I'd appreciate anyone's thoughtful input on the following questions I have following my judging experience (a good one) at Albuquerque last weekend. My questions stem from wondering whether there are differences between how the A. O. Smith bodies were built (mine is an A.O.S.) vs. St. Louis bodies. Here goes:
1. Hood weatherstrip push-in rivets. On page 127 of the judging guide, it states that, "Inside each end of the weatherstrip, there is a black push-in rivet inserted into a hole drilled in the hood."
When I carefully disassembled my survivor 67, I removed the original weatherstripping from my hood. I carefully removed the old glue and I reached the original fiberglass. Nowhere on my original hood was there a hole at each terminal end of the weatherstrip to accomodate a push-in rivet. I've talked to a few other A.O.S. body owners who reported the same thing. The JG calls for the drilled holes and the rivets. It seems to me, and I would suggest to the board, that in '67, A.O.S. did not drilled holes for and did not use push-in rivets. Whereas, St. Louis did. Therefore, the JG (as it relates to these black push-in rivets) only applies to St. Louis cars and not A.O.S. cars. Input would be appreciated on this query.
2. Hood pins. I was also told that hood pins were on the hood during the hood blackout process, and that the blackout operator placed a cup over the pin/spring assembly. During the blackout phase, a portion of the base of the male pin assembly received some blackout paint. However, on my A.O.S. car, when I removed and examined my original male hood pins, there was no evidence of any blackout on the base portion of the hood pins.
Did A.O.S. install the male hood pins before or after hood blackout? If they were installed before hood blackout, was there blackout paint on the base of the hood pins?
3. Female door latches. I have also been told that the female door latches were mounted on the door jam before painting. Although they were covered with some sort of a boot or cover, did the latch base (closest to the jam) receive some paint overspray on the door latch? Mine didn't have any paint on the female latches when I removed them from the car. For A.O.S. cars in 67, were the female door latches installed before or after body paint? If they were installed before, should they have some overspray on them?
This may be winded, but I would appreciate any help out there.
Best regards,
Tony
1. Hood weatherstrip push-in rivets. On page 127 of the judging guide, it states that, "Inside each end of the weatherstrip, there is a black push-in rivet inserted into a hole drilled in the hood."
When I carefully disassembled my survivor 67, I removed the original weatherstripping from my hood. I carefully removed the old glue and I reached the original fiberglass. Nowhere on my original hood was there a hole at each terminal end of the weatherstrip to accomodate a push-in rivet. I've talked to a few other A.O.S. body owners who reported the same thing. The JG calls for the drilled holes and the rivets. It seems to me, and I would suggest to the board, that in '67, A.O.S. did not drilled holes for and did not use push-in rivets. Whereas, St. Louis did. Therefore, the JG (as it relates to these black push-in rivets) only applies to St. Louis cars and not A.O.S. cars. Input would be appreciated on this query.
2. Hood pins. I was also told that hood pins were on the hood during the hood blackout process, and that the blackout operator placed a cup over the pin/spring assembly. During the blackout phase, a portion of the base of the male pin assembly received some blackout paint. However, on my A.O.S. car, when I removed and examined my original male hood pins, there was no evidence of any blackout on the base portion of the hood pins.
Did A.O.S. install the male hood pins before or after hood blackout? If they were installed before hood blackout, was there blackout paint on the base of the hood pins?
3. Female door latches. I have also been told that the female door latches were mounted on the door jam before painting. Although they were covered with some sort of a boot or cover, did the latch base (closest to the jam) receive some paint overspray on the door latch? Mine didn't have any paint on the female latches when I removed them from the car. For A.O.S. cars in 67, were the female door latches installed before or after body paint? If they were installed before, should they have some overspray on them?
This may be winded, but I would appreciate any help out there.
Best regards,
Tony
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