63 riviera cowl seal question?

[Guest lrg]

Hi, does anyone have a picture of a 1963 riviera cowl seal installed? I am interested in it's orientation and length. thanks, Lrg

[Jim Cannon]

Which seal is this you ask about?

[Patrick91914]

This sounds like the seal located under the back side of the hood, above the firewall and in front of the air inlets.

[Guest lrg]

Patrick is correct. I have just bulk material so i need to see the length? even with sides or hang over? also witch is forward and witch is back? thanks Lrg

[Jim Cannon]

Here are 3 pictures of the ends from different directions.

When you look at the rubber strip in cross section from the side, there is a lip that goes forward.

Each ends goes beyond the metal lip that has the mounting holes in it by about 1/4 inch. As you can see in the photos, the last clip on each end extends beyond the end of the rubber a bit.

I recommend you punch the first hole more than enough from the end to get too much overhang, put in a few clips, and then go back and trim the rubber under the metal clip to leave the correct amount of overhang. Mount the rubber across the cowl until the last hole is punched and the last clip is in. Then trim that rubber piece back to correct length.

Use a leather punch to make the holes in the rubber.

Good luck with it!

[Guest lrg]

Thanks jim. those are great pictures. and great info. you are makin it real easy for me. thanks Lrg