Topic: 70 San Jose - body sealer

[blackthunder70]

hi guys
restoring a 70 drag pac car
was the sealer in the engine bay and door pillars put on after the the paint or before the paint
thanks
barry

[J_Speegle]

What plant ?

Engine bay sealant -

Are you asking about the firewall pass through  or firewall to inner fender sealant ?  Or the cowl under panel to firewall pinch sealant?

[J_Speegle]

Seam sealers located on the A pillars and in the engine bay on a late (June) 70 built San Jose Mustang would have been applied as follows

On the cowl to firewall, A pillar seams and cowl to side cowl panels - these were applied before body color.  as shown below




Black baked off cowl top



A pillar seam - not done on early cars but done on later examples









Sealers on all (well that was the plan) of screws, master cylinder to booster to firewall, hoses and electrical pass-through items would have been applied after the black engine compartment paint








Front wheel wells - sealer under black paint. Sound deadener over black paint (after car is assembled)

Hope this helps

[blackthunder70]

hi
yes that helps alot
so seam sealer went on before paint and sound deader went on after paint
thanks
barry

[blackthunder70]

hi
also on my car only the drivers side has seam sealer and not on passenger side could that be factory
cheers
barry

[J_Speegle]

hi
also on my car only the drivers side has seam sealer and not on passenger side could that be factory

Might have been during the transition between the two methods

hi
yes that helps alot
so seam sealer went on before paint and sound deader went on after paint

Correct - Firewall sealer went on after paint also