[ccie3611]

the survivor TA has a replacement alternator, however my other TA i'm restoring had the original alternator (that is i believe it is original) - see the pictures. of course as you can see it has been restored by a local shop, i'm not sure the fan should be black.

[7072PMD]

THAT'S WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, THANKS! I LIKE WHEN EVERYTHING IS FUNCTIONAL AND CORRECT. THE CAR IS A TIME CAPSULE!!

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by ccie3611

the survivor TA has a replacement alternator, however my other TA i'm restoring had the original alternator (that is i believe it is original) - see the pictures. of course as you can see it has been restored by a local shop, i'm not sure the fan should be black.

Fan & pulley should be silver zinc/cad plated

[165th]

Brent, great posts and pics. Congrat's on the find and thanks for posting up these pics.

Where is the shaker solenoid switch on your auto and 4spd? Are they both wired the same way?

[2manyT/A'S]

Originally Posted by 165th

Brent, great posts and pics. Congrat's on the find and thanks for posting up these pics.

Where is the shaker solenoid switch on your auto and 4spd? Are they both wired the same way?

Shaker switch on 72 T/A's was no longer on the carb.

The TH400 kickdown switch above gas pedal was used to activate shaker door,even on stick cars.

[njsteve]

Originally Posted by ccie3611

the survivor TA has a replacement alternator, however my other TA i'm restoring had the original alternator (that is i believe it is original) - see the pictures. of course as you can see it has been restored by a local shop, i'm not sure the fan should be black.

What is the build date of the other T/A that this alternator came from? I have a 1D5 dated unit in my 12A T/A and I'm rather curious as to other car's component dates for comparison.

[ccie3611]

Originally Posted by njsteve

What is the build date of the other T/A that this alternator came from? I have a 1D5 dated unit in my 12A T/A and I'm rather curious as to other car's component dates for comparison.

the other TA Build date is 11C

[njsteve]

Whatever you do, don't chemically strip, sand, or refinish those bare metal parts underneath - use this stuff instead:

http://www.safestrustremover.com/

I used it on my car and tons of parts and it is just frikken amazing. It doesn't remove or alter the actual metal, it just washes away the rust. It works just as well on exhaust pipes, too. I set up a mini sump pump in a kiddy pool under my car with a garden sprayer head and just let it spray at the surface rust for days. The results were amazing!

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...433662&page=14

[ccie3611]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Whatever you do, don't chemically strip, sand, or refinish those bare metal parts underneath - use this stuff instead:

http://www.safestrustremover.com/

I used it on my car and tons of parts and it is just frikken amazing. It doesn't remove or alter the actual metal, it just washes away the rust. It works just as well on exhaust pipes, too. I set up a mini sump pump in a kiddy pool under my car with a garden sprayer head and just let it spray at the surface rust for days. The results were amazing!

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...433662&page=14

yes Steve - i have followed your restoration on that other link and saw that rust remover setup - that was great!

[165th]

Originally Posted by njsteve

Whatever you do, don't chemically strip, sand, or refinish those bare metal parts underneath - use this stuff instead:

http://www.safestrustremover.com/

I used it on my car and tons of parts and it is just frikken amazing. It doesn't remove or alter the actual metal, it just washes away the rust. It works just as well on exhaust pipes, too. I set up a mini sump pump in a kiddy pool under my car with a garden sprayer head and just let it spray at the surface rust for days. The results were amazing!

http://forums.maxperformanceinc.com/...433662&page=14

I agree with Steve, this is great rust remover with no issues to metal. However, it can lift some original paint coatings. It's ok on the red primer for instance, but will lift the paint off of say the upper control arms, where paint was applied directly to bare metal.

[njsteve]

What I have found is that the paint will lift if there is surface rust underneath it. So, if you have an area where the rust has seeped under the adjacent paint coating, the rust remover will attack that rusty area as well. In my link above, there is a before and after shot of the jack base and you can see what it does to the rusty spots and the adjacent paint.

[165th]

Brent, can you look at the wheels today on both cars? What are the date codes for the KR's? Can you list the date codes and the trim tag build date? Also, do you think the stems are original, or do you think they were replaced when the BFG's were put on?

My question is, should the stems be the short or long type? I know long is more convenient but something tells me the short stems are correct. I had a friend back in the day who always complained of having trouble getting the hose on the stem. He said it was because this was soon after the beauty rings had become standard equipment and the stems hadn't changed yet.

[ccie3611]

Originally Posted by 165th

Brent, can you look at the wheels today on both cars? What are the date codes for the KR's? Can you list the date codes and the trim tag build date? Also, do you think the stems are original, or do you think they were replaced when the BFG's were put on?

My question is, should the stems be the short or long type? I know long is more convenient but something tells me the short stems are correct. I had a friend back in the day who always complained of having trouble getting the hose on the stem. He said it was because this was soon after the beauty rings had become standard equipment and the stems hadn't changed yet.

i don't have the original wheels on my 4spd i'm restoring, However i do have the original wheels on the survivor including the spare!! looks like the spare has been used but the realy kewl part is it still has the *original polyglas tire* on it :-)

not sure about decoding dates on wheels but it looks like its 12/30/70 (don't see too many 1970 KRs)

[bird72]

This thread is great. Having a 72 I especially dig it. Great reference photos, your time is much appreciated.