I see that they offer a stainless steel hood center strip.... and I am body working the hood right now- if I remove the center strip that's on the hood now, will the hood start to separate? My strip has a fairly large gap in two places and leveling the hood is becoming a real chore with the strip installed. But I don't want the hood to separate/ buckle while I'm working on it. Anyone dealt with this?

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Last edited by Norcal Dave; 07/09/2017 4:34 PM.

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1950 Chevrolet 3600 3/4-ton with 261 engine & T5 Transmission