Radiator Shroud Fix
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Radiator Shroud Fix
Anyone have any ideas on how to repair this:
someone must have cut out this section to get it to fit back in.
I bought a new shroud from Corvette Central and it isn't even close to fitting!
Anyone????
Thanks
Russ
someone must have cut out this section to get it to fit back in.
I bought a new shroud from Corvette Central and it isn't even close to fitting!
Anyone????
Thanks
Russ
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Imho, ....
IMHO, on my 72, (warning; this is a Bubba fix, LOL's).
I took an ABS plastic mud flap from AutoZone, cut to fit with a little overlap, drilled holes and pop riveted to fasten, & then painted everything flat black. Not very noticeable and restored the function of the shroud.
FWIIW, On other plastic parts like this, 4 wheeler, etc.. I have taken a soldering iron and melted the plastic edge and weaved it back and forth across the joint between the old piece and the new piece. Most soldering iron kits have a thin blade tip in addition to the regular soldering iron tip that is for this purpose.
Hope this might help.
I took an ABS plastic mud flap from AutoZone, cut to fit with a little overlap, drilled holes and pop riveted to fasten, & then painted everything flat black. Not very noticeable and restored the function of the shroud.
FWIIW, On other plastic parts like this, 4 wheeler, etc.. I have taken a soldering iron and melted the plastic edge and weaved it back and forth across the joint between the old piece and the new piece. Most soldering iron kits have a thin blade tip in addition to the regular soldering iron tip that is for this purpose.
Hope this might help.
Last edited by 20mercury; Jul 23, 2015 at 10:10 AM.
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From: Mystic Ct.
That's the only thing holding me up from starting my new engine!!!!
Can't believe the reproductions are so thin and the one I got doesn't fit.
Thanks
Russ
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When looking for a used shroud, many of them had broken tabs that had been fixed. One of them looked really well mended so I asked the guy how he did it and he replied back with this in an email, maybe it might help to call CI:
I used a black resin and fiberglass mesh. The black resin is from Corvette Images from Oregon, they make press-molded fiberglass body parts for corvettes.
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With Redvetracr's help and AzMotorheads suggestion you could end up with a functional, near invisible repair.
I'm cheap and use a regular soldering iron. Stab, tack the crack or replacement piece then smooth out the repair. Kind of welding and smoothing out the repair.
Redvetracr try the soldering iron, you may not be throwing out those damaged shrouds!
I'm cheap and use a regular soldering iron. Stab, tack the crack or replacement piece then smooth out the repair. Kind of welding and smoothing out the repair.
Redvetracr try the soldering iron, you may not be throwing out those damaged shrouds!
Last edited by toylman; Jul 26, 2015 at 08:55 AM. Reason: spelling