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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1964 1/2 - 1965 => Topic started by: MWM on April 04, 2011, 05:21:29 PM
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Hello:
I have a 1965 Mustang Fastback which is currently in the paint shop. I noticed that there are white plastic grommets where the torsion bar goes through the trunk hinge. Any idea where I can get a set? I have tried several shops.
thank you!
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Are you referring to the plastic caps that go along the trap door screws? NPD startes selling them recently. I know a gentlemen was reproducing them as well. You would need the clear/opague colored ones.
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The little tiny white bushings you need are one of the most obscure parts in the Mustang world. I have only seen one car with those still intact, an unrestored 65 Shelby that Bob Perkins had at the Spfld Illinois MCA National a few years ago. Owned at that time by a fellow whose last name was Stein I think. Those little bushings are going to be very difficult to find. I have somewhere an image of them, and have provided it to a couple of people in the past as they expressed an interest in reproducing the part but so far no results. Good luck on your search, I have been searching for one since 1986 with no luck. They must have been destroyed about the second time the trunk was opened.
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I have seen these on lots of '65's,
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_FhFCoO_tIME/TIJvHzM9HNI/AAAAAAAAMiE/HP_cyCzjwKs/s400/IMG_1549.JPG)
by late '65 and into early '66, I do not believe that they were used:
(https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_FhFCoO_tIME/TFrtHIhBYUI/AAAAAAAALiE/5Tp6BZz1szk/s400/IMG_0942.JPG)
very late '65 SJ car above.
(https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_FhFCoO_tIME/TIJ1-H9yGgI/AAAAAAAAMoU/ZEG12tyk5f8/s400/IMG_1382.JPG)
original paint later '66 SJ car above.
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Just wondering if these grommets would be made of nylon, teflon, or a plastic. Should not be hard to get some made up by someone with a lathe and some material. I don't see a split in them, I guess they must be slid onto the torsion rod and pushed into place?
Glenn.