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I'm in the process of painting the hood of my old 46'
The side plates of the hood have the locking mechanism on them. If I remove the locking mechanism by drilling out the rivets is there a fastener available to replace the rivets that looks presentable? Thank you.
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Your question depends on what you are trying to achieve with your truck. 100% authentic restoration requires going back with a rivet of exact match to original. otherwise, machine screw lock washer and nut works great. I plan to bolt my hood halves back together in lieu of riveting. Spot welds will be puddle welded.


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