frame to radiator support measurement

[farquharson]

does anyone have the measurement from the frame to the bottom of the radiator support where it bolts to the frame I do not have any of the shims or spring and am trying to mock up the fenders for door jam clearance.

Thanks Mike

[gasman826]

hang the fenders FIRST and THEN shim the core support

[lalessi1]

See if this helps.

http://57fordsforever.com/smf/index.php?topic=3238.0

[RICH MUISE]

Mike..........as the referenced service bulletin will show, there is no set dimension that you had asked for. That's the point where the front end sheetmetal assembly is shimmed/adjusted to line up the fenders, etc. with the main body. If you don't have any of the bolt/shim/spring components and you're just looking for a starting point to begin assembling front sheetmetal, I can check to see where mine is just as a rough reference.
I may be leaving shortly for a '57 roadtrip and I will be stopping at a friends place in Lawton, OK who I think is parting out some '57's I'll check to see if he has the shims, bolts, and important spring that you're missing. I will be back late tommorrow.

[farquharson]

thank you I have shimed mine up to where the gaps look good but I have about an 1 1/4" spacing seems like a lot.
thanks

[RICH MUISE]

Mine is about 5/8................so half where yours is, however, over 60 years, that "skid plate" designed bracket,  on mine, or anybody's could have easily been distorted from hitting a high curb, so who knows?? That 5/8 is to she sheet metal bracket, not the 1/8" thick plate welded to the top of it.
My friend in Lawton was not answering his phone, so I didn't get to stop by his shop Monday. I did stop by Owen's Salvage in Wellington, Tx also, but Bob wasn't there. Bob may have a set of hardware.

[farquharson]

Thank you so much I will try to call them and see if they have the parts.

Mike