Joe B.
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First off, I did it 90% for looks. Paid $110 from an online Ford dealer. Drilled some 1 1/4" "lightening" holes for looks and changed out the emblem. I put a bend in it as shown for clearance. Trial and fit. Give it a good bend as it will spring back some. It's easy, actually. I filed some of the intake plastic rib for a little extra clearance at one spot only (shown). There's a good 1/2" clearance at the minimum. Any more bend and I could feel it when closing the hood. I did some brake torquing to visually check engine movement and it's negligible. Did a hood clearance check with putty, see photos. The brace touches the pad but not enough to leave an imprint after 3 months. The nuts are standard metric from any hardware store and I put some heavy washers under them to spread the load. Hope this helps.
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