One of my first rat rod modifications was to add a hood brace. Price was great!
I replaced the hood seal rubber, my level of mechanical expertise.
I also have done a cheapskate "repair" of plugging firewall holes with Celluclay, figuring it was easy to remove whenever I restore to Pebble Beach concours standards.
But.... after spraying oil on the hood hinges, the hood gap now looks like this. WTF?