Topic: 66 SJ Gt fastback undercarriage

[nationalmustangs]

Hey guys
Need some advice and pics on an undercarriage for a 66 Gt fastback,
Currently getting painted and need to sort out under carriage, it should've red oxide,
Was there and body deadner applied or just straight red oxide with over spray along the edges,
The car is Tahoe turquoise
Thanks in advance

[67gta289]

Welcome to the site.

Since the answer is affected by space and time, so we need you to provide the assembly plant and build date for the car.

[nationalmustangs]

1966
Plant:   R   San Jose, CA
Body Series:   09   2+2 Fastback
Engine:   A   289 4v V8
Unit:   198067   198067

[J_Speegle]

Welcome to the site - hope you find the information and help here of value in your concours related projects

To use the site to your benefit get use to using the search feature as it will often answer allot of questions and provide more pictures and information. If that doesn't work fully or appears dated ask and we;ll try and help

To that end here is a few prior threads related to 66 San Jose undercarriage details.

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=1789.msg9136#msg9136

http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=2657.msg14087#msg14087


Basics are

- Two colors (from two feed sources) of muddy red oxide. One from the firewall (approximately) forward and one from firewall rearward.
This is before any sealers applied to the floor or trunk drops.

- Sound deadener applied to the rear wheelwells and on to some the panels next too and near to the wheel wells after primer applied.

- Overspray onto the floor and panels (front frame rails, convertible seat support panel for example) from the painting of the rocker panels. Pinch weld formed a shadow for the first inch or two on the floor. Overspray could be inward a foot foot (fairly direct application_ up to the of the driveline tunnel. This mist (overspray not direct application)  and its visibility has allot to do with the exterior color

- Large amounts of exterior paint overspray into the floor area between the rear wheelwells since they received (over the sound deadener) a full paint job on to them and the exposed frame areas when the quarter panels and wheel lip were painted. Wheel lid formed a shadow at the top of up to four inches to only one or two inches at the front and rear of the arch

- Over this overspray on the floor and on to the rear frame rail but to a lesser amount and distance most of the time was the black out of the pinch weld. Blow outs at the front and rear edges of the rear wheel well opening are normally found Pinch weld was blacked out from the forward edge at the front wheel well to the rear most end

Front sound deadener was applied after the car was pretty much completely assembled except for the front wheels and tires

Hope this answers your questions.