[dscott]

Mike, the brackets on the raditor support don't need to be centered since the rod which holds the hinge can be moved side to side. I use the scribe marks on the firewall as a reference. I set the latch box on the firewall and space it up about 3/8" from the bottom. You want to make sure the box is sitting at an angle to match the angle of the hood pin. I normally have to elongate the holes in the hood pin so it can be moved whatever direction I need.

I've never tried this without the body so it will be hard to match everything up since you don't know how the hood will sit with the body on.
Don