If you could please list the part numbers, descriptions and where you found items, that would be very helpful for everyone. I am keeping a list of currently available parts and will add these when I can.
The hood to fender bumpers are called stem bumpers. Head height, diameter & sheet metal hole specs were right on, however the head profile was slightly less domed that the originals. More like a pan head compared to a truss head.
Photo attached, originals on the left.
Steele part #33-0395-42
The hood to cowl seal on my original was like a compressed "C" and the parts car had a "U" profile, both looked original and were what Steele describes as dense rubber. Steele sent a 5 sample pack with peel & stick adhesive, one looking like an expanded "C", 2 being more of double bead or "U" type.
Photo attached. The far left one is foam, the other 2 are dense rubber and the far right is original from the '54.
Part numbers from left to right, #70-2684-42 & #70-2674-42. The last one, #70-2816-60 is listed as beltline seal for windows but was included in the hood to cowl sample pack and easily compresses to a "C" profile.
Something to consider on the cowl seal is that it may also do double duty keeping the rear lip of the hood from binding. During a final test fit before priming, with NOS hinges but without a cowl seal, one rear corner dropped slightly when the hood latch was released and the front popped up to the safety catch. That rear edge came extremely close to binding on the cowl lip but then raised correctly as the hood opened. The cowl gasket would've supported the hood lip for that brief range of motion but also makes me think I should test fit the samples before ordering.
The '52 parts car had a "U" gasket not nearly as substantial as any of the samples, and the rear lip was very prone to binding at the cowl when opening the hood.
