Help needed on L71 hood judging

[Michael J.]

I am going over my judging sheets and noticed a deduct and comment from a judge about the hood of my '67 L71. In the "Weatherstrip and trim attachment" line, it says "missing caulking". Anyone know exactly what that refers to? Thanks for any help.

[William C.]

Re: Help needed on L71 hood judging

Michael.. The only thing I can think of is, there should be yellow adhesive showing around the weatherstrip and the 427 emblems should have dum dum under the nut..Bill

[Michael J.]

Re: Help needed on L71 hood judging

Michael.. The only thing I can think of is, there should be yellow adhesive showing around the weatherstrip and the 427 emblems should have dum dum under the nut..Bill

Thanks very much, yes the caulking under the "427" mounting nuts is it. I am always amazed at how much the judges like that ugly yellow weatherstrip adhesive. Such a sloppy and unsightly thing to have to stick around your weatherstriping. In most body shops if any adhesive shows around the weatherstrip, I used to make them do it over and neatly, guess the assembly workers in St. Louis were just in a hurry.

[Mark D.]

Re: Help needed on L71 hood judging

I am always amazed at how much the judges like that ugly yellow weatherstrip adhesive.

Michael,

The judges 'appreciate' it because it represents, more accurately, how the cars were built originally. I will say the way it is applied today during most restorations, is typically not like it was originally applied in St. Louis.

I, like you, wish it would have been neater from the factory but, it wasn't, and NCRS does take a stand for historical accuracy.

Regards,

Mark

[Stephen L.]

Re: Help needed on L71 hood judging

During judging I take the hit for lack of sloppy weatherstrip glue. All the other car shows are appreciative of the clean detail over-restoration of my car.

[Michael J.]

Re: Help needed on L71 hood judging

Michael,

The judges 'appreciate' it because it represents, more accurately, how the cars were built originally. I will say the way it is applied today during most restorations, is typically not like it was originally applied in St. Louis.

I, like you, wish it would have been neater from the factory but, it wasn't, and NCRS does take a stand for historical accuracy.

Regards,

Mark

No problem, I know they have to have standards for judging. I slathered it around the formerly neat weatherstrip and gained some points, but I still think it looked better before, just not "as built" from the factory.