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Originally Posted by johnmilza
Pat
I am looking for the shade of black for Alt bracket that mounts to the block and the power steering brackets. these are steel. if they were natural they would've rusted. mine were definitely painted some shade of black.
John
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Original alt & ps brackets for '71's, '72's. 73's were not painted. Originally they had a black phosphate finish which disappears after many years. The brackets & small idler pulley used with the optional 80 Amp idler pulley set-up also received a phosphate finish that faded with time.
71+ w/p & crank pulleys & the retaining ring for the crank pulleys were originally dip painted near 90% gloss. NOS examples of '71+ engine pulleys will often be near 100% gloss black. In estimating 90% gloss am going from experience refinishing these pulleys, & was confirmed again in '98 when I dragged in a garaged all its life 4K mile original '72 Lux LeMans as a parts car. So many times home restorers break out a can of 1613 Krylon or other satin black spray can & paint all the '71+ brackets & pulleys that color, it will look better than nothing, but is not correct.