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Title: Front brake line bracket
Post by: sparky65 on February 04, 2010, 08:57:24 PM

The bracket that holds the brake hose were it attaches to the brake lines on a 67 with drum brakes.  I thought they should be painted semi gloss black.  I just finished cleaning them but I found no trace of black paint and the area that was undercoated seems to be shiny like maybe they were left natural?

Title: Re: Front brake line bracket
Post by: CharlesTurner on February 04, 2010, 11:33:13 PM

I'm used to seeing those black.  Got a pic?

Title: Re: Front brake line bracket
Post by: gtamustang on February 05, 2010, 10:53:32 AM

All I have ever seen out of Metuchen for the 67s were semi-gloss black, dipped.

Regards,
Pete Morgan

Title: Re: Front brake line bracket
Post by: sparky65 on February 05, 2010, 02:05:44 PM

Quote from: caspian65 on February 04, 2010, 11:33:13 PM

I'm used to seeing those black.  Got a pic?

Here are some pics.  The lack of paint doesn't mean there wasn't any at some point.  Since it seems no one else has seen them unpainted i suspect the paint came off with the undercoating in shiny areas and rusted off else where.

(http://lh5.ggpht.com/_VJ8AuoXtKs0/S2xY3wdZOZI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/rEjdeZ4f8zU/s800/P1010027-1.JPG)

(http://lh3.ggpht.com/_VJ8AuoXtKs0/S2xY-mwY3YI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/ZcNsWRFh1w4/s800/P1010028-1.JPG)

(http://lh4.ggpht.com/_VJ8AuoXtKs0/S2xZFUsqzeI/AAAAAAAAB5g/FzVchSDXzOI/s800/P1010029-1.JPG)

Title: Re: Front brake line bracket
Post by: CharlesTurner on February 05, 2010, 07:27:35 PM

They look like they might not have been painted, hard to tell.

Title: Re: Front brake line bracket
Post by: Sunlitgold68 on February 10, 2010, 05:53:55 PM

Are these also black on a 68? Mine looked zinc to me.