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Thought I would try something different on my 67. I don't like the full blanket style insulation with clips holding it on so I went with DEI's self adhesive mat and cut panels to fit the divisions in the hood. Looks good to me, just got to work on the wrinkles where it was rolled up in the box.
A heat lamp or heat gun/hair dryer will soften those wrinkles. I agree this looks better.
I guess engine heat would do the job but I'm going to speed the process with a heat gun or a steamer.
Wonder what Oldsmobile engineers had in mind with the nonsymmetrical structural bracing under the hood. Sure wasn't to save on tooling costs.
I guess engine heat would do the job but I'm going to speed the process with a heat gun or a steamer.
Wonder what Oldsmobile engineers had in mind with the nonsymmetrical structural bracing under the hood. Sure wasn't to save on tooling costs.
Looks symmetric to me. The bracing was designed to provide support to prevent oilcanning of the outer panel. There are panel adhesive globs between the inner and outer to stiffen the hood.
Wonder what Oldsmobile engineers had in mind with the nonsymmetrical structural bracing under the hood. Sure wasn't to save on tooling costs.
It's possible the area was evaluated and designed as a "crumple zone". The hood buckles to absorb impact, prevent windshield damage and protect driver & front-seat passenger.
It's possible the area was evaluated and designed as a "crumple zone". The hood buckles to absorb impact, prevent windshield damage and protect driver & front-seat passenger.
The crumple zone design wasn't required until the 1971 model year.
The crumple zone design wasn't required until the 1971 model year.
I realize the fenders were designed with a crumple zone design for 1971, but I'm not certain they weren't thinking of safety in hood design before they moved out to the fenders?
You think that hood bracing is off, you should see the underside of my '63! If you dont have OCD you will after looking at that haha. I thought I had major problems when I first got the car thinking the bracing was all broken and slid around but after looking at some of the nice original examples here I found it was all normal. Id imagine since the clearance is so low in the engine bay there must have been issues with original air cleaner assemblies? Who knows....... Not sure what they were smoking when they designed that but you could probably get a pretty penny for it even here in California haha.
Did Oldsmobile ever use a hood blanket with their logo on it?
Not that I'm aware of but Buick hit a home run with their logo on the Grand National turbo regal in my opinion. I've been playing with the idea of incorporating this on my hood by taking the numbers and recessing them into the insulation.
Not that I'm aware of but Buick hit a home run with their logo on the Grand National turbo regal in my opinion. I've been playing with the idea of incorporating this on my hood by taking the numbers and recessing them into the insulation.
I like the idea. I might suggest a different material other than a plastic license plate placard. There are fabric appliques available elsewhere which might prove better to work with in terms of adhesion and appearance.
There are various other appliques you might research. I think something like this might work well. You might find something larger, but I don't know how LARGE you want it.
Thought I would try something different on my 67. I don't like the full blanket style insulation with clips holding it on so I went with DEI's self adhesive mat and cut panels to fit the divisions in the hood. Looks good to me, just got to work on the wrinkles where it was rolled up in the box.
Nice job, I like it. I see the rear center section is asymmetric; are the outboard sections the same?
The hoods on the '64-'67 were very flat, and needed the structure to hold it in place. The bonding foam they used between the two pieces hardens and brakes away over time. It is then that you find out how badly it's needed.
DX-440 works great for removing that old contact cement; heat helps, and so does a drop cloth over your engine bay.
For the last insulation pad I installed I used spray foam; it worked well. The pond and stone version is even even black, but it'd be tough to remove.
Looks symmetric to me. The bracing was designed to provide support to prevent oilcanning of the outer panel. There are panel adhesive globs between the inner and outer to stiffen the hood.
I didn't notice the asymmetry earlier, as well. Since it's been brought up again, I had to look at it again. Now I see it.
I have one of these when working on various vehicles. Far larger than the patch I showed you earlier. Cut it out - could work?
Need to find someone to buy me one of those for Xmas!
Nice job, I like it. I see the rear center section is asymmetric; are the outboard sections the same?
The hoods on the '64-'67 were very flat, and needed the structure to hold it in place. The bonding foam they used between the two pieces hardens and brakes away over time. It is then that you find out how badly it's needed.
DX-440 works great for removing that old contact cement; heat helps, and so does a drop cloth over your engine bay.
For the last insulation pad I installed I used spray foam; it worked well. The pond and stone version is even even black, but it'd be tough to remove.
I'm thinking the texture of this material would be suitable for screen printing. Just like the fender cover is done. Think I will look into that. Thanks Vintage Chief for getting my brain kick started!
Finally got the 442 logo finished on a piece of hood insulation. Turned out pretty good. It will be a few weeks before I can remove the hood and install it.
That is a great idea and came out fantastic. How was it applied?
They screen print it onto transfer paper and then apply it to the insulation with heat. Took about 10 minutes. Biggest cost was $30 for computer setup time.
Finally got the 442 logo finished on a piece of hood insulation. Turned out pretty good. It will be a few weeks before I can remove the hood and install it.
A hat logo that I had designed & copyrighted. I will have my lawyer call your lawyer.
A hat logo that I had designed & copyrighted. I will have my lawyer call your lawyer.
Love it. Of course, as you know, copyright protection only applies if the other party is using the IP for profit. One is free to use copyrighted IP for personal reasons without paying a royalty. This is why it's OK to photocopy a copyrighted book, for example.
Problem with this material is they roll it up in a box to ship which causes wrinkles that I cannot get out so far. They ship all of their kits flat in a box except this item. I tried hard to get them to ship me some pieces cut in half and flat ship but they said no at any price. Big jerks! And they have boxes on hand the right size. I offered them a $200 digitizing fee and my patterns so they could offer Cutlass kits and they still said no. Also, I had to buy 2 kits for enough material to do one hood.
