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What have you guys used for material between the hood braces and the hood? I took my hood apart a few years back. The material that didn't fall out, I scraped out. I have a vague recollection of what it looked like. If my memory serves me correctly, it was something between seam sealer and roofing felt. However, there has been a lot of water under the bridge since then. Has anybody found a substitute material, that looks like the stock material? Any advice or direction would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Rugo

Lord Fusor Products have a panel adhesive designed specifically for this purpose. It's used inside doors/skins, roof panels and lids.

It will give some flex but won't be too soft or too rigid. Very sticky too!

Check their website Panel Adhesive

I didn't know there was anything used. I've never seen anything between the braces and the hood. All metal to metal that I have seen.....or am I misunderstanding the question....or I've just never seen it.


...if it did have something it was probably something like roofing felt??

Mine did have some kind of material in the void, between the hood braces and the underside of the hood. I have a gap that is slightly bigger towards the center of the hood. The braces and the hood meet just before the hood curves down, towards the fenders. It eliminates a lot of the hood wobble, for a lack of a better word for it. Footstomper, is on to something though. I would like to explore some more options, that my be more like the original material. I am one of those guys that likes the original stock way of going about restoring my truck.

Thanks,
Steve

I've seen that on hoods. Can't remember what hood but it is more of a "flowing" material rather than a sheet stock. I guess I now have to ask myself "what's it for". I guess it was used as a semi adhesive to eliminate oil canning of the hood?, or slapping the braces?, because they didn't weld, bolt or rivet the hood to the braces? If it were me I would base my decision on how big the gap is. To use sheet stock bonded or squirt sealer in....or nothing.

I have removed that gunk out before, but it was so deteriorated I couldn't tell what it was. Dried up, gross, bugger-like as I recall. Similar in appearance to the material surrounding the edges of the little filler panels at the intersection of the top of the inner-to-outer cowl and the firewall.
The original stuff shrunk up and the vibration of the hood over many years caused the material to hammer an indentation all the way across my hood.
I didn't replace it. The empty gap without the gunk is adequately clear from any contact, so as long as the hood sits tightly against the cowl seal, I don't expect any issues.
Carl

I believe Eastwood Company sells the product you seek. I can't remember the name, but it is quite common on hoods/trunks of muscle cars so they have it.
Other references are Dum Dum Putty or Marine Bedding Compounds. These were moderately pliable for the first 50 years on the truck, now they are often dried and brittle.

It is a tar like covered fiber strip and it is a quarter of an inch thick.

Google what I posted for key words and you will find availability in strips, tubes or paint on applications.

Thank you guys. I appreciate your help and guidance. Brad, I didn't even think of Eastwood company. I receive email specials, virtually every day from them. I will give them a try. Thanks for the direction.

Rugo

I had done some research on this issue before and here is what I found - in the factory assembly manual it shows on sheet 5 of section 11 that the rear reinforcement pad is GM # 3664766. Its glued to the rear reinforcement using an adhesive cement. The pad 3664766 as shown in the master parts book X-16400 dated September 1963 shows the pad to be a sponge rubber pad, 1 1/4" wide x 10" long and 7/32 thick, and it requires two of them. Funny thing is that this same part number is also used to describe anti-squeak pads used on passenger car hoods but shown in a different length. I suspect the 3664766 is the part number for the material and they cut it to length. Hope this helps. Resurrecting 62 + year old trucks is more fun that should be allowed!

Ronnie,

Thank you for passing along your findings of your research. I appreciate you taking time. I will be sure to look into the possibility of using a product that closely resembels it.

Rugo