Rick: The one I sent a pic of is the Boltaflex. I know I have seen the leather pull on several original tops, one being a Vinylite. In my opinion, the leather pull was a Ford spec for the time period.
Posts by CharlesTurner
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Yes, as Jeff noted, not a K code. The single exhaust muffler and 8" rear shoulda been a dead giveaway!
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The changeover date in the single year, 1965 MPC shows before/after July 1, 1964. This is pretty consistent with my observations.
Keep in mind the filler neck is unique to cars w/out the security cable.
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Sorry, but I am not convinced about the spray versus brushes.
To me the paint dots looks too thick for being applied with
spray and the edges looks like it's still kind of thick instead of
being thinner. Could be wrong, wouldn't be the first
time. What about other markings like on steering components
etc. Were they applied with spray as well? For example the HiPo
engine insulators are marked with yellow and all 4 NOS I have are as far as I can see marked with a brush.
/Bo
Thought this has been covered before. Here's some spray dots on a June '65 Dearborn car with 10k original miles.
http://www.early-mustang.com/charles/leaf_springs/
Most likely, what you are seeing as thick spots is simply the remnants leftover from many years of exposure. Not too many examples survive like as in the pics above.
Have found a combination of sprayed and brushed/daubed front suspension components. Just depends where/when it was made and even then, it's not clear cut. There's a few examples on the K convertible blog: http://65kresto.blogspot.com/
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Maybe a strange question, but were these green and yellow dots
originally sprayed or slashed on with brushes? Mine looked like they were slashed on with brushes.
/Bo
That was the question posed above. The answer is that San Jose and Dearborn typically used spray dots for identification. Metuchen was typically stripes.
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Quote from RPM
Did both spring have the same two spray marks?
Yes, each spring would be marked to identify the application for factory line workers.
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Dearborn was typically spray dots.
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The manganese phosphate process yields a pretty dark finish, almost jet black when quenched in oil. Did Ford ever use it?
Yep, manganese phosphate and zinc phosphate were generally interchangeable when it came to fasteners. The way you can tell if a part was manganese phosphate is to touch an original area with some muriatic acid. If the acid removes the finish, it was manganese, if not, it was zinc phosphate.
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Great story , thanks for input , i was thinking of Painting the Cast iron look as the Rear Springs will be also.
thanks, shane
Painting front coil springs with the "cast blast" type paint would be way too light. We're talking a very dark gray here. Would recommend to just go with black for now.
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Spindles would be a dark gray, mottled appearance, with machined surfaces.
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The most common finish would be semi-gloss black, but the more originals I see, the more my opinion leans towards them originally being a dark heat-treated appearance with no paint.
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The dust shield should be semi-gloss black and the K/H caliper bracket would be natural.
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There are no records available with numbers of 64.5 K coupes made. The Shelby club may have more information on this: http://www.saac.com
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Quote from danielf
Awsome, yeah i already have a K&N filter, Edlebrock Performer 600cfm carb and matching intake manifold, Pertronix ignition, Tri-Y headers, dual 2" exhuast with Dynomax super turbo mufflers, 3.25 Track-Loc rear end and a B&M shift kit in the tranny. Looking at doing a cam. but cam seem to find the right one. Then again, i dont even know what im looking for....
Comp cams sells a hydraulic lifter cam that is a very similar profile to the original K code cam. Of course, remember to make sure you buy the whole "kit" as replacing just a cam can cause problems. You may need to change out valve springs, install screw in rocker studs and other valve-train related items. Also, proper break-in is extremely critical.
Best thing to do is read, read, read and soak up as much information as you can.
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Not sure if that VIN is correct or if some equipment/details are incorrect? The VIN would put it in generator production, but appears to have an alternator and engine bay braces (inc. cut-out snorkle.)
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Pretty sure that is the car that Randy Stone restored and shows in MCA/AACA for a few years. Randy is an MCA Gold Card Judge and his work is pretty good. I can see a few things here and there on the car, but overall, looks real nice. Of course, I hope the buyer spent the time to authenticate the car, as anyone should do for any car purchase.
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If it has an original ink-stamp, should have a date code, which would place the piece accordingly.
Personally, have not observed an original "black top" coil on an early Mustang, except for a late production '73 model.
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BTW whats that funny blue stuff at the top of a lot of your pics?
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The top edges should be flat, yours are probably raised up from over-tightening as you mentioned.
