So for now I am going to put off welding on the fender, just because I want to move forward with the hood body work before the snow comes and the fact that I want to move onto that stage anyway.
So I have been trying to align my hood the best I can. I have billet hinges from Little Shop MFG
https://www.littleshopmfg.com/81-c10...t-hood-hinges/
Its a very nice set with a lot more adjustment built in, especially side to side.
I need to take the hood cowl off so I can adjust the side to side part of the hinge some more. But right now I can see that there will need to be a lot of welding to the edges to get the gaps correct. I have the hood aligned so the front side is pretty much flush with the front of the fenders.
Here are some pics of where the hood is at now. The biggest cap is roughly 3/8" but the cowl to fender and hood to fender (back side) is right at 5/16" and I want everything to be at 3/16'' like the rest of the body gaps.