Superbird engine bay sealer

[rickroadrunner]

This is a photo of my engine bay before stripping. The black kneaded filler looked like it had been there a long time.
I have not seen this in any other photos. Has anybody seen before?

[Highbanked Hauler]

 Possibly to seal a water leak as the metal fit is marginal at that spot on my 68.

[pettybird]

it's factory.  there are also two rectangular holes towards the middle of (if I remember right) the cowl to firewall pinch weld.

[rickroadrunner]

Thanks, my painter seemed to think it was applied at the factory. Could anybody please post some photos of original engine bays showing any sealer that may be applied to look original. I took photos of mine, but keen to see others. This would be good reference for engine bay restoration.

[wingcar]

Are you sure it's not just an assembly workers old gum......?

[maxwellwedge]

It's a B-Body thing... 

Have a look here....  http://www.moparaction.com/Article/JIMS_BIRD/index.html

[pettybird]

you can see where another 'blob' goes if you look at the picture taken from the right side.  it's right next to where the washer hose crosses the pinch weld.

[tan top]

It's a B-Body thing...  

Have a look here....  http://www.moparaction.com/Article/JIMS_BIRD/index.html

 be interesting to see if the sequential & SPDs are close  with those cars  

[pettybird]

Jim's car is obviously nicer than our birds (though I wouldn't trade with him for no orange car  )

Here's a pic of my unrepainted engine bay...you can see how the blue is coming off that sealer, too.  It was definitely put on first.

[pettybird]

 be interesting to see if the sequential & SPDs are close  with those cars  

Rick's car and ours were not built in the same batch.  My B5 car had it too and wasn't in sequence either.

[tan top]

be interesting to see if the sequential & SPDs are close  with those cars  

Rick's car and ours were not built in the same batch.  My B5 car had it too and wasn't in sequence either.

oh right ,  

heres a hemi bird  , pictures are small but can just make out , same  body calking   

[thehemikid]

 This local bird someone started an outside repaint in the mid/late 70's but never finished. The present owner has had it for about 31 yrs, & finally started restoring it in 06.

[rickroadrunner]

Thanks hemikid, those photos are just what I was looking for!
It just seemed weird how on my Bird, it looked like the putty was put on after. Maybe over the years, the paint did not adhere and just fell off.

[pettybird]

yep...you can see the same on mine. 

My B5 car was a lot "neater" like Jim's is.  Maybe our petty cars were done by the same drunk guy nonetheless 

[Highbanked Hauler]

O come on, you know our cars got the utmost of care when they were built.