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Title: 1966 Shelby Calipers
Post by: sidebolt on May 21, 2021, 06:52:02 PM
 Can anyone tell me what the correct color is for the front K/H brake calipers? Thanks
Title: Re: 1966 Shelby Calipers
Post by: 98SVT - was 06GT on May 21, 2021, 07:24:24 PM
Plain old rust. Originals were just bare cast iron.
Title: Re: 1966 Shelby Calipers
Post by: J_Speegle on May 21, 2021, 11:37:33 PM
Depends on when the car was built but guess we can claim the majority of them were cast iron inner half with a cad plated outer half

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Title: Re: 1966 Shelby Calipers
Post by: Bob Gaines on May 23, 2021, 12:18:37 AM
Quote from: J_Speegle on May 21, 2021, 11:37:33 PM
Depends on when the car was built but guess we can claim the majority of them were cast iron inner half with a cad plated outer half

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+1 . They first started out as both halves cast iron I believe and then evolved to for those cars option with deluxe wheels to have the outside half being painted silver or plated zinc silver so that rust quickly formed on the bare cast iron would not be seen through the spokes . Steel wheel cars had both halves bare cast iron. Later in 65 production I believe Ford decided that rather then worry about which cars came with steel wheels and which with deluxe wheels they made all of the calipers plated or painted on the outside halve.