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1979 Hood insulation question
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1979 Hood insulation question
The insulation was missing from my 79. I bought replacement but here's my question. How much or how far down should it go? The piece I bought seems to be longer than what was in the car (from what I can tell). Anyone have any pics of what it should look like?... 
Tony.
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Originally Posted by MILO
On my '79 L48 it's a short one. Covers about half the hood.
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Originally Posted by Wuttin
same on my L82...halfway. I'll try to peek at the AIM and see if the detail shows
I have seen many 79 L-48 and one 78 L-48 with the long pads...
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I had this same question not long ago when I got my 79 painted and replaced the insulation.
The old insulation I had covered the whole underside of the hood, but the new insulation I got only covered half of it. I kind of like the looks of the smaller pad.
From what I found, the half hood insulation is most likely the original.
My car had also been painted back in the 80s and I think they added the long insulation then, but don't know for sure. As another suggested, I suppose it's possible that it varied based on model even within the same year.
Here's an old thread where I asked the same question:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show..._id=119&arch=1
The old insulation I had covered the whole underside of the hood, but the new insulation I got only covered half of it. I kind of like the looks of the smaller pad.
From what I found, the half hood insulation is most likely the original.
My car had also been painted back in the 80s and I think they added the long insulation then, but don't know for sure. As another suggested, I suppose it's possible that it varied based on model even within the same year.
Here's an old thread where I asked the same question:
http://forums.corvetteforum.com/show..._id=119&arch=1
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ZIP has two choices...GM style half mat for 76-79 and a full hood mat(not noted as GM style) for 76-79......
Not sure what that means...(have not received AIM for 78 yet....)
Found nothing at Dr Rebuild for 78-79...
Not sure what that means...(have not received AIM for 78 yet....)
Found nothing at Dr Rebuild for 78-79...
Last edited by rihwoods; Mar 21, 2006 at 04:04 PM.
