Non-Mustang Ford & Mercury Models > Cougar 1967-73
70 Eliminator Build Sheet question
Bsbeck:
I'm redoing the rear end in a 70 Cougar 428/4 speed Eliminator built on September 29, 1969 in Dearborn. I searched this site but I can't find any info that will help me understand what the codes for paint marks are. I'm interested in the Rear Sway Bar paint mark. The build sheet shows a X. I see rear shocks should have a pink paint mark. Would that be 1 or 2 stripes? I believe according to the sheet the rear leaf springs should have 2 Violet and 2 Yellow marks on each spring. I'd also like some assistance on the driveshaft markings. Is there a list somewhere that translates these codes?
RoyceP:
Shocks were marked with a paint daub. It sort of looks like a old rag was used, dipped in paint. Marks are not consistent in size or shape because they are so crudely applied.
Same goes for the stripes on the drive shaft. It appears the drive shaft was being rotated by hand in a drive shaft lathe while the worker applied the paint stripe using a 1/2" brush. Very sloppy, sometimes dry brushed and sometimes drippy.
This is a chart of known Cougar drive shaft codes. Most came from the MPC, others from looking at cars.
RoyceP:
Notice that your build sheet colors for the drive shaft are different from 1969 and I don't have any source for yours but Dave Wyras might.
PacificaXR7GT:
https://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/index.php?topic=22823.0
If you scroll to the last post there is a spreadsheet of all the manual transmission Cougar driveshaft markings I have been able to compile from buildsheets. Some of them are buildsheets I found posted on the web and some are from Jeff Speegle?s collection of build sheets.
Bsbeck:
Well that is semi-helpful but I still don't have a clue what the LXMGWH colors would be. LOL. This is a 70 Q Code 428 CJ. 0F91Q5098xx
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