The recent discussion about early Mustang parts being e-coated got me to think about a list of items that may or may not have been e-coated. After inspecting a few parts, it is obvious that the covering could not have been done as well with a spray gun. For instance, the parking brake handle chassis most definitely had to be e-coated. Anyway, here is a list of things I thought of. If you have any of these original parts around, try cleaning them off and inspecting for paint runs. If there are no runs and there is consistent covering, then it was probably e-coat. Also, it's important to note that service replacement parts may not be a good indicator of what was done on the assembly line parts, so I would recommend only referencing original parts. Let's start with the 65-66 stuff first:
-Bumper brackets
-Battery tray and clamp
-Shock tower to firewall braces
-Hood latch support
-Hood latch plate
-Wiper bag bracket
-Front brake hose to body brackets
-Shock caps
-Spare wheel hold-down
-Coil bracket
-Headlight buckets
-Parking brake handle chassis
-Splash shields?
-Coil spring covers?
-Power top motor to body bracket
-Convertible top frame components?
-Window regulator components that were black
-Rear quarter glass lower L-bracket
-Rear brackets for fastback trim
-Wiper motor bracket (some were left natural)
-Transmission cross member (some were left natural)
-Seat tracks (some were phosphate)
-Fastback roof vent baffles
-Disc brake
Edited by - caspian65 on 05/05/2009 17:35:53