Posts by 66KGT_old

Thanks Tom...

Bob, you are using the forum link with thumbnails. Those links contain php code which does not display properly with this forum software. You should be using the DIRECT link at the very bottom... then they will look like this when you post them (the first one is really to large, should be no larger than 640 pixels wide for posting in the forum):

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Quote from round2K

I would be cautious about comparing Shelby driveshafts to a stock hipo because of the transmission differences. I haven't ever worked on the internals of a T-10, but if the yoke is different than a toploader and the gear box has a different overall length then those shafts could have had different markings.

Yes, I realize that. I am particularly looking for info on driveshaft markings on 65-66 Dearborn K-codes but so far no one who has posted any information has included what year or assembly plant the info is from.

The shelby stuff is just here for reference...

Here's a little more fuel for the fire. This picture is from the unrestored 65 Shelby at the Springfield national show this summer. It only has ONE stripe!

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This picure is from a 66 manual tranny Hertz. Can anyone make out the colors?

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This is Dave's Driveshaft:

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These threads talk about several different colors: blue - light blue - black (as per MM), red - red - blue - white, white - yellow (Gene's driveshaft), and green - yellow (as per Bob Perkins)

http://www.hipomustang.com/hpmx/topic.asp…ue&TOPIC_ID=737

http://www.hipomustang.com/hpmx/topic.asp…e&TOPIC_ID=2577

Perhaps now you can understand my confusion....

Quote from 66transam

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Do you have the Ebay listing for us to see?

Click on the link I provided in my above post... it goes right to the eBay ad.

I think it'd be best to leave the car in the registry, but mark it as destroyed rather than removing it completely.

Yes, that is how it should be done and the auction information saved in the registry for documentation.

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Well I guess no one is willing to step up and post pictures or even a verbal description of what they found on their driveshafts. Evidently everyones drive shaft is/was so rusty they have no documentation.

Merlyn, there is a pic of my original 66 SJ tube in the thread listed above in Dave's post.

Yes, I've seen it and it is the best example I've seen. Unfortunately it just stirs the controversy even more as it (1) does not match the engineering drawings, (2) does not match Tony's published colors, (3) Does not match MM's published colors, (4) is from a SJ kar, (5) has not matched any other posts that I could find.

There has got to be others out there that have found the stripes on there driveshafts...

Quote from kar-nut

From the original Ford Motor Company released engineering drawing for the Hipo driveshaft assembly engineering part# C4ZW-4602-E (2)paint bands 1" wide for identification approximatetly in the center of the tube GREEN & VERT.

I have never seen two stripes on any mustang driveshaft near the center of the tube, they have all been near the rear end of the tube. Your input is appreciated but I don't believe the engineering drawings to be what happened on the assembly lines and I haven't seen any evidence from anyone else that those were the two colors used, if anything I've found totally contradicting information.

Quote from round2K

Don't throw in the towel yet; there has to be someone out there with an unrestored driveshaft. 375 hits means you probably have anther 1,200 K code owners to go. I keep hoping someone has one too.

Thanks for the support Dave but I can't believe out of those 375 hits there has been absolutely no input, just bickering over engineering drawings. I don't give a damn about the engineering drawings, I'm looking for what is out there in real life. One post I found in the archives someone mentioned that a MM article stated that all hipo drive shafts had two black stripes which I seriously doubt is correct either.

Was trying to gather some information for the entity rebuilding my driveshaft as they were going to stripe it for me for free but it looks like I'll be doing it myself sometime in the future IF we can ever get anyone to chime in what markings are on their driveshafts.

Well I guess no one is willing to step up and post pictures or even a verbal description of what they found on their driveshafts. Evidently everyones drive shaft is/was so rusty they have no documentation. I am withdrawing my request to help document any differences that were found between plants and years and I will lay this subject to rest.

Thanks a lot for the help guys...

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I think Charles was refering to the exhaust system BEHIND the manifolds. Not from the heads back. And the H-pipe was subtly different, but there is a difference, I understand.

I just had to give Charles a hard time....

Guys, I'm sorry I brought this back up now.... did not mean to start a controversy. I was just trying to determine what would have been a correct driveshaft stripe marking on my kar. I have seen no conclusive evidence of any specific paint colors used during the time period my kar was produced and at the Dearborn plant. As I previously stated searching the archives has produced mixed results.

If ANYONE has pictures of their original driveshaft please post it along with scheduled production date and plant. A consecutive unit number would be nice as well if you care to post it.

Thanks!

Quote from CharlesTurner

There was no such thing as special mufflers for a hi-po. Once GT's started being built, A code GT's shared the same exhaust as a hi-po (no matter if the hi-po was a GT or not)

Not quite true, the hipo exhaust was unique in the manifolds and h-pipe.... but I'm sure you know that, lol

I would think under the circumstances that is a very good idea...

It was installed after paint and should be phosphate and oil finish.

Quote from round2K

Was that drawing posted here somewhere a while back? I'd be intereseted in seeing what it looks like.

I snagged a copy of it but is so low resolution you can't read it.

Quote from kar-nut

From the original Ford Motor Company released engineering drawing for the Hipo driveshaft assembly engineering part# C4ZW-4602-E (2)paint bands 1" wide for identification approximatetly in the center of the tube GREEN & VERT.

But that doesn't match what others have posted they have found, nor does it match what is suggested in the registry. Gene has a totally different stripe picture from his kar posted posted on the site as do others I found doing a search. The registry is not definitive, nor or the engineering drawings. I want to know what others have found out there in the real world as it appears there are several markings that were applied. What plant the kars came from and production date...

Steve is a Gold Card judge...

Charles, you wanna step in here?

Yes, I found that thread but there is very conflicting information in it and the other threads I found. I am looking for someone that has a 66 DB kar that has documentation of what stripes were on their driveshaft. So far I have seen 4 different color combinations but no one has stated year of kar or which plant....

Ok, I know this subject has been discussed MANY times here but I cannot find a definitive answer searching the forum or in the registry. I've found references to several different colors used striping the driveshaft. Pink & purple, black & blue, white & pink, green (verde) & .....

Please post here what you have found on your driveshaft, be sure to include year, plant, partial vin, and any other particulars for your kar that may help define what colors were used. Pictures would be most helpful. I am not the least bit interested in restored driveshaft pictures unless you have some type of documentation to back up the original colors. If not sure the driveshaft is original to your kar please state so.

Thanks for your help everyone!

Ivy green is a hard color to photograph... looks good in the overcast conditions.