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    Threaded rod through a sheet metal hole vs a non-threaded pin -- are the threads going to cause problems?

    In essence that is what I did...welded nuts to the inside of the scoop then will attach with screws and some loctite. I think I will just go with threaded rod and if tightened fully it will not move. I could fabricate some kind of stud with a narrow plain section and threads on both ends but I...
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    Threaded rod through a sheet metal hole vs a non-threaded pin -- are the threads going to cause problems?

    I made a hood scoop and am attaching it to the hood using screws that originate in the underside of the scoop and then go through holes in the hood skin and the hood understructure. Similar to how the scoops were put on some of those Roadrunners and the like back in the late '60s. Should I...
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    Tig **** welding sheet steel - panel alignment issues

    I am welding in new metal to fix rust holes along the front edge of my bronco hood. There is no backside access. Even though I tack the panels every half inch with perfect alignment and flush surfaces, when I do the weld they move and become not co-planar. Is there any way to prevent this or...
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