4 hours ago, Captain Obvious said:

Thanks for the pic. Confirms my suspiscions. Memory says I took the one without the cut-outs off the OG. But then I put it in a box with the other one (with the cut-outs) and didn't label anything first. Duh.

It seems the fuse covers that don't have the cut-outs are slightly later. They made a lot of changes in the fall of 1970, and subtle changes to the fuse block cover seems to be another one of the multitude of small changes they made.

Thanks again! ☺️

Interesting. FWIW, my 1/70 and 7/70, both have no cutouts. I'm quite sure that my 7/70 has the original one, At least since 1978 but I'm not so sure about my 1/70 as I've only owned it for a year.

Are there any witness marks where the cover sat? Residual dust patterns? UV light bleaching?

Edited 3 hours ago3 hr by Zed Head
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No marks to be found - there is a strong smell of Chlorine though.

18 hours ago, Captain Obvious said:

So today's adventure... I struggled with the reproduction braided hose stuff in the engine compartment. I'm not impressed.

Don't fit great. Hose clamps peel back the braided outer covering. Inconsistant braid cover. Frustrating. Is it just me?

I had a similar experience with some repop braided hoses in that the braided sleeve was very difficult to keep in place while working the clamps...then as a result some started to fray.