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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: petersixtfive on September 01, 2012, 07:29:29 AM
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Couple of pics I thought I would share of my Driveshaft
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Thanks for posting, soaked in evaporust?
Would you possibly be able to post a picture of the full drive-shaft.
Also, what engine/trans combination and what body style?
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Driveshaft is original from a May 65 Factory GT fastback with an A code 289 and 4 speed Trans
Shaft was soaked in evaporust for 4 days
Notice the 5E could be coincidental also notice the brush Dab marks
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Interesting. Mine had the same sort of lime green looking stripe and the other one looked like pink/salmon (I restored it as salmon). What color do you think that second stripe is on yours?
Also, my stripes were close together and stencil was 4S. A little confusing to me that these would be that different on my 9/65 built SJ 4-speed A code GT.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rockhouse66/driveshaftstripes-2.jpg)
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Interesting. Mine had the same sort of lime green looking stripe and the other one looked like pink/salmon (I restored it as salmon). What color do you think that second stripe is on yours?
Also, my stripes were close together and stencil was 4S. A little confusing to me that these would be that different on my 9/65 built SJ 4-speed A code GT.
Just one of the reasons we always ask when the car was built ;) driveline (from documents and examples) markings can change up to four times during a production year for the same application
For the last two of the stencil (though to be a date or worker id) I've got
4E, 4S, 4W, 5S, 5W, ll, lll, llW
Got a bunch
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Also, my stripes were close together
A bit hard to see but here's another stripe spacing from a 65 Dearborn A code coupe, April build date.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-D_ntEZ2xkOU/UFUtQgARIeI/AAAAAAAADhs/c5Jd-BUBngg/s400/2009-07-28_62.JPG)
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Interesting. Mine had the same sort of lime green looking stripe and the other one looked like pink/salmon (I restored it as salmon). What color do you think that second stripe is on yours?
Also, my stripes were close together and stencil was 4S. A little confusing to me that these would be that different on my 9/65 built SJ 4-speed A code GT.
(http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d184/rockhouse66/driveshaftstripes-2.jpg)
Found the same stripes on my Metuchen '66 4 speed GT fastback!
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Here's the notes I took when I took my MAR 1966 Metuchen C-Code driveshaft out of the Evap-O-Rust. The weld at the rear had school-bus yellow paint all around sloppily. The 1st stripe was a 1" approx white stripe about 5/8" from the weld. Then at about 6 5/8" from the weld it had a 3/4" wide mint-green stripe. The front yoke had a very dark grayish blue coating in a lot of spots but I couldn't tell where the original stop line was. At 31 3/8" was where the yellow stenciled markings were. Then there was a couple of places at the front where school-bus yellow and light blue paint was (as shown)
Mine had internal c-clip u-joints at front and rear.
(http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad350/bryancobb/differential.jpg)
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Starting to restore the driveshaft that I posted a couple of pics some time ago
When starting to sand the tube found the letters (AS) stamped in 3 positions along the tube
Any ideas on what they might mean
Regards
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Haven't noticed stampings like that. Maybe owner/shop identification?
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Sanded a few of these and have not seen anything similar - will keep and eye open for them in the future
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For what its worth, I have found the AS stampings on both of my tail shafts.