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I have two C3's, a 73 and a 74. The underside of the 73 hood is black and the underside of the 74 is the same as the car. Which one is correct? Thanks.
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Black would be my thought. Can't recall seeing one like that.
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Black is "correct", but not all of the underside of the hood was painted. Just the center area...nothing on the sides/edges closest to the fenders, and very little on the rear, toward the windshield. I have a couple of pics somewhere...I'll see if I can find/scan/upload them.
If you're NOT going NCRS/Bloomington, then you can just go ahead and spray the whole underside. I will give you a little tip, tho...
When you paint the bottom of the hood, be sure to mask off the entire fresh air/cowl induction set-up. When I did my '74, I thought I had all of it masked off, but I didn't...so I got LOTS of nice, semi-black paint all over the top of my NEWLY PAINTED hood!!!
If you're NOT going NCRS/Bloomington, then you can just go ahead and spray the whole underside. I will give you a little tip, tho...
When you paint the bottom of the hood, be sure to mask off the entire fresh air/cowl induction set-up. When I did my '74, I thought I had all of it masked off, but I didn't...so I got LOTS of nice, semi-black paint all over the top of my NEWLY PAINTED hood!!!
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Thanks. I thought it was supposed to be black. Now for a hard one. What color should the under side of the convertible deck lid be, black or the same as the car?
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I think that would be body color, but I'm not sure...it would be hard to get a good surface finish under there, so it may have been blacked out also....I can check the book when I get home, if no-one else has an answer for that. 
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