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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1967 Mustang => Topic started by: rocnhrse on December 24, 2013, 11:23:14 AM

Title: rear end housing
Post by: rocnhrse on December 24, 2013, 11:23:14 AM
67FB S code GTA  April SJ  is  what would be the correct color for the rear end housing ,also I took off the bracket that holds rear brake line and what looks like a vent for rear axle underneath bracket was a redish orange paint  is this a paint line that goes around the  housing to identify something? the gear ratio is 3:00 non posi   thanks John
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: 67gta289 on December 24, 2013, 12:45:42 PM
Do you mean something like the pictures below?  Do you have any pictures you can post?
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: rocnhrse on December 24, 2013, 04:29:24 PM
yes that is the location I am wondering about, I know the housing is black but the ones I have seen are all high gloss, doesn't seem right pulled off the rear drums today, suprise suprise no shoes or any thing only wheel cylinders, drums look new measure out at 10.025 ID Merry Christmas to all thanks John
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: Bob Gaines on December 25, 2013, 01:33:58 AM
The housing is a semigloss black. Not flat and not glossy .Somewhere in between. Sometimes the vent hole was marked with paint and it looks like it ran down both sides of the tube. Because of this it appears like a paint line around the housing tube. I don't know if that is what you are seeing or not but sounds like it.
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: rocnhrse on December 25, 2013, 08:57:42 PM
thanks for clearing that up for me, were there any paint lines around the axle housing for identifying something? I have seen some on cars
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: Bob Gaines on December 25, 2013, 09:38:23 PM
thanks for clearing that up for me, were there any paint lines around the axle housing for identifying something? I have seen some on cars
You may be referring to the crème or white colored paper rear end Identification sticker that goes completely around the axle tube near the U bolts on the DS .
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: J_Speegle on December 28, 2013, 02:12:38 AM
thanks for clearing that up for me, were there any paint lines around the axle housing for identifying something? I have seen some on cars

Around the housing ?  There are no marks that originally went around the whole housing or tube on any original piece I've seem

Normally the housing itself had 2-8 different marks depending on year and style and plant . Then the center (third member) had identification, assembler, inspector and other markings again depending on year style - sometimes even marks that identified that they were filled

Guessing that "I've have seen on cars" means on "restored cars"   Not something we suggest as a common practice here ;)

Before you start marking up things, Do you have all the original machined marks and finishes right?  It will do you little good to place paint daubs and marks on an incompletely finished part. Marks don't get you points they (currently) can only make you lose points. Incomplete finishes and details will cost you points every time.
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: rocnhrse on December 29, 2013, 12:13:15 AM
here are some of the pic's I have taken
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: J_Speegle on December 29, 2013, 01:23:39 PM
here are some of the pic's I have taken

Guessing this is from the 67 April SJ S code. What Trans did the car have and do you know the build date and second rotation number?
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: rocnhrse on December 29, 2013, 02:00:22 PM
67 GTA S code build date was April 5 67, in SanJose,  has a C6 Select Shift,Cruise-O-Matic, don't understand what you mean by the second rotation number,I have Marti report would it be on that report?
Title: Re: rear end housing
Post by: J_Speegle on December 29, 2013, 10:27:37 PM
67 GTA S code build date was April 5 67, in SanJose,  has a C6 Select Shift,Cruise-O-Matic,

Thanks



don't understand what you mean by the second rotation number,I have Marti report would it be on that report?

The Marti report is no help here - it would have been in the upper left hand corner of your cars build sheet. The "instructions" for the second half of the assembly of your car

Some of the 60 something threads here that discuss or mention rotation numbers (picked out some 67-8 San Jose related ones




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