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Old 01-23-2024, 01:48 AM
hiyabradHO hiyabradHO is offline
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Originally Posted by Formulabruce View Post
Part of latch facing you was black Phosphate, the lock mechanism ( pointed part off to right that moves) was Gold anodized.
"Norwood" is our resident expert, and has rebuild many of these latches.
1971 cars had cheap Alkalyd black paint . This was put on at sub assy just to keep flash rust off during transport to final assembly.
Thank you FB.

Do you have any pics to share?

Is the black phosphate finish the same as the bolts holding it in place?

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