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[roger440]

Hood latch installed

[roger440]

More aftermarket junk!

Went to fit the hood seal, only to find the cutout didn't match the original. After a bit of cleaning, i decided to reuse the original rubber. So i fitted it using the clips from the new kit. 4 of these broke during fitting.

why cant stuff be made properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So i had to dig out the old rusty clips, de rust them, zinc plate them and black them. Since picture was taken they have been refitted.

All inall, another waste of money!

[roger440]

While fitting the sealing strip and looking at the cutout, i noticed something different. The hood on my car is a replacement secondhand one due to bad rust on the original. However, this plate is missing on the new one, and indeed, on all the ones on the internet!

I assume is a reinforcing plate for the bumpstop. Any ideas???

I will probably cut the old ones off the old hood, paint and bond to the current hood.

[roger440]

Powder coated crossmember temporarily fitted to car. One less item to store!

[twodko]

See what I'm sayin'........? "Thingy" is a technical term.

Tom

[roger440]

Another under car shot. I really need to do some dusting under there. Really shows up in the photos!

Pic of fuel and brake lines. These dont fit well at all do they!!! why cant they make them the right shape?

[roger440]

Rest of new washer setup

[roger440]

Ballast resistor. Needs cleaning. Tried allsorts, but nothing makes it clean! Any ideas?

[roger440]

Hood bumpstop. Is this the right one? makes the hood a bit high at the back on one side.

[roger440]

assembled pump and painted fan

[roger440]

See what I'm sayin'........? "Thingy" is a technical term.

Tom

it is indeed 

[FLG]

Buy a new resistor. There cheap enough and store that one as a backup.

[bobs66440]

Buy a new resistor. There cheap enough and store that one as a backup.

[roger440]

Buy a new resistor. There cheap enough and store that one as a backup.

Cant seem to find them with the same mounting bracket though?

[Mikesmoparperformance]

very nice work keep it up love the body color!!

[Just 6T9 CHGR]

Buy a new resistor. There cheap enough and store that one as a backup.

Cant seem to find them with the same mounting bracket though?

Our own Bill Allphin sells the correct ballast

www.amhightechauto.com



PS---car looks stunning 

[375instroke]

More aftermarket junk!

why cant stuff be made properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tell me about it.

[roger440]

Buy a new resistor. There cheap enough and store that one as a backup.

Cant seem to find them with the same mounting bracket though?

Our own Bill Allphin sells the correct ballast

www.amhightechauto.com



PS---car looks stunning 

Interesting, because my mount looks different.. I'll dig out a picture.

[roger440]

very nice work keep it up love the body color!!

And there in your Avatar IS my completed car car:)

[roger440]

While fitting the sealing strip and looking at the cutout, i noticed something different. The hood on my car is a replacement secondhand one due to bad rust on the original. However, this plate is missing on the new one, and indeed, on all the ones on the internet!

I assume is a reinforcing plate for the bumpstop. Any ideas???

I will probably cut the old ones off the old hood, paint and bond to the current hood.

Does nobody know about this?

[roger440]

Here is my firewall. The vac line currently comes out through a hole just above the A/C "thingy". This is where it was when i took the car apart.

What is the hole next to it for? It did have a choke cable in it. These dont have a manual choke do they?

Or this??

[Belgium R/T -68]

Keep up the good work.

Per

[tan top]

Here is my firewall. The vac line currently comes out through a hole just above the A/C "thingy". This is where it was when i took the car apart.

What is the hole next to it for? It did have a choke cable in it. These dont have a manual choke do they?

Or this??

hi Roger ,  the vacume line for the A/C goes through that bigger hole next to the water valve & the hole its running through at the moment , a gromet going in there from the  in side out !

[hemi-hampton]

While fitting the sealing strip and looking at the cutout, i noticed something different. The hood on my car is a replacement secondhand one due to bad rust on the original. However, this plate is missing on the new one, and indeed, on all the ones on the internet!

I assume is a reinforcing plate for the bumpstop. Any ideas???

I will probably cut the old ones off the old hood, paint and bond to the current hood.

HOOD bumper plate if I remember right.  LEON.

Does nobody know about this?

[hemi-hampton]

More aftermarket junk!

why cant stuff be made properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tell me about it.

I say the same thing all the time. Aftermarket sucks.  LEON.