Topic: 68 San Jose Lower Control Arms Camber Bolts

[bullitt68]

Understand and why I was more than willing to again post the picture from the other thread and take an hour to go through and get a specific count of examples comparing the two different directions 


Nope but in some cases, some stations refilling the station was handled differently from other stations and parts


Of course you appear to be referring to a different year and plant but have never heard that the direction of the bolts at Dearborn was tied to "one worker on a night shift" The directions are pretty consistent for those cars your referring to.



Yes that might explain a fill in worker pulled from another station or assignment to fill in for Bill on the second shift that is sick one day and he remembers doing the job two years ago when he was assigned there repeating what he use to do but for the regular workers doing the job in 1968 it appears that they had moved on and were following the practices shown in the survey.
 
Not saying that a different production year or even plant did not installed them differently just offering evidence of how they were built rather than other thoughts, plans or directions Being the devil's advocate is easy since its a lot of well it could be or might have been. We see that all the time at shows when some one is trying not to lose a point over a choice the restorer made.

As we've mentioned before. If you can document how the car was originally built its often the best choice to replicate what was done but when there is no evidence from the your particular car due to part changing, documentation  or other reasons go with what can be documented on cars from same plant and production period as the second best choice.

Thanks Jeff great insight and perspective and helpful as always

[ruppstang]

I looked at an unrestored 67 Shelby yesterday and it's bolt was installed back to front. It has been off the road for 35 years.

[bullitt68]

I looked at an unrestored 67 Shelby yesterday and it's bolt was installed back to front. It has been off the road for 35 years.

So they do exist. Always hard to know if they were swapped around getting suspension work done, but it's true that I have never seen them put in that way. I think most people put them in in nut towards the back, from what I have observed