Hood to cowl seal and alignment

[Redline novdog]

I received a Precision seal today(from Classic Heartbeat) and installed. The hood pop has always been there so fit is spot on. My hinges have been wacked since purchase.This truck ain't goin' to Pebble Beach.So I drive on!
Thanks Wes for not sending me 2,(MY Bad) nice communicating with a human!!!

[jondancer]

Any pics of the seal before the install ?

[Redline novdog]

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This is the bes I have

[jondancer]

No the new seal before it was installed, is it a 90degree angle or did it have a curve to it?
Thanks

[Redline novdog]

I thought about that before I opened the bag, but no I didn't take a picture. The seal was folded up like a bicycle inner tube with 4 rubber bands around it. To answer your question it was curved over. Very pliable also

[fleetman]

Same old lmc issue. I bought seal some time ago from lmc and now getting ready to use it and find it is a cheap repo.
Glad i saved old one. Old one is thicker rubber with holes to secure. Lmc is amazingly low tech.

[El Dorado Jim]

I am going to order mine thru classic heartbeat, thanks guys

[LAID-BACKC10]

I just received a new cowl seal from LMC, looks legit. Now time to install..

[maverickmk]

I know this is a dated thread, but I am looking for the cowl seal as well. I thought I had seen a member here was selling these but I haven't been successful finding that thread. If anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it.

[Resto-Rand]

You scared me with this old thread. I just ordered one from Brothers. Hope it's better than the old ones posted here.

[pjmoreland]

I bought one from GMCPauls recently, and it fit very well.

https://gmcpauls.com/rubber&ws1.htm

[Carl Spangler]

Here's another link: https://www.classicheartbeat.com/pro...-to-cowl-seal/

[697498chevy]

I don't see the cowl end seals listed under the cowl seal on my truck . Maybe my '69 C 10 didn't come with any ? Thanks !

[72 Super]

I ordered two from Wes a couple months back. The one I installed fit perfectly. The only differences is that the one from Wes is slightly thicker and that is only noticeable sitting next to the old original I replaced.

[allchevy58]

Bought mine at the Truck Shop in Orange, Ca. and worked just fine.

[Resto-Rand]

Does any body know definitively whether this goes between the cowl and body or on top of cowl?

I'm leaning toward in between since the cut outs ar unneeded otherwise.

Always happens when I'm pressed for time, I'm having a hell of a time.

Can't find the large cowl bolts and my antenna base threads stripped, so I get to struggle with the cowl for an hour and then pull it all off when I get to my new place 7 hrs away. Will have to get a new antenna and track down cowl bolts.

Anybody know what thread / length they are?

[Thealien]

Originally Posted by Resto-Rand

Does any body know definitively whether this goes between the cowl and body or on top of cowl?

I'm leaning toward in between since the cut outs ar unneeded otherwise.

Always happens when I'm pressed for time, I'm having a hell of a time.

Can't find the large cowl bolts and my antenna base threads stripped, so I get to struggle with the cowl for an hour and then pull it all off when I get to my new place 7 hrs away. Will have to get a new antenna and track down cowl bolts.

Anybody know what thread / length they are?

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=645373

[Resto-Rand]

Thanks for the link. But I saw that previously.

Anybody know thread type and bolt length for the (4) cowl bolts?

I installed the cowl rubber but those bolts got misplaced years ago.

[pjmoreland]

The four large bolts in the ends of the cowl are 5/16-18 x 7/8 and are the same style that is used in many other places on the front clip, like for the inner fenders to the fenders. They have captured washers on them.

The smaller screws that pass through the cowl seal are the same style of screw that is used for fastening the glovebox liner to the dash. They are a Phillips head with a captured washer.

If I remember correctly, the four exposed screws that are up by the wipers are #10 pan head sheet metal screws that are approximately 1/2" long.

[Resto-Rand]

Thanks PJ, that's what I needed.

[jocko]

Sure wish I'd found this thread before I installed the LMC cowl seal.. Install was easy but it stands straight up as others have noted - nonfunctional and looks pretty dumb too. Ordered a GMC Paul's from the link above, thanks for sharing. I've about had it with LMC.

[jocko]

Following up - LMC in 1st pic, GMC Paul's in 2nd pic. GMC Paul's is quite a bit better - better angle and a bit more pliable, not as rigid as the LMC seal. However, neither lies flat like the original and neither is compressed by the hood when closed, so I'm not expecting it to get much flatter with age. But I'm gonna stick with Door #2 Monty
And for all I know, pic #2 is how it DID look when brand new in 72

[68isgreat]

Maybe score the inside corner of the L shaped ones with a razor blade to get them to lay down? Heat gun? Hmm...

[G-749]

#$%& , just bought LMC door seal n cowl seal , think I'll lay all of it on deck of trailer and let them catch some sunshine for couple weeks , then lay some 2 x 6s n bricks on them to see if they flatten out some .
Good luck on all your projects.

[jocko]

Originally Posted by 68isgreat

Maybe score the inside corner of the L shaped ones with a razor blade to get them to lay down? Heat gun? Hmm...

Originally Posted by G-749

#$%& , just bought LMC door seal n cowl seal , think I'll lay all of it on deck of trailer and let them catch some sunshine for couple weeks , then lay some 2 x 6s n bricks on them to see if they flatten out some .
Good luck on all your projects.

For what it's worth, in both of the cases I noted above, I clamped the seal to the bed rail (in the completely folded position) with wood clamps and a long piece of maple - that helped get the shipping kinks out but did not seem to help getting the seal to lie down once installed. The little metal vertical lip of the cowl in the crotch of the seal is what seems to make it continue to stand up more than anything - so I don' 'think' scoring or heat would help much, but it's worth a try (certainly good suggestions). I really just think the new seal itself is misshapen compared to the original - the exposed portion of the seal is simply very straight rather than being a reverse curve back toward the windshield.