Gerahead's 71 Dart

A good friend of mine came over this morning to help me hang the sheet metal panels in prep for final paint. We got the deck lid, rear valence, doors, fenders and hood installed and aligned to satisfaction (gotta keep reminding myself that this isn't a show car). I figured it would be a good idea to install the fender extensions and check the hood alignment for the front to back position. The hood looked like it needed to go to the rear just a tad.
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Then it happened! The rear-most mount hole in the driver side of the hood stripped! Are you f'ing kidding me!!! Talk about going from a state of elation to a state of depression in a minute! :BangHead:Currently evaluating options, but man, that hurts! L8r!

Jim