Trunk Deck - Weather Seal Paint stripe

[TooManyReels]

This w/e I saw a restored 69 Z-28 and half way from the center towards the passenger side of the trunk he had a red paint stripe on the trunks rubber weather seal about 1/4" wide..Is this a correct detail or just another detail touch by a car guy...He also had the weather seal cut in-line with the red paint stripe.

TMR
Eddie

[69pace]

I have seen this a lot but only on show restored Chevelle's, El Camino's  & Impalas so thought it was a full size thing or at least not a Norwood Fisher thing.

[JohnZ]

This w/e I saw a restored 69 Z-28 and half way from the center towards the passenger side of the trunk he had a red paint stripe on the trunks rubber weather seal about 1/4" wide..Is this a correct detail or just another detail touch by a car guy...He also had the weather seal cut in-line with the red paint stripe.

TMR
Eddie

That's called "restoration graffiti".  :-(

[KurtS]

It's normally a light grease pencil mark (IIRC, not red). Fisher used it to center the trunk ws. Not very visible, per design.
And very rarely is the ws truly centered.

[68camaroz28]

It's normally a light grease pencil mark (IIRC, not red). Fisher used it to center the trunk ws. Not very visible, per design.
And very rarely is the ws truly centered.

I have seen this faint mark on two survivors, a 68Z and a 69Z. Both of those cars as Kurt mentioned had a faint mark approximately halfway between the center of trunk and the right upper side. I assumed it was some type of mark for cutting the w/s to a desired length as both marks seemed to be at a half point of total length.

[TooManyReels]

Thanks  for the clarification..It did make you notice the ws ..It just looked odd to see the weather stripping off-centered as with most cars being centered..

Eddie

[68camaroz28]

Eddie, the trunk w/s did vary in the start/stop position but most of the NOR cars I have looked at did not normally have the start/stop ends of the w/s at the latch. It was usually left of the latch. Just my observations and what others have said over the years.

[firstgenaddict]

The center of the weatherstrip had an orange mark which was offset to the right on quite a few original cars.

[JohnZ]

My untouched/original 02D Norwood '69 has no marking on the upper area of the weatherstrip, and the end joint is centered on the latch.

[1968RSZ28]

John,

Where can I get one of those CRG hats?

Paul

[1968 Z28]

John,

Where can I get one of those CRG hats?

Paul

Excellent question!!!!!

[68camaroz28]

X3 on the hat!   You started something now John......
Here is a picture of the mark on a 69Z survivor I referred to earlier.
Notice the mark is just to the left of the right side stripe and the mark is in the middle of the OAL.
I have the pic too large so you have to arrow it to the left to just see the white of a stripe.
Very similar to what James showed.

[tmodel66]

John,

Where can I get one of those CRG hats?

Paul

Excellent question!!!!!

Ditto !!  

[lakeholme]

You bet ya!  Add me to the list, if we can buy them!

[68camaroz28]

You bet ya!  Add me to the list, if we can buy them!

Yea Phillip, I can see it now! Members with the hat and our aka embroidered on the side. Dang I'd look good don't you know!