Hood dimples
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Hood dimples
I am taking down my 72 LT1 to the frame to begin restoration.
On the area in front of the hood there are raised areas over each underlying fastener .Could this be due to shrinkage of the glass or
swelling of the rivot from corrosion.No cracks are evident.
Has anyone seen this before.Thanks
On the area in front of the hood there are raised areas over each underlying fastener .Could this be due to shrinkage of the glass or
swelling of the rivot from corrosion.No cracks are evident.
Has anyone seen this before.Thanks
Drifting
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From: Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
I am taking down my 72 LT1 to the frame to begin restoration.
On the area in front of the hood there are raised areas over each underlying fastener .Could this be due to shrinkage of the glass or
swelling of the rivot from corrosion.No cracks are evident.
Has anyone seen this before.Thanks
On the area in front of the hood there are raised areas over each underlying fastener .Could this be due to shrinkage of the glass or
swelling of the rivot from corrosion.No cracks are evident.
Has anyone seen this before.Thanks
Search for Header Bar Replacement. A lot of guys here have documented this repair.
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi one-72,
I agree that very often it is rust on the header bar, but not always.
On my car the header showed no sign of rust anywhere and the fellow who advised me as I did the body work felt it was shrinkage, and that a thin skim coat of filler was what was needed as a fix. I'm usually a big believer in 'better safe than sorry', but this time I listened to him.
3 years later he's still right.
How much do they show, what does the headlight bar look like, and how lucky do you feel?
Regards,
Alan
I agree that very often it is rust on the header bar, but not always.
On my car the header showed no sign of rust anywhere and the fellow who advised me as I did the body work felt it was shrinkage, and that a thin skim coat of filler was what was needed as a fix. I'm usually a big believer in 'better safe than sorry', but this time I listened to him.
3 years later he's still right.
How much do they show, what does the headlight bar look like, and how lucky do you feel?
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Oct 25, 2008 at 02:51 PM.
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