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Trunk lid to rear 1/4 extensions

dalorzo_f

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One side on my CS has a rubber strip on the underside of the deck. Was this provided from the factory to prevent the two fiberglass parts banging together, or a PO modification....???

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Mosesatm

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Yes, it was installed at the factory.
I think it was to help seal the lid.
 

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X3 what they said. :smile: It's actually a good indicator of an original untouched GT/CS or HCS because people who create clones almost never go to such a level of detail that they would replace these.
 

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Were to order

I searched in the catalog of National Parts Depot, but i can not find these rubber strip, were can i order these?

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dalorzo_f

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Yep, looks like pretty typical foam tape, medium density. I can measure it up tomorrow and will post dimensions....I'm guessing about 3/4" wide x 5" long by 3/16" thick...
 

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Wow....I did not know this. I learned something new today!
Sam
 

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Here are a couple more shots of the foam padding. The white one is an original T code I looked at for a fellow member a couple of years ago. The red car is Bob Teets' 428 CJ HCS. Maybe Bob can post up where he got the foam tape (or how he made it).
 

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Pretty good guess! 5" long, 3/4" wide, 1/8" thick. As it is 40+ years old I'd say 3/16" original uncompressed is still a good bet.

Typical gray, one side sticky, medium density foam tape.
 
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dalorzo_f

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Had a strip of almost identical foam in the garage. The "originals" appear to have been ripped from a roll, ragged ends, not sure how Ford did it, but a bit rough.

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