1963 Hood Weather Strip

[Ray C.]

I have read the archives on this subject and other publications including the 63-64 JG and I am a little confused. The use of 2 to 4 shaker wedges to prevent hood movement was used on early cars and deleted on the later production run. I have read that allowing the weather strip to wrap the edges of the hood prevented this from happening and was how GM solved this problem. I am ready to install the weather strip on a July 1963 SWC and want to insure I cut it correctly. What is the correct method?

Thanks for any help!

Ray #36314

[Alan Drake]

Re: 1963 Hood Weather Strip

Have a Mar 64 car, no wedges and weather stripping does not wrap corner. The TIM/JM, 3rd ed, page 132 also says NO and notes later cars do wrap.

[Mike McKown]

Re: 1963 Hood Weather Strip

The aft hood wedges on the '63 hood are about 6-8 inches forward of the male latch pin. The '65-'67 hood seals are trimmed even with the latch pin on the side. The '63-'64 hood seals are trimmed to the center of the latch pin on the aft side of the hood only.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1963 Hood Weather Strip

67 hood weatherstrips are cut after they round the corners and are held in place with adhesive and a plastic mushroom rivet on each side.mike

[Mike McKown]

Re: 1963 Hood Weather Strip

Yeah, the attachment is different on the ends for '67 but the trim length is the same for '65-'67 far as I know.

[Wayne W.]

Re: 1963 Hood Weather Strip

Mike, I think you will find that the rivet is actually the metal cap ones.

[Mike M.]

Re: 1963 Hood Weather Strip

wayne: believe we're both correct, now that you've refreshed my old memory.. have seen both plastic and metal. have an example of each in our collection. regards, mike