Topic: Need some ball joint rivets

[cobra427]

68 GT500  NJ 13 FEB 68

[J_Speegle]

68 GT500  NJ 13 FEB 68

Looks like Tim's neighborhood  - but will check my pictures also

[T Lea]

Gary, can you post a picture?

[cobra427]

I hope this is big enought.  Do you see what I mean. 

This was before I cut the head off and installed the new rivits, I am not to happy with the results, I just pounded in the new rivits and marked them with a chisel to try to get the right pattern.     

Gary

[T Lea]

Those are pretty much the standard of what we see on 68 NJ uppers. I don't know what causes the concaveness, maybe dies are worn?

[cobra427]

Tim,

Are you going to Pensacola?  Will your machine shop be ready by them?  I could bring them to you...

Gary 

[T Lea]

Do you mean Jacksonville?

[cobra427]

This one...

March 25, 2011 - March 27, 2011
The 32nd Annual Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club Show Pensacola
Pensacola, Florida
FL - Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club presents The 32nd Annual Gulf Coast Regional Mustang Club Show Pensacola, March 25, 2011 - March 27, 2011 at Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds in Pensacola, Florida. Event hours are 8am to 5pm. Registration is open Friday 8-5, Sat 8-11. The registration fee is Several see website, inside, outside, vendor,camper. Contact See website for more information, or visit the web site at www.gulfcoastmustangclub.org.

Gary

[T Lea]

Probably not. There is a national in Jacksonville May 20something but I think its going to conflict with my daughters graduation.

[cobra427]

My son and I were at Penscola last year selling Mustang parts and I took some time off to watch the judging,  I believe I saw you judging a blue 68 GT500 that Orlando Mustang had restored. Actually I was under the front of the car looking at the ball joints.  He had 69 upper control arms, and he made the comment that he though they were the same for 68.  I should of introduced myself but Pete told me to watch out for a tall guy with a hat.   

[BMRBill]

I have done several sets of the 65/ 66 Arms as well as the 67-70. I have the tooling to totally rebuild them with properly riveted MOOG balljoints and using Carpenters boot with ring. The boots are a C7  part # but I use them on the 65/66 ball joint . I have not seen a proper part # boot for the early A Arm. I also can replace A Arm bushings also using Moog parts. The new Moog bushing kits utilize a boot instead of a O ring on the bushing so they are not totally Concours. I have not been able to locate a source for a like original Bushing that is US made but if anybody knows of a US manufacture that still makes it available I would be happy to go that route. I would be like to offer a service of restoring 65-70 Upper A arms. See the service section of this web sight for details.

[carlite65]

pics are easy. below the reply box is an 'additional options' button. clik that then clik browse to find the pics on your 'puter then open them & they should attach. if i can figure it out i know you can too........i'd like to see your work.