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I have a '48 half ton, and I'm putting on the optional trim that sits on the top of the hood. Not the Chevrolet name plate, but the large pot metal piece. There are collars around the bolts that stick down through the holes in the hood about a quarter inch or so, and tightening nuts to these wouldn't hold the trim on tight. Is there a special collar that fits over the trim collar to enable me to tighten it down? Or do I just stack a couple of washers over it? :confused:

It's not so much a special washer as it's a special nut. I don't have a good picture of pne that I can post, but I can give a description. What you need is what the call a trim nut. It's a stamped steel nut, similar to a speed nut, that has a recess in it. That puts the threaded part that attaches the part above the shoulder on the mounting studs. Some will also have a rubber washer bonded to them as well. You should be able to get them at any body supply shop, or maybe the flaps. If I have one loose, I'll take a pic of it and post it.

I'd go with what Bill said since working with one piece is easier but you can use the small freeze plugs like go in the end of an oil galley. Drill a hole in the center, usually a 3/16 and put it on with the concave side over the shoulder of the ornament stud. If you include the lock washer that's 3 pieces and a little trickier to start.

Thanks, guys. I used a rubber grommet over each of the shoulders, then two or three washers with the inside diameter large enough to go over the shoulders, then a flat washer, lock washer, and nut. It's not the prettiest setup, but it'll work until I can find the correct trim nuts.