The old girl is back! The nose I bought up North was in sorry condition! Sanding through many layers of paint, I found numerous cracks in addition to those I knew of. In retrospect, my broken original grill would have been an easier fix.
I did the glass work in the basement during winter. It doesn't smell too good, but is well isolated from the living area.
Paint waited for a warm day, as I hate heating the garage 24 hours a day, (wood furnace).
I did a lot of reinforcing around the hinges. Originally, hinges attached with four bolts through 1/4" of fiberglass. Now I've added wings to the hinges, filled the voids near the hinges with Tiger Hair, and added 32 stainless screws. I also added 1/4 x 3 30" tall to the bottom of the hinges & 1/4 x 2 x 3 Rectangular tubing to sandwich the flat panel behind the grill.
It looks perfect from 10 feet away, except the rest of the cab is faded somewhat. Now the dump body needs paint. Seth is lobbying for Caterpillar Yellow.
With new radiator, I took her out 40 miles today, not a flaw!