Thanks for the info. I have the new gasket on the way. The trunk is all welded in, actually the car is near ready to paint, so I will be doing tactical adjustment to make it work. It seems all the first year series Barracudas have some interesting issues, 64 1/2, 67, and 70. I have very early production number cars on gen 1 and gen 3, the gen 3 being an early production convertable.