1971 Windshield trim
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Hi,
I agree that having the wiper door and it's trim, in place, will give you a betterd idea where the fender trim needs to be, and how you might be able to attach it.
Regards,
Alan
I agree that having the wiper door and it's trim, in place, will give you a betterd idea where the fender trim needs to be, and how you might be able to attach it.
Regards,
Alan
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I got a new air cleaner to let me put the original hood on. So the hood, vent, and wiper door are all back on. I took some pictures with the trim loosely in place. This also brought up another thing I want to look into, the piece that holds the hood up when its open is only connected by one bolt at the bottom and I have not seen a second hole, this will be the second set of pictures.
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Hi EJ,
The pictures certainly make it look like you should be able to make the fender trim work.
Can you perhaps look in the wheel well to see where the other hood support bolt goes. From your picture I can't really tell if it's the proper support or not.
Regards,
Alan
The pictures certainly make it look like you should be able to make the fender trim work.
Can you perhaps look in the wheel well to see where the other hood support bolt goes. From your picture I can't really tell if it's the proper support or not.
Regards,
Alan
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From: myrtle beach sc
Army
There may be a broken off bolt where the rust spot is, under the mounting bracket. The bracket is twisted up to the right and almost hitting the radiator. I see a spot that looks like a sheared off bolt to me in the bottom portion of that rust spot on the inner fender.
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This is the other picture I took of the support, its a little further away. I did try to remove the existing bolt, but I will need a breaker bar to get that thing loose. Aside from being able to twist up and down I don't believe its going to come apart, at least not for awhile.
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Hi EJ,
I believe that either that's not a 71 hood support, or it's mounted incorrectly.
The original had 1 bolt that went through the hood surround gutter, and 2 that bolt to the apron support bracket.
Regards,
Alan
I believe that either that's not a 71 hood support, or it's mounted incorrectly.
The original had 1 bolt that went through the hood surround gutter, and 2 that bolt to the apron support bracket.
Regards,
Alan
Last edited by Alan 71; Apr 30, 2012 at 08:23 AM.
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Somehow, it doesn't shock me that it isn't mounted correctly. The bracket looks similar, so I will just have to take a closer look at things and try to get it off to find the other bolt holes that are missing.
Thanks for all the help!
Thanks for all the help!
Melting Slicks
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You can make those trim pieces work glue them down and make them close as you can or what will make you happy. Just a bit of warning: I think you should look closely at the windshield pillars and address some of the possible rust issues that may be hiding there. The picture with the NCRS sticker shows the passenger side behind the windshield and it seems like there is a good bit of rust showing behind the inside trim piece, then at the meeting or the horizontal dash piece with the perpendicular pillar there looks like some deterioration starting. You may not want to deal with it but the sooner the better....
just my thoughts
Sully
just my thoughts
Sully
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Melting Slicks
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From: Tolland CT
Just a bit of warning: I think you should look closely at the windshield pillars and address some of the possible rust issues that may be hiding there. The picture with the NCRS sticker shows the passenger side behind the windshield and it seems like there is a good bit of rust showing behind the inside trim piece, then at the meeting or the horizontal dash piece with the perpendicular pillar there looks like some deterioration starting. You may not want to deal with it but the sooner the better....
just my thoughts
Sully
just my thoughts
Sully
The factory packed the area between the hood surround and lower windshield corner with caulk. The caulk dries over time, pulling away from the birdcage, creating a pocket to hold moisture and dirt. This is where rust sometimes begins. Once perforated you'll get water leaks which may be tough to trace. I suggest digging out the caulk and taking a close look while you're in there. If you find rust through, there are two options I've heard of to fix it. Cut the corners off the hood surround to gain access to this area. If you're doing surgery to that area anyway, this may be a good time to fix this. Downside is some report issues hiding the seam when you reattach the cover piece. Other option is more drastic, removing the front clip and fire wall.
Here's a link to a website, some photos of the area I'm talking about clearly exposed...
http://www.corvette-restoration.com/...ll_removal.htm
Hope yours is clean. A lot of work to fix...
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That looks like a 71 hood support but if the hood is a 72 or later it will not work without modification. There is a difference in the placement of the mounting holes on the later hoods which would explain the modification to the mounting location.I believe that on the later hoods the support bracket holes are about two inch closer to the hing holes.
Last edited by Roco71; Apr 30, 2012 at 01:25 PM.
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That isn't rust, its the foam and backing of the vinyl pieces. Its just this stuff shown below that was stuck on the car, that piece came off hard the first time I took it off so the foam start adhering to the car itself.
