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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 05:34 PM
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What are ya'll using to hold them on
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Old Sep 7, 2007 | 06:16 PM
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3M gasket adhesive works very well I think. Get the black kind so it blends with the block.
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Originally Posted by Durango_boy
3M gasket adhesive works very well I think. Get the black kind so it blends with the block.

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As a side issue, be careful when installing them. Don't place them where they will cause too much upward pressure on the hood as stress cracks can result. Ask me how I know.
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As a side issue, be careful when installing them. Don't place them where they will cause too much upward pressure on the hood as stress cracks can result. Ask me how I know.
Not to sound like a *** but there's gonna be some stress
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Originally Posted by croaker
Not to sound like a *** but there's gonna be some stress
eh....show me a older vette with any miles on the latest paint job, or even a brand new vette without stress cracks somewhere...

gimme 40k miles in real traffic, not freeway flying....

tain't happenin'.....

course then again, not on a steel car either....

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