Apr 13, 2007 | 11:14 AM
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I hear ya...kinda going through that myself...this is my first and I haven't got the nose off yet...I'd like to de-bond the nose and re-align it. post some pics as you go and go for it, you'll have to dry fit it anyways so you can always take it back off if not satisfied .
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