Topic: 67 390 motor mounts

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What would be the finish of the upper and lower brackets for the motor mount insulator for a 67 390 Dearborn car.

[Bob Gaines]

What would be the finish of the upper and lower brackets for the motor mount insulator for a 67 390 Dearborn car.

Bare steel on upper block mount and bare steel on lower chassis brackets . Insulator was a combination of bare steel and painted or rubber coated.

[jwc66k]

As Bob stated. I would lightly phosphate the metal for preservation and treat with oil. T-9 Boeshield seem to be the current best treatment.
Jim

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thanks guys, has anyone tried a product from ECS the glass people called rust prevention magic it a product you lightly heat a part brush it on and it dries to a dry, clear finish. Im not trying to reinvent the wheel I use T9 and like it but you have to play to win so I purchased a small amount of this new? product and wanted to  ask if anyone has any experience with it.

[J_Speegle]

Here is one rare moment where I'm going to post a restored example to illustrate the finishes. Was just going through the 67 files and ran across a couple of thread related pictures

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Thanks Jeff, great pic.

[1967 eight barrel]

The rubber block mounts I have are Ford NOS from the early 90's. They are black, however the steel that is exposed looks to have been phosphate or possibly manganese finished.  Run them as-is?

                                                                                                   -Keith

[Bob Gaines]

The rubber block mounts I have are Ford NOS from the early 90's. They are black, however the steel that is exposed looks to have been phosphate or possibly manganese finished.  Run them as-is?

                                                                                                   -Keith

NOS from the early 90's are typically going to have a slightly different appearance compared to assemblyline or early service . The rubber detail in Jeff's picture are assemblyline /early service type. The rubber mold was changed later .A nuance difference that most will not pick up on.  Bare steel is typical . If phosphate I would leave it alone and run as is . Not exact but the phosphate will hold the T9 or other similar better and the vast majority will not know the difference .FYI coat everything metal with the rust inhibitor even plated . You will be glad you did down the road. 

[J_Speegle]

The rubber block mounts I have are Ford NOS from the early 90's. They are black, however the steel that is exposed looks to have been phosphate or possibly manganese finished.  Run them as-is?

Considering the site and focus - remove the plating, oil them up and put them on. No reason IMHO to go through the effort of finishing everything else and choose a short cut at that details. Someone will notice or at least you'll know it was done correct