getting p.o.ed

[hertz350]

Thanks. I know you meant "on" the engine. I will paint that part blue.

[gt350hr]

   These "period" photos are very telling. Yes steel "port hole" hooded Hertz w/ auto. Note that the headers "appear" to be white but they "were" black when installed. This is because "early" high temp paint "turned" white when exposed to high heat! That used to irritate me to no end "in the day".
Notice also the paper engine ID sticker is over the coil bracket. You can also see the single mark on the fan belt , "clocking of the positive battery clamp , Autolite shocks and several other things. Lots of variation in assembly should be noted.

[Bob Gaines]

Another telling sign of how early a car that is the fact that it has tower clamps instead of the wire style radiator hose clamps unlike the vast majority of 66 production.

[98SVT - was 06GT]

I don't think it's a porthole hood. When you blow it up the left side though hard to see looks like it's straighter and on the right the radius isn't constant as it would be on a round hole.
But back to the subject at hand. Cork gasket glued to the valve cover and wheel bearing grease on the surface between the gasket and head. They last a long time even when taking them on and off to adjust the valves. The trick is to make sure there is grease between the gasket and head so they seal but don't stick.

[gt350hr]

  If you look below the square box on the right there is a straight line downward. That is a recess stamped into the hood to allow the scoop to set below the surface and be "leaded in". The hole in the hood should be round .