Help identify sealant (pics)
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Drifting
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From: Miami, FL
Help identify sealant (pics)
Hi all,
Under the rear deck of my '70 convert above the astro vent there is some sealant I would like to know if any original cars share the same description. It looks messy but i don't know if this was from work done on the car or it came this way.
The passenger side is shown with the astro actuator beneath. The material is very brittle and hard.
The driver side does not have the same brittle sealant across the entire length, but does have some soft pliable caulk at one end.
Under the rear deck of my '70 convert above the astro vent there is some sealant I would like to know if any original cars share the same description. It looks messy but i don't know if this was from work done on the car or it came this way.
The passenger side is shown with the astro actuator beneath. The material is very brittle and hard.
The driver side does not have the same brittle sealant across the entire length, but does have some soft pliable caulk at one end.
Team Owner
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GCCCH,
Great Pictures!!!! But, no answer!!!! I'm completely DUMB about convertibles.
Now an IMPORTANT question.... are the Astro doors and flappers riveted or screwed (into J-nuts) to the fiberglass underbody.
I can't quite tell on either side, although the pass side looks like a cross headed screw.
Thanks,
Alan
Great Pictures!!!! But, no answer!!!! I'm completely DUMB about convertibles.
Now an IMPORTANT question.... are the Astro doors and flappers riveted or screwed (into J-nuts) to the fiberglass underbody.
I can't quite tell on either side, although the pass side looks like a cross headed screw.
Thanks,
Alan
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Drifting
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From: Miami, FL
Greg
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Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,692
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From: Miami, FL
GCCCH,
Great Pictures!!!! But, no answer!!!! I'm completely DUMB about convertibles.
Now an IMPORTANT question.... are the Astro doors and flappers riveted or screwed (into J-nuts) to the fiberglass underbody.
I can't quite tell on either side, although the pass side looks like a cross headed screw.
Thanks,
Alan
Great Pictures!!!! But, no answer!!!! I'm completely DUMB about convertibles.
Now an IMPORTANT question.... are the Astro doors and flappers riveted or screwed (into J-nuts) to the fiberglass underbody.
I can't quite tell on either side, although the pass side looks like a cross headed screw.
Thanks,
Alan
Greg
Thread Starter
Drifting
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 1,692
Likes: 157
From: Miami, FL
GCCCH,
Great Pictures!!!! But, no answer!!!! I'm completely DUMB about convertibles.
Now an IMPORTANT question.... are the Astro doors and flappers riveted or screwed (into J-nuts) to the fiberglass underbody.
I can't quite tell on either side, although the pass side looks like a cross headed screw.
Thanks,
Alan
Great Pictures!!!! But, no answer!!!! I'm completely DUMB about convertibles.
Now an IMPORTANT question.... are the Astro doors and flappers riveted or screwed (into J-nuts) to the fiberglass underbody.
I can't quite tell on either side, although the pass side looks like a cross headed screw.
Thanks,
Alan
They are phillips screws but I don't know what they screw into. I'm not planning to disassemble it for now although I suspect the actuator is not working. When I do I'll need to replace the foam seal but right now it's not important. The top is down all the time and will probably remain that way.
Greg
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