Under carriage detail

garymcgowan_old · January 22, 2007 at 6:44 PM

I was reading some old post concerning the correct color for the under carriage. On my 66 FB Dearborn built Kar I have what appears to be red oxide and then that is covered with black paint. In the fender wells it has what looks like under coating. Is it possible this is original? Because if it is, I am going to clean it up and leave it as is.

Thanks... Gary

noelfisher_old · January 22, 2007 at 11:04 PM

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I was reading some old post concerning the correct color for the under carriage. On my 66 FB Dearborn built Kar I have what appears to be red oxide and then that is covered with black paint. In the fender wells it has what looks like under coating. Is it possible this is original? Because if it is, I am going to clean it up and leave it as is.

Thanks... Gary

Yup.

round2K_old · January 22, 2007 at 11:19 PM

There is an entire science to decoding undercarriage finishes when it comes to original vs restored. One thing I have found particularly helpful is a full set of the Ford Assembly Manuals that Osborn reproduces. If you look through them you will find a lot of details relating to sealants, painting, undercoating, etc. Don't know if this helps you, but do yourself and big favor and research the heck out of your car before you undertake work and take tons of pics. Uploading a few images and getting feedback can really help you along the way.

garymcgowan_old · January 28, 2007 at 5:30 PM

Can someone please give me the format for posting a picture.

Any help appreciated,

Gary

Edited by - garymcgowan on 01/29/2007 10:01:46

s2ms · January 28, 2007 at 9:46 PM

Gary, that actually worked fine since when we click on your server URL a browser window pops up with the directory of your images. A more direct way to insert an image is to click on the "Insert Image" icon, on the "Format" row, when you make or reply to a post and the appropriate image HTML tags will be inserted, then just add the picture info to the end of the server path you already provided and copy and paste this info between the image tags, like this:

[pic]http://www.systemoneonline.com/GM/UnderCarriage1.JPG[/pic]

The example code tag isn't working so in the real code "pic" will be replaced with "img" and the result will look like this:

[Blocked Image: http://www.systemoneonline.com/GM/UnderCarriage1.JPG]

Dave

garymcgowan_old · January 29, 2007 at 9:58 AM

Thanks to Dave I can now post pictures.

[Blocked Image: http://www.systemoneonline.com/GM/UnderCarriage1.JPG]

[Blocked Image: http://www.systemoneonline.com/GM/UnderCarriage2.JPG]

[Blocked Image: http://www.systemoneonline.com/GM/UnderCarriage3.JPG]

As you can see from the pictures of my undercarriage the red oxide was painted over with black paint. Can anyone tell from the pictures if this was original or was it done after the fact. Also, notice the red oxide on the stearing and sway bar? Aren't these supposed to be natural color?

Any help appreciated. Gary

CharlesTurner · January 29, 2007 at 11:26 AM

I would say that is more "orange" than red-oxide and if you found the same color on the steering linkage, then this was definitely done by a previous owner. The drag link and tie rods should not have any paint on them.

garymcgowan_old · January 29, 2007 at 1:13 PM

Thanks Charles, I guess that will make a good project in a couple months. Do you think it would be OK to use paint remover to remove all the paint?

Thanks, Gary

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