Underhood treatment
 

My hood top vibrates a bit and looks kinda dingy when opened. What is the best thing to glue underneath the hood to cut vibration/sound and yet looks decent?

Re: Underhood treatment
 

For the vibration replace your cushions between your braces and the hood. I have these but haven't installed them yet:

http://classicparts.com/prodinfo.asp?number=38-357

Re: Underhood treatment
 

Used this on mine......slid it under the braces and used hi temp spray adhesive. Made a huge difference and also shields hood from engine heat. This is the typical stuff that comes in rolls and I also used it under the carpet in the cab.

Re: Underhood treatment
 

Where did you get that from SactoJim?

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Be extremely careful when replacing the pads under the braces to insure you don't damage the hood. As you know you have to pry the braces from the hood to remove and insert the padding. Use an extra wide wedge of some kind.

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I bought the hood sponges from LMC , but they just fall out. It's like they're not thick enough to fit tight. Not a lot, but enough to fall out. Should I glue them in place?

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Nice SactoJim. How has it held up in the heat? Which brand of glue did you use?

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Picked some up at a Goodguys show and then go some more at a local speed shop. Also have seen similar on Ebay (single foil sided).

Use some 3M spray adhesive that was for hood insulation that I picked up at the local AutoZone. I also picked a length of narrow aluminum flat stock at the local hardware store and bent it to sit snugly into the center rib......just insurance to make sure it doesn't sag.

Gone about 800 miles and it's stuck just as good as the day I installed it. I really like the quality "thud" sound the hood makes now when I close it.

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If you are oing to glue the hood to the braces use Urethane windhsield sealer and then clean the edges up before it sets up. It will hold for a long time.