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Offline Bossbill

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67 Rear valance -- galvanized?
« on: February 28, 2018, 11:11:48 PM »
My rear valance , date code, dual exhaust cutout style and paint wise, appears to be original.
While stripping with aircraft stripper (to maintain all the details) I notice this thing is galvanized!

Is that common?
Bill
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Re: 67 Rear valance -- galvanized?
« Reply #1 on: March 01, 2018, 05:22:05 AM »
My rear valance , date code, dual exhaust cutout style and paint wise, appears to be original.
While stripping with aircraft stripper (to maintain all the details) I notice this thing is galvanized!

Is that common?

Yes. Same with the front valances. To my knowledge, the later (black) service parts were not galvanized. Reproduction parts were never galvanized either (to my knowledge). I have found every one of the three red oxide OE Ford service replacements I have used as galvanized so far too. I suppose it wouldn't be safe to say EVERY red oxide service replacement is galvanized but it seems to be a determining factor.
Richard Urch

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Re: 67 Rear valance -- galvanized?
« Reply #2 on: March 01, 2018, 06:56:55 AM »
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Re: 67 Rear valance -- galvanized?
« Reply #3 on: March 01, 2018, 02:05:12 PM »
Yes. Same with the front valances. To my knowledge, the later (black) service parts were not galvanized. Reproduction parts were never galvanized either (to my knowledge). I have found every one of the three red oxide OE Ford service replacements I have used as galvanized so far too. I suppose it wouldn't be safe to say EVERY red oxide service replacement is galvanized but it seems to be a determining factor.

During the first attempt to do a quicky restore on my SJ car I replaced the front fenders and rear valance with black Ford service replacements. We body worked the pieces and the car was nearing final block. Then we moved and things went really stale with this specific project. Kind of like "Garage Squad."

Anyway, I rethought all of the replacement metal. I repaired some small rust holes in the original fenders, then stripped and hammer/dollied the original valance.
As you guys stated, the original is galvanized and the black Ford replacement was not.

Bill
Concours  Actual Ford Build 3/2/67 GT350 01375
Driven      6/6/70 0T02G160xxx Boss 302
Modified   5/18/65 5F09A728xxx Boss 347 Terminator-X 8-Stack
Race        65 2+2 Coupe conversion