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    Quote Originally Posted by GoDadGo View Post
    Gentlemen,

    I'm not familiar with McMaster.
    How can I locate them?

    Steve
    I didn't think you could build a car without McMaster-Carr.

    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Kleiner View Post
    I will caution you that this may be one of those cases where trying to reinvent the wheel to make something "better" can ultimately make life difficult later (specifically for the body guy). Just sayin'...

    Jeff
    Just let the body guy fix it. At least if his name is Jeff. The Jeff's can fix anything.
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    Quote Originally Posted by boat737 View Post
    Very nice Paul. Do you by chance remember the McMaster number for the closed cell foam you used?
    Quote Originally Posted by GoDadGo View Post
    Gentlemen,

    I'm not familiar with McMaster.
    How can I locate them?

    Steve
    The foam I used for the hood outline was McMaster 8512K96. https://www.mcmaster.com/#8512k96/=16w814b. The 25 foot piece was enough for #7750 and the Anniversary build. It's 1/2-inch thick but was thick enough to fill the opening on both builds, and is in the pictures I posted.

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    I didn't use pop rivets to hold the rubber snubbers in place around the hood opening. They won't allow you to adjust the body to follow the hood shape. I drilled and tapped the 3/4 inch tube for machine screws at each snubber location. I waited about a week after the final body installation, to let the body settle and find its final shape on the frame, then used the machine screws to match the hood opening and hood height. Once I had the height where I wanted it, I removed and re installed the screws, one at a time, with a little blue loctite on them. They haven't moved in three years.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Kleiner View Post
    I will caution you that this may be one of those cases where trying to reinvent the wheel to make something "better" can ultimately make life difficult later (specifically for the body guy). Just sayin'...

    Jeff
    Point Well Taken!

    I'll know when I test fit the body again if this is a good or bad idea.

    Thanks for being the Devils Advocate on this issue because I've stubbed more than a few toes with my off beat build.
    Last edited by GoDadGo; 03-24-2017 at 11:26 AM.

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    I agree with Jeff. This has really not been a complicated issue in the past. Re-read Edward's comments in the bottom of his post #29.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jeff Kleiner View Post
    I will caution you that this may be one of those cases where trying to reinvent the wheel to make something "better" can ultimately make life difficult later (specifically for the body guy). Just sayin'...

    Jeff
    What, I can't reinvent the wheel and totally ignore the advice give here, go ahead and fix a problem NO one has had.. how dare you.

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    But I Love Reinventing The Wheel!

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    Makes life interesting to say the least, don't you think?
    Last edited by GoDadGo; 03-24-2017 at 01:40 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by edwardb View Post
    The foam I used for the hood outline was McMaster 8512K96. https://www.mcmaster.com/#8512k96/=16w814b. The 25 foot piece was enough for #7750 and the Anniversary build. It's 1/2-inch thick but was thick enough to fill the opening on both builds, and is in the pictures I posted.
    Hey Sir EdwardB,

    > I received the foam tape from McMaster & you were spot on yet again.
    > It works much better & fills the gap very well compared to the material included in the kit.
    > Thanks-O-Million!

    Steve

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    Quote Originally Posted by GoDadGo View Post
    Hey Sir EdwardB,

    > I received the foam tape from McMaster & you were spot on yet again.
    > It works much better & fills the gap very well compared to the material included in the kit.
    > Thanks-O-Million!

    Steve
    Cool! Glad it worked for you.
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    I received the foam strip for the hood outline yesterday from McMaster-Carr. I placed the body on the car, with the help of Jeepurz, and it looks great. Completely filled the gap.

    Thanks everyone.
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