Adding to this thread rather than adding a new one, since it is an extension of the discussion. I'm working on my parking brake cables, and uncovered two items for discussion. I searched and did not find anything on this. (1) I'm seeing a darker blue, along the Caspian lines perhaps in the fitting as shown in the first two pictures. In the collection of 9 cables I have, three of the four I checked have this feature. Has anyone else documented this? (2) I also noticed the FoMoCo stamp on the same fitting, as shown in the last picture. I did not see any paint on the fitting that ends up nearest the rear drum brake backing plate. Thanks, John