I am working on my engine compartment and need some information regarding whether certain bolts, screws and components were painted (or left unpainted).
SUggest that you get a copy of the latest MCA Judging Rules - they will go a long way (though not complete nor perfect)
1970 Mustang Mach 1 w/ 351c built January 1970 in San Jose.
- valve cover bolts (painted blue or unfinished)
Not a ton of nice original pictures to check but of the ones I have of original cars I can not find any that were unpainted like we see on some of the small blocks
- power steering dipstick (my PS pump originally came painted Ford blue but not sure about the dipstick.)
Originally plated bright or silver zinc. Current belief (including me
is that they were in place when the pumps were painted so they are the same color as the pump. The plating caused the paint to chip off of the dipstick over time
- master cylinder lid & rest of the master cylinder
The cap was also plated zinc but then (along with the complete master cylinder unit and booster if so equipped) painted semi-gloss black before it was installed
- steering gear box
- Body - bare cast iron (many owners are phosphating the bodies then lightening the color up through a number of processes)
- Zinc or bare steel bottom cap
- Dark heat treated pittman arm, adjustment and attachment (to rag joint) shafts
- Cover is bare new steel with dark (phosphate or heat treated cover bolts. Tag is bare steel
- Upper sheet metal nut is zinc
Note - when the picture was taken the rag joint lower bolt had not been dyed yet. Something seen on 68-up cars)
