Author Topic: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application  (Read 6146 times)

Offline Building 3

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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #15 on: May 22, 2016, 02:11:17 PM »
Here is a photo
1966 289 C code auto convertible December 1965 scheduled build at Dearborn.

1966 289 C code auto convertible
October 1965 scheduled build at Metuchen.

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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #16 on: May 24, 2016, 12:50:52 PM »
A good paint match to the forward stripe ( the pink/lilac/lavender stripe) is Sherwin-Williams Wisteria SW 6822 181-C3.
1966 289 C code auto convertible December 1965 scheduled build at Dearborn.

1966 289 C code auto convertible
October 1965 scheduled build at Metuchen.

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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #17 on: June 08, 2016, 03:43:30 PM »
Here's the restored driveshaft for the 1966 C-Code automatic. The stripes are 15/16" each and are 5-1/2" apart.
1966 289 C code auto convertible December 1965 scheduled build at Dearborn.

1966 289 C code auto convertible
October 1965 scheduled build at Metuchen.

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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #18 on: June 08, 2016, 03:46:45 PM »
did you tape them off? the edges look a little neater than i would expect to see.
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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #19 on: June 08, 2016, 04:34:42 PM »
Yes, on the original unrestored, the edges are perfect.  They measured exactly 15/16" all the way around the driveshaft.  That is first photo in this thread. Up close, they look mechanically applied, or someone with a very steady hand.  That driveshaft has not been out of the car, the U-joints are original, as are the differential, trans, and engine. 25,000 miles. (The diff is making noise but I don't want to disturb anything especially given the amount of miles that I drive a year.)
1966 289 C code auto convertible December 1965 scheduled build at Dearborn.

1966 289 C code auto convertible
October 1965 scheduled build at Metuchen.

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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2016, 07:38:56 PM »
did you tape them off? the edges look a little neater than i would expect to see.
Agree.
Yes, on the original unrestored, the edges are perfect.  They measured exactly 15/16" all the way around the driveshaft.  That is first photo in this thread. Up close, they look mechanically applied, or someone with a very steady hand. 
With the lines that go around the shaft in the original photo I would be inclined to believe the shaft was rolled with the brush held steady. No masking was used. This is a production line, done quickly is the preferred method, not artistic.
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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #21 on: June 15, 2016, 10:34:11 PM »
Mine matches Phill's

66 C code Automatic...Don't have the other vitals close


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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #22 on: June 16, 2016, 12:13:55 AM »
Remember, that number, 19078-4(something) is the stock number of the tube's manufacturer and was stamped every 10 feet or so. That's why some drive shafts have it, and others do not.
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Re: Driveshaft Paint Markings - 66 C code Automatic Application
« Reply #23 on: June 20, 2016, 04:52:13 PM »
Mine matches Phill's

Tubes  (where the number came from) appear to have been done in batches from the supplier so you should find allot of matched with the few dates (last two digits) that are commonly found
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