[charles bledsoe]

Originally Posted by Bentwheelbob

It's a private contractor in Texas that used to work for Classic Auto Air doing similar restorations for them. I've never used him, but have talked with others that have and they were very positive. Once the work is done and delivered I will be glad to share a report and feedback.

Thanks Bob! By the way I'm sending you pics in the thread about the boot retainer and screws that I took from my 72 455HO Ram Air Formula. The screws and clips appear to be black phosphate ( I too had 5 screws with the raised dome in the head and one screw out of the 6 with some kind of marking like you are showing above, I thought it was a running out of the correct screw thing on the line). The retainers seem to have a black gloss finish. Mine is a two owner car that has 56k miles on it which sat in a garage prior to me purchasing it. I don't believe the rings, screws, clips, or boots had ever been removed. Hope this helps.
CB