Front sheet metal alignment with DSE subframe

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Originally Posted by snappytravis

It sounds like the car may have had some dukes of hazard action at one time, forcing the cowl mounts upwards? just and idea, I have had to jack cars up under the rocker say aprox front seat area and then tighten lower fender bolt. I also would look closely at any pictures you have before you disassembled car to verify gaps with factory subframe, I hate to use shims but that is how they would have done it at the factory,

No Dukes of Hazard action at least since the restoration. The car's was on a frame rack to verify with the stock subframe.

Everything went together just fine when the car was all stock. Might try your trick along with loosening the subframe bolts.