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Offline mark289

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Driveshaft color codes- 1978 King Cobra, 5.0, 4 speed
« on: May 23, 2023, 03:14:09 PM »
On the assembly line build sheet, I believe code V in the driveshaft box is for violet (or purple).  What color is code C?  Pertains to a 1978 King Cobra, 5.0, 4 speed.
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Re: Driveshaft color codes- 1978 King Cobra, 5.0, 4 speed
« Reply #1 on: May 23, 2023, 05:40:06 PM »
On the assembly line build sheet, I believe code V in the driveshaft box is for violet (or purple).  What color is code C?  Pertains to a 1978 King Cobra, 5.0, 4 speed.

Don't know for sure so this is just a possibility IMHO if Ford continued to use the same names for colors as they did in earlier years.

C may decode as Chartreuse

Being listed twice may suggest two stripes of each but I don't have any pictures of original drivelines from around 78 to confirm that was the practice. Just trying to help
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Re: Driveshaft color codes- 1978 King Cobra, 5.0, 4 speed
« Reply #2 on: May 23, 2023, 07:19:28 PM »
Thank you for the reply. That?s likely it. In my experience, manufacturing techniques and practices with the IIs were more similar to 1st Gen than Fox cars.