Kevin, looks like yours was a bit harder to get at given you weren't working with a bare cab like I was. And yes, the 54/55 cowl vents are slightly different shape than the earlier trucks. If your gasket fits well, that's good. Is that second picture of yours with the new gasket in place? If so it wasn't too thick like mine was.


Kevin
1951 Chevy 3100 work truck
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1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car)
Busting rust since the mid-60's
If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together.