1970 factory painted grabber hood

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  1. Acornridgeman

    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

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    Does anyone have a factory original painted 1970 grabber hood? I need you to check some measurements on the front of the hood stripes. Must be factory originals only as I'm trying to document the correct paint.

    Take a look at the picture. The red dots are where my factory original hood is 1/2" spaced and the green dots are 5/8" spaced. I am wondering if this is correct or if the factory slipped a little when the paint stencil was put on and stretched the front gap a little.

    I want to see what original factory paint has for a spacing between the stripes. No repaints please.

    thanks ......... :thumbs2:

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    Acornridgeman MCCI Wisconsin State Rep Moderator Supporting Member

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    Must be one of you with original paint yet, can anybody help?........ :huh:
     
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    I just looked at mine (factory paint) and did a quick measure. Along the sides mine is 1/2", like yours. Along the front it ranges from 1/2" to 5/8". It looks like ours are basically the same. Probably due to variation when laying down the stencil, like you said.
     
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    Thanks Corbin ........ :Handshake

    I appreciate you taking the time to check. From the response to my question, I'm guessing there are not a whole lot of factory painted hoods left to look at ...... :hmmm:
     
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    Yeah, probably not. Good luck (y)
     

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