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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1970 Mustang => Topic started by: 70Twister on March 03, 2017, 11:09:57 PM

Title: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: 70Twister on March 03, 2017, 11:09:57 PM

I need to know what finish a 1970 Dearborn Mach1 steering gear box finish is? I have searched the site and sure I have over looked it!  ???Thanks!!

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: J_Speegle on March 03, 2017, 11:43:56 PM

Natural cast iron main body with brighter machined surfaces. Nice fresh new bare metal cover. Believe the plug at the end was zinc plated. I use darkened cover retaining bolts.

Only question is did 70 Dearborn black out the top (messy black lacquer applied with a big brush producing runs of paint down the sides, that year, plant and time period. Currently I don't think judging requires it but talking about originally. Let me see if I have any pictures that show

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: 70Twister on March 04, 2017, 12:18:02 AM

Thanks Jeff pictures would be great!!

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: J_Speegle on March 04, 2017, 01:07:33 AM

They wont be pretty :)

Forgot
Bare steel ID tag, Vent and nut at the top of the main body appear to have been zinc plated

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: specialed on March 04, 2017, 10:09:00 AM

But if doing gearbox concours correct the whole top gets blacked out anyway as their is a note about this in the assembly manual. I have a steering gearbox from a 69 mustang that was parted out after it got wrecked with only 1000 mi. on it & some black paint is also on the shaft & rag-joint top area also.

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: Anghelrestorations on March 04, 2017, 10:37:19 AM

I have some pictures here you can see if you scroll down the page of what a restored steering box should look like.  This is copied from originals and NOS units I have and duplicates as close as possible the finishes.

http://anghelrestorations.com/services.html (http://anghelrestorations.com/services.html)

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: J_Speegle on March 04, 2017, 06:03:13 PM

Quote from: specialed on March 04, 2017, 10:09:00 AM

But if doing gearbox concours correct the whole top gets blacked out anyway as their is a note about this in the assembly manual. I have a steering gearbox from a 69 mustang that was parted out after it got wrecked with only 1000 mi. on it & some black paint is also on the shaft & rag-joint top area also.

So you believe that all 70 Deaborns were blacked out?   Asking since I could not find any that confirmed that. Not saying it hadn't been cleaned off at some point in the ones I have pictures of

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: Steve.chatman on March 08, 2017, 05:55:13 PM

How about a 69 GT 350 Steering Gear Box finish, would it be the same? Mine was built in Dearborn on 1/8/1969

Title: Re: 1970 Dearborn steering gear box finish?
Post by: J_Speegle on March 08, 2017, 06:30:19 PM

First, Steve - Welcome to the site Hope you find the help and information contained here helpful in your concours related efforts and projects

Quote from: Steve.chatman on March 08, 2017, 05:55:13 PM

How about a 69 GT 350 Steering Gear Box finish, would it be the same? Mine was built in Dearborn on 1/8/1969

Steering box metal finishes (minus the black out detail) were pretty standard through 65-70 all plants since they were done at other common sites and shipped to the car assembly plants . Paint marks and those details will vary by year, application and locations