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I will be applying widow urethane tube caulk through the holes (Red Arrows) in the braces to create supports about every 5 inches along ALL the supports, front, back, sides and center, and the jack screws will be removed. The urethane will adhere to the aluminum and keep in in place once the machine screws are removed. (you can not see it, but there is a thin strip of aluminum under the center channel brace) The aluminum is not glued to the underside of the hood. This should allow for some shifting between the two if any shrinking and expansion should occur. The long machine screws in the side braces used for "jacking" the hood will be replaced with shorter ones to keep the bar stock in place which will serve as additonal siffeners for those braces. The first and last screws on the center brace will also be relaced with shorter screws to hold the channel in permantly. Then the final sanding and filling will be performed.