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Hey, interesting! Is the new DMT hood insulation pad die-cut like the original, with the triangular sections cut partway through the material to nest up into the underhood webbing? I ask because up to now all the repro '60-'62 Valiant-Lancer pads have not had that, so they don't nest with the webbing and take on a poofy/tufted appearance once clipped to the hood. I'm not seeing any of that on your install, hence my interest.
Hi Dan, I was unaware that anyone even made reproduction hood pads for this car in North America. I am sure you know or can find out. I just did not want the hassle of doing all the research, as I assumed they would be hard to find and/or source from any place other than Australia or Argentina.
Because of my assumptions, I took the original one off of the hood, with the semi-die cuts on the topside that faces the metal hood, and placed it engine side down on a sheet of 8?' x 4' generic hood insulating pad that I bought from DMT, and then traced the original part's shape onto the new material and then cut it out and poked some holes in where the clips belong. I believe that the side that is supposed to face the engine compartment is facing the metal underside of the hood ( I did it backwards, not on purpose, just because I am a dumbass) and did not have enough raw material to do another tracing. and so I installed it that way.
So due to my ineptness and lack of restoration knowledge, it is not poofy and flat the way it should look.
So maybe restoration ineptness = restoration correctness??!?! (in this case)
Greg