Topic: spare tire hold down wing nut on ebay does it look OE.?

[gimpystoy]

Does this look OE for 67?
http://www.
ebay.com/itm/NOS-1965-1966-1967-FORD-MUSTANG-OR-SHELBY-SPARE-TIRE-JACK-J-BOLT-WING-NUT-CONCOU-/141409898210?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item20ecafcee2

[67gtasanjose]

Your link was fragmented, here's a complete link to the item.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/141409898210?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_from%3DR40%257CR40%26_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D141409898210%26_rdc%3D1

As fas as correct, I know mine is but not where I can look at it at this time.

Picture LOOKS, at a glance correct

Richard

[gimpystoy]

Richard: thanks for helping w the link.
I remember seeing on here a while back a nice thread on the variety of J hooks  for  our cars. Anyone recall this?

[Scott Fuller]

Ford made two basic spare tire J-bolt  wing nuts.  One is 1/2-13 thread and one is 3/8-16 thread.  The one in the auction is the smaller thread variety which I believe is correct for 67 Shelby.  However, the original ones I have seen are clear/zilver zinc plated.  The one in the auction appears to be bare metal.  Bob Gaines was going to loan me an original 67 J-bolt a few years ago to copy, but I think he forgot.  But, as I understand it, the original 67 Shelby spare tire J-bolt was a 3/8-16 thread.

Scott

[gimpystoy]

A closer look at the listing show box w # 89AZ196 2A

[gimpystoy]

There's another one  with  # 89 AZ 196 2-A

[67gta289]

That would be a 1959 Ford part number, B9AZ-1462-A.  Many many applications over the years.

[J_Speegle]

............However, the original ones I have seen are clear/silver zinc plated................

Picked up a box of them last year or so matching the zinc finish Scott is describing

[CharlesTurner]

Evidently, is a detail I have overlooked.  Have had 2 cars shown in the past couple of years that I restored or had a hand in the restoration and been deducted for 'incorrect wing nut' on spare tire.  Would like to know better what the correct one is.  Had a bunch zinc-plated and used most of them, so don't have a stock to check through.

[Richard P.]

I have five original wing nuts that came from cars with the Ford hold down plates. They look like the one pictured on the e-bay photo. They aren't zinc plated. The size is 3/8 X 16.

[Scott Fuller]

I have five original wing nuts that came from cars with the Ford hold down plates. They look like the one pictured on the e-bay photo. They aren't zinc plated. The size is 3/8 X 16.

What years?

[Richard P.]

(Years 1965/66)  I'm working on two 1966 Mustangs that belong to my customers. I checked the spare tire wing nuts on both cars today and they are as pictured on the e-bay posting located on this page. They're not zinc plated.   

[jwc66k]

There's another one  with  # 89 AZ 196 2-A

That should be "B9AZ-1462-A". Crayon does not last on the outside of boxes very well.
Jim

[Scott Fuller]

(Years 1965/66)  I'm working on two 1966 Mustangs that belong to my customers. I checked the spare tire wing nuts on both cars today and they are as pictured on the e-bay posting located on this page. They're not zinc plated.

Don't know much about 65/66 cars.  But I'm 100% sure that 1968 Mustang had zinc plated wing nuts.  Can't comment on 67 or 69/70 either.

Scott

[CharlesTurner]

There are several shades of zinc plating, if brightener is not added, the parts come out a dull gray.  Also consider that zinc plating will fade over the years, especially 50 years.  Also, as we all should know, service replacement parts may or may not hit the mark on matching what was used on the assembly line.  And also consider different vendors supplying the same part, but minor differences, including final finish.

In response to this thread, I was more interested in design changes as a car I restored was recently judged and a point taken off for 'incorrect spare tire wing nut'.  No idea if that was for the design being incorrect or the finish.