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Offline Oz390

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'68 Firewall pads
« on: September 08, 2014, 07:10:33 AM »
In restoring a few I have it appears that Dearborn may have used a "spattered" look pad, and San Jose a "dimpled" one.  Consistent on the small sample of 4 I have.

Is this a coincidence, or was this difference applied consistently for these plants for this part?
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Offline ruppstang

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Re: '68 Firewall pads
« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2014, 08:43:40 AM »
Yes in my experience.
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Re: '68 Firewall pads
« Reply #2 on: September 08, 2014, 11:02:48 AM »
my '68 SJ showing left, right and center under the dash
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Offline J_Speegle

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Re: '68 Firewall pads
« Reply #3 on: September 08, 2014, 01:47:15 PM »
Quote from: Oz390 on September 08, 2014, 07:10:33 AM
In restoring a few I have it appears that Dearborn may have used a "spattered" look pad, and San Jose a "dimpled" one.  Consistent on the small sample of 4 I have.

Is this a coincidence, or was this difference applied consistently for these plants for this part?

Like many things - different plants were supplied by different other plants/sub contractors. Firewall pads is just one of many things like this and one of the reasons we always ask about when a car in a posted question was built and when ;)

Other examples would be shocks &  radiators
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Offline Oz390

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Re: '68 Firewall pads
« Reply #4 on: September 08, 2014, 05:05:01 PM »
Yep, know different plant, different times, sometimes different parts.  Just wondered if this was one, as it seemed, and consistent. 

Thanks for the replies.
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8R01S : 65A B 2A 28M 72 7 5 - Factory GT
8R01C : 65A M 2A 01E 72 2 W - Cal Special
8F01X : 65A I 2A 2G 20E 24 1 U - EXP500 repli-bute
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