That answered my question. The bolts from Ames (in the picture I posted) come with a concave serrated edge washer. The washers I took off are the flat thick ones like in your picture. I think the washers in the Ames kit are for the bracket to frame bolts. I will put my original washers back on. Hate this repop stuff!
Also I think I figured out why my car has the lower heater vent for a car with 8 track (which my car did not come with). I recalled the original owner told me he did not like the 68 "plastic looking" console. He had traded in a 65 GTO convertible on this car (Iris Mist). He told me that he installed a 65 console in the 68. I found an early picture of the interior. You can see how far the front of the console went. I think he may have used the 8 track heater vent to avoid the console hitting. the original vent. Also of interest is the old Sun Tach he installed (the drive for it was mounted on the firewall). Keen eyes will note the 67 hood tach. When he bought the car new (I have the original sales invoice) he had the dealer install a hood tach. They used the 67 style hood tach. Remember this car was delivered to him in November of 67. It was probably what they had in stock. I still have the 67 tach but car now has correct 68 style.
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