07-04-2009, 02:51 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Posts: 306
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Originally Posted by alfabits
I just got my hood back from my body shop. The front underside brace and developed a crack right near the latch so we stripped it to bare metal and discovered it had been repaired once before (brazed). We removed the brazed material and welded it to better than new. We also added a thin brace to the underside of the original cross brace to strengthen this area. Now there is no flexing. I have been told this is a common weak point on these cars. Now the paint is finished again, inside and out, to "show" condition. Yesterday I installed it back on the car.
My question is this: What particular years had the under hood quilt padding? I installed it on my hood before but it was not an easy job and didn't look like it was supposed to be installed there. My under hood cross members do not appear made for quilting to pass under them. They do not move to allow the installation. I had to split the quilt down the middle at the front and force it under the cross members. I have now decided to leave it off, especially since the paint looks so nice under the hood now.
So, what years had the insulation quilt installed?
Cheers,
George
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I don't know that folks are directly answering your question.
From everything that I have read, the insulation mat was a 101 item. 750's don't have it.
So, 750's were made up until 1959. 101's were from 1959 on. In 1959 there were a slew of transition cars, which had bits of both series on them. So, it is possible to have a '59 with the 750 short wheelbase and a 101 hood. Or, you could have a 101 long wheelbase '59 with a 750 hood on there.
Now, the hoods are interchangeable. So, a particular car could have inherited a hood from another series at some point in its life and it will look like it belongs there. I have even seen a giulia with a giulietta hood on it, and it fit fine. No worries, it will work whatever the case may be.
With the 101 hoods, the cross member would pull away from the hood skin. I believe that it would sort of pop out in a tin-can sort of way. The mat was then slid behind the cross member, tucked in around the edges and the cross member pushed back in. The skinny piece that extends lengthwise mounted up to the hood spear studs and also helped hold the mat in place. I have read of people using contact cement on the mat, but I don't know if that is how the factory did it.
The 750 hoods had the cross member spot welded to the hood skin. At least that is how mine is. So, you can't pull the cross member up and slide the mat behind it. I suppose that you could cut the mat to fit the individual spaces, but I bet that it would be tough to get it to look good, IMHO.
I hope that helps,
Jon
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