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Thank you JD.

Good afternoon all I'm dealing with a problem that I know you all can help me with, my car #0210 has the steel lined rear deck lid that was at some point repaired of some sorts by just using fiberglass strip cloth to bond the fiberglass to the steel lining. It looked very untidy so in the process of cleaning up I removed all the built up fiberglass cloth and revealed the 2 separate pieces. There is rust underneath when removed so I'm cleaning that up but how we're these 2 pieces bonded together and smoothed and blended for the correct finish? Here ia a picture and video to look at for reference. Can you help me out on repair recommendations for concours restored car? Thank you all in advance.

Jeff do you have a pic of what the underside of the engine compartment should appear?Concours coloring and finish?

Likely do but really don't save as many restored cars since just about all of them have something that might not be fully correct and by using them as examples you and others are likely going to see and copy those details as well as others. Every restored car is a representation of what, if the car was even original, the builder/owner saw, maybe documents and made a choice about and so few cars today are on their 1st restoration. Plus there are a ton of pictures to review and go through if that task would be taken up given the vast majority of cars are restored both well and not so well

I know that many would find it useful to have an Easy button - a collection of pictures where each builder would just copy some "reference car". Of course then we would not have cars that reflected what these cars did look like originally but instead cookie cutters of one another. Over the years you could and can see this at shows or on the internet/magazines. To the point on many you could tell who's car they copied - what magazine, month and issue.

A simple no would have been ok Jeff.
Thank you.

Just as a note on what we refer to as dipped in semi-gloss black. This creates a glossier finish that we would find on other brackets or the engine compartment walls. When clean or new they stand out against the other blacks you will find on the car

Jeff do you have a pic of what the underside of the engine compartment should appear?Concours coloring and finish?

Good afternoon all, could someone please c9nfirm the correct finish or color a 67 gt500 #0210 engine crossmember?

Thank you both for the info. I treasure this forum for accurate info and direction from the likes of both Bob and Jeff. Thanks guys.

Good evening all I'm once again at a headscratcher, on a concours 67 gt500 was the underhood paint body color or black? Also the finish of the underside of hood I've seen smooth finish and a rougher looking natural fiberglass texture, which is correct or are both acceptable?

Well members I am in the process moving forward with my restoration of my 67 gt500 and have a question concerning the spring perch bushings.  Mine are original to the car but as with time the bushings are shot and need replacement.  Can you help me with info on doing this by how and where I can find the bushing or a retailer that restores to concours? I prefer to just keep this in house but is it possible? I recently saw that rare parts inc I believe restores to concours but can anyone confirm this if I can't fo myself?

Correct paint colors?  Since you wrote that you are restoring the car you should be aware of that very little of the suspension had paint on it originally. Lots of bare steel and heat treated/quenched steel made up the vast majority of the parts. Many had bright freshly machined or ground areas for special purposes.

Lower (fixed from originally posting upper   A arms were painted but only the inner (as mounted) approx 2/3rds of the assembled arm.

Jeff you quote heat treated/quenched steel, how do you replicate that look? Once you bead blast parts what are you using to get this look?
Jeff

Jeff here is the flat head screw I was mentioning above.

Yes the upper a arm bushings are threaded as shown in the picture below




As for the markings there are typically stampings near the inner arms where the bushings are attached and out towards the end (ball joint) as Bob mentioned. IMO the markings are part of the details that make up the car. The weight you place on them may not be the same as another person. It's your choice and car when choosing how far you will go. For many its a very difficult location to see so they are sometimes over looked or not added if someone is restoring a car with reproduction parts

Jeff what about the flat headed screw that appears as if it holds the outer nut that threads into shaft? Also in your Pic it only shows a rubber o ring is that all that hardware and it doesn't use a rubber bushing like other upper control arm shafts? I have not disassembled mine yet but was inquiring so I have all when reassembling.

Goo afternoon my inquiry is are there markings or date codes on an original upper control arm and if so where to look? Also if I need to replace the shaft bushings on a control arm how as it appears to be threading on each side of the shaft rather than an appearance of pressed in bushings?

Thank you Jeff and Bob as well as all others.

Thank you and yes I understand that there were painted and unpainted components, that is what I'm asking about. Such as my understanding is the dust shield behind the front rotors and rear drums were bare metal on hubcap cars but on kelsey hayes mags they were painted black, is this true? As well as different steering components were painted ,or in color, bare metal?