[VWNate1]

Well ;

I'm 6' tall and I now need a thing to stand on occasionally too ~ I usually grab an old spare 1959 Nash Metropolitan wheel & tire I have lying 'round, it's handy and worthless, no point in throwing anything I might one day use, away, amIrite ? .

Too bad I didn't know you needed it, the original radiator bracing had an 'X' welded across it, usually cut off during the first clutch replacement ~ I had a nice one left over from my '49 3100 and tossed it in the scrap pile because no one here wants old Chevy parts .

The 'X' was added due to flexing of the front sheet metal and cracking like you have .