1971 road runner Radiator Support to Hood Seal

[road robert]

Hey gang, I bought a GZ-712CRS Radiator Support to Hood Seal from Lawson's Restorations @ Carlisle and finally installed it tonight. 11 holes lined up OK but 2 holes in the rubber seal (marked in pics with yellow tape) are off ~ 1 inch horizontally. Did I put it on backwards or are the holes in the rubber seal not correct (one of the holes in my bracket to hood is off a bit vertically, not concerned about that). Attached are some pics, please advise...

 

[mopar jack]

Looks backwards to me. I don't have my B body to check it's in the body shop but my E body is reversed compared to yours.

 

[quikbird]

Reversed. Want the air to blow into the closed section and have it push tighter against core support to close it off

 

[road robert]

It was missing when I bought the car but seemed like it made sense the way I installed it - so the "open" part of the rubber should face front?

 

[road robert]

Thanks team, issue sorted. I flipped it around now it fits! Seems strange that the "open" side faces front. Does this rubber make any difference in the motor temperature?

 

[quikbird]

Any effort made to close any gaps up and force more air thru radiator will help

 

[road robert]

Drove 80 miles today didn't see any difference in temp, and after 40 miles at least 4 of the metal push fasteners popped out!

 

[Russ69Runner]

Sorry to here the metal clip's did not hold. Only one word I have after market.