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steering components 80 TA
I have my engine out and am ready to detail the steering components
were they painted semi gloss black or were they natural ? I know the power steering gearbox was natural. Were the calipers natural or painted semi gloss black ? were the shocks black and spiral type as origional Last edited by 8453johng; 04-27-2021 at 04:13 PM. Reason: forgot |
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most suspension components like sway bars, center links, tie rods, spindles, etc were natural, so a cast iron paint is best, or if you domt care about originality a satin black paint makes everything look nice & uniform. the a-arms were painted black with ~4" at the ends of the top arm & possibly bottom were left natural steel. theres pics of guys painting them that way out there & they look nice but all black looks good too.
google or search here or other t/a forums for pics of original low mile undersides or correct restorations to get a better idea of what they look like. |
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Agree with 78w72. Most original cars are a mess underneath. When they were new going to a car show with a mirror on the bottom was the last thing they were thinking about. Not to mention the cars that had an undercoating with everything coated black. I was overly meticulous when I restored my 77 to the extent of having paint mixed to match the red oxide primer. It did turn out nice and nicely detailed but I think I am the only one (other than the shop) that has seen it. On my current 79 resto I painted everything on the bottom satin black. I will detail the rear, and I clear coated the natural sway bar with shark hide. Front end I painted everything black.
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on my 78 & 72 firebirds they were undercoated at the dealer or afterwards & when i removed some areas of it the red oxide was in almost perfect condition, i left the coating there as opposed to trying to remove it all, very messy & time consuming job & my cars are resto-mods so i didnt care too much about 100% correct. |
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Pretty sure that 79 was black primer. At least thats what was on my car. One of the reasons I just shot everything black underneath. Cleaning and painting the bottom of a car off of a creeper with the car on blocks is high on my list of projects I never want to do again. I had my 77 on the rotiss. so much nicer.
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Thanks
Thanks
I am cleaning / Pressure washing / scraping like Mr. Clean. I am going satin black to make it look nice. In the past on a 70 GTO I tore the whole thing apart media blasted painted looking back it is just as nice cleaning the Sh*t out of it. Maby, I am getting a little smarter and it is not a 70 GTO |
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