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1st Generation 1964 1/2 - 1973 - Questions & general discussions that apply to a specific year => 1967 Mustang => Topic started by: Bossbill on August 24, 2019, 06:18:40 PM

Title: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: Bossbill on August 24, 2019, 06:18:40 PM

Jeff started a new thread on the hinge topic [below] so I moved my hinge data to a new post after his.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: J_Speegle on August 26, 2019, 08:14:11 PM

In the continuing effort to document the multitudes of production changes that took place during the 67 production year this thread is posted to collect data points and share findings related to the title subject. As always please include a VIN (you can leave out the final two number if you choose) and the real finish date at San Jose to help track and compare findings. Of course these are often changed on a high use, damaged, repaired or restored vehicle especially the drivers side.

The two versions identified has been the cast version and the stamped steel versions as shown below

(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/12/6-260819185854.jpeg)

(http://www.concoursmustang.com/forum/gallery/12/6-260819185833.jpeg)


Thanks

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: Bossbill on August 27, 2019, 01:42:17 AM

Thanks Jeff.
Both my signature SJ car and my parts car have the cast hinges, up and down.

Parts car is:
7R01C189340 tag date: 06C

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: Bossbill on August 27, 2019, 01:53:30 AM

A very original car I saw recently
7R03A206*** tag date 08E
has steel hinge up and cast hinge down.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: Fastback2013 on August 27, 2019, 03:02:19 PM

Hello,

My signature car has the cast door hinge styles
kind regards,

Jeroen

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: 67gtasanjose on August 28, 2019, 05:47:52 AM

11/2/66 SJ with stamped steel upper, cast lower.

I have 2 estimated mid-DECEMBER 66 SJ examples, one like my November example and the other one with both being cast iron (like Jerone's). All 3 examples showed no evidence of being replaced, all had assemblyline processes of primer/ sealer under original matching body color to the door of which they were removed from.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: 67gta289 on August 28, 2019, 09:18:36 AM

Signature car; all cast

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: Hipo giddyup on August 30, 2019, 09:26:45 AM

 My 67' in my signature line also had cast upper and lower hinges from the factory. 11/66 NJ

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: 1967 GT on August 31, 2019, 12:13:02 AM

Stamped up, cast lower.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: J_Speegle on August 31, 2019, 12:42:25 AM

Quote from: 1967 GT on August 31, 2019, 12:13:02 AM

Stamped up, cast lower.

??? Can't help with the survey if we don't know any info about the car ;)

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: 1967 GT on September 01, 2019, 03:33:55 AM

Dec 02 66 completion date.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: Paperback Writer on September 05, 2019, 07:08:58 AM

All four were the cast version for my signature car.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: BKnapp on September 07, 2019, 01:58:25 PM

My SJ Coupe listed below has all cast hinges.

Irrelevant to this thread, but my Dearborn built Fastback has stamped uppers.

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: 67gtasanjose on September 07, 2019, 06:29:59 PM

Off topic I know but sadly, the MCA rulesheet has cast for 67 (as in ALL 67's) and steel for 68. Sorry, but I developed temporary blindness on that detail last weekend (fire me).

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: J_Speegle on September 07, 2019, 07:00:08 PM

One of the positive side affects of focusing here on how the cars were built and not rules that change and often play catch up over time. We should realize that discussions and surveys like this have not been conducted in the hobby (that I'm aware of) in the past for many/most of these topics.

Hopefully we provide an unbiased discussions, enough original examples and data collection so that owners and builders can build they cars as they were and that the rules reflect that. Seen allot of changes and improvements over my 40 plus years

Thank you all that have contributed to this and other surveys - Now back to the focus  ;)


As a note we can expect that a fair amount of these may have been changed out - Too bad they weren't dated (the hinge)

Title: Re: 67 SJ Running Change Survey - Door Hinge Style
Post by: 67350#1242 on September 07, 2019, 08:58:08 PM

11/16/66 SJ coupe :   Cast upper and lower.
02/01/67 SJ GT350:    Stamped upper Cast lower.