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Offline wildcat65

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painting clutch linkage bits
« on: June 11, 2008, 11:55:42 AM »
I have to paint these bits up, I was thinking a combination of black and cast iron paint-
pedal to link- black
link-black
link to zbar- black
zbar-cast
frame mount- black

Does that sound right or are there cad plated links, steel grey stuff?
Thanks,
 ted
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Offline Mark Ascher

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Re: painting clutch linkage bits
« Reply #1 on: June 11, 2008, 12:01:10 PM »
Ted,

The pedal to link on my car was black.
The frame mount was also black.
Everything in between was gray phosphate, so thats how I had mine done.
After cleaning all the parts, it was easy to see how they were finished.
Maybe Brian or Chris can chime in and describe the parts on their cars.

Mark
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Re: painting clutch linkage bits
« Reply #2 on: June 11, 2008, 05:46:58 PM »
On my '66, the lower (bolt-on) frame bracket was grey phosphate. The other parts didn't look to be finished at all, just bare metal. Believe I finished them with POR's 'Metal Mask' for a bare metal look. The cast (or is it forged) piece I used cast iron powdercoat.
The rubber bushings for the pedal rod are avail.....use a sway bar link bushing for a Corvette.
Walt K
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66 GS Astro Blue/blue 425 auto
66 GS Silver Mist/black 401 4 spd
66 GS Flame Red/black 401 5 spd
66 GS Saddle Mist/black 401 L76 auto
66 Special Flame Red/black 300 5 spd
65 GS vert Verde Green/ Saddle buckets 401 4 spd
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