My 66 Cuda water pump nightmare

It's the photo I measured from the firewall to the support and it's fine, the core support is stamped from the factory with a 3/4 difference from driver to passenger side where the radiator mounts, the new radiator has both brackets mounted at the same distance. This radiator is for a 66 dart [hose inlet/outlet is what I needed] I think I have a fix for my issues.


as the photos clearly show the stamping is raised on the drivers side so I have to shim the other side to keep radiator even.