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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: jtrue on June 10, 2017, 08:45:19 AM
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Hi guys, I've been working on trying to get my transmission ready to reinstall. I painted it with cast blast. Were the shift linkage rods painted originally or left natural? Thanks
Mark
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Mark,
Linkages were natural. That being said, the closest you can get to original AND prevent rust is a light phosphate and oil treatment. They should be dark, almost the same as the case, maybe a little darker for contrast. Cast Blast would not be my first choice for the case.
Jim
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Thank you Jim.
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would the case stay natural with possibly the paint daubs applied then sprayed with boeshield then tamped dry? 1966 K GT, 10/65 SAN JOSE
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would the case stay natural with possibly the paint daubs applied then sprayed with boeshield then tamped dry? 1966 K GT, 10/65 SAN JOSE
Yes, but as Jim noted like the shift rods, a dunk in phosphate will give the case a more correct appearance.
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thank you