Firewall insulation plug?

MTS_old · March 11, 2008 at 1:45 PM

Can anyone on the forum help me identify this plug? It's made of sheet metal, and I believe it's a firewall insulation plug but I'm not sure. A photo is on the url below:

http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2775048520080259586JHWXLF

Thanks,

Matt

b9folk_old · March 11, 2008 at 2:23 PM

Sure looks like one. Wish I had a handful of those, as many of mine are rusted and/or broken off.

MTS_old · March 11, 2008 at 3:50 PM

Thanks for the reply.

I found them in an box with unmarked box of spare hardware that came with the car when I bought it a few years ago. The inulation plugs I got from NPD, when I bought the firewall blanket, are molded plastic and really don't fit very good. They're bigger in diameter.

Sorry I only have 9.

RalphJr · March 11, 2008 at 4:34 PM

Autokrafters sells these - they are not 100% accurate, but very close.

Way better than the plastic clips.

noelfisher_old · March 11, 2008 at 5:30 PM

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...and I believe it's a firewall insulation...

Yup and you're a lucky dude.

The plastic ones work, but I had to shave the sides down - I think Murph told me to do that. But, it looks like you have the real thing.

cobrajeff_old · March 12, 2008 at 6:13 AM

That plug looks the same as the ones for my '57 T'Bird. They are available from "little Bird" parts suppliers, including NPD. Part # T-01605-2K (a kit w/11 pieces). They are metal, like the originals.

regards,

Jeff

GT Joe_old · March 13, 2008 at 7:32 PM

I was wondering what the consensus is on the finish of these plugs? I have seen a few 1966 GT350's with a olive colored finish on them and a few SJ mustangs with a black finish.

Joe.

J_Speegle_old · March 14, 2008 at 4:58 PM

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I was wondering what the consensus is on the finish of these plugs? I have seen a few 1966 GT350's with a olive colored finish on them and a few SJ mustangs with a black finish.

I would choose the phoshated color/finish

noelfisher_old · March 24, 2008 at 3:56 PM

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I was wondering what the consensus is on the finish of these plugs?

I still have some of my originals (what is left of them) and they are black, but I cannot swear that they were originally black.

66KGT_old · March 24, 2008 at 5:54 PM

They probably should be coated with sound deadener. <img src=images/icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

CharlesTurner · March 24, 2008 at 6:30 PM

Black or phosphate/oil.

earlyk_old · April 8, 2008 at 6:14 PM

Their Ecoated. A friend of mine is the ecoat chemical engineer at PPG and we have taken a bunch of original parts to PPG an had them annalyzed up in cleveland at the PPG paint group and they were originally ecoated as ecoating has been out since the 1920's

C6ZZKGT · April 9, 2008 at 9:06 AM Official Post

Nate, An explanation of what Ecoating is and how it is done would be of interest to all of us I am sure. I personally have never heard of that process before and I am certainly up for learning something new.

-Fred-

jwc66k · April 9, 2008 at 11:10 AM

Per http://www.google.com entering 'ecoating' in the advanced search (there are about 88,800 'hits'), here's one - http://www.finishing.com/116/94.shtml

Jim

6hypo5conv_old · April 17, 2008 at 1:28 PM

FWIW: Nate tells me that the convertible top frames are Ecoated (at least on the early Mustangs) he has a guy who works for him does all the nessessary parts with the Ecoating process....I take this to mean Electro-Coating??? not real sure of exactly what the process entails, but Nate explained to me that lots of restorers just powder coat the top frames instead of going to the trouble of finding an Ecoater in their area.

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