The New, Newer Project: Part Tres...

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"Keep in mnd, also, that the polyethylene valances not painted when installed at the factory. They were molded in a variety of colors and were way off from the actual car color. So a bad mismatch would actually be more correct then a perfect paint match."

I did not know that, great info to have tucked away.
When can we expect a book on all of the info you have on theses birds?

[njsteve]

When I retire!

While it was originally designed as a wire insulating material in WWII, polyethylene was such a new &quot;Space Age&quot; material in 1972-3, that they couldn't find a paint that would stick to it. So they molded them in body color as an alternative. It is still a very difficult process. For example, try spray painting a red or blue Solo beer cup and see if the paint sticks for long. [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/grin.gif[/img]

[njsteve]

It just occurred to me while looking out in the garage that I have seen this car's face somewhere before:

Is this one of those &quot;separated at birth&quot; photos?

[njsteve]

OK, here is today's conundrum: I was looking at the hood latch assembly and it appears that the grommet that the hood cable goes through is partially broken (lower locating tab is broken off) and has been for a long while. The cable is actually sawing its way through the bracket. It also appears that the grommet that the pull handle passes through has a broken piece as well. Does anyone have the grommets? It appears that they may be the same grommet for both the upper cable guide and the lower handle guide.

[njsteve]

I believe the GM part number is 488442, in case anyone has a couple of them sitting around. Knowing Gm there have to be other applications for this grommet.

[njsteve]

Through the graciousness of PerformanceYears member 70Steve from down-under in Australia, a mint copy of the Sept/Oct 1990 issue of MUSCLECARS of the 60's/70's arrived today.

(BTW, the yellow hemicuda ragtop on the cover was my old car that I sold to Otis Chandler in 1987 - very weird coincidence that they are in the same magazine!)

Here it is:

[Xplantdad]

Cool!

[njsteve]

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: njsteve</div><div class="ubbcode-body">OK, here is today's conundrum: I was looking at the hood latch assembly and it appears that the grommet that the hood cable goes through is partially broken (lower locating tab is broken off) and has been for a long while. The cable is actually sawing its way through the bracket. It also appears that the grommet that the pull handle passes through has a broken piece as well. Does anyone have the grommets? It appears that they may be the same grommet for both the upper cable guide and the lower handle guide.



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And a big THANK YOU to PerformanceYears.com website member FormulaBruce, who found two of the unique, hood cable grommets for me! I installed them and it's amazing how much easier the hood opens when the cable isn't sawing through the radiator support bracket.