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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: rockhouse66 on January 14, 2014, 08:00:00 PM

Title: Engine or Motor Mount Frame Bracket Finish
Post by: rockhouse66 on January 14, 2014, 08:00:00 PM

On a 12/64 - 2/65 era San Jose V8 (non-K) car, are the frame mounted engine mount brackets bare metal or painted black?  The originals I have are black, but .... ???

Title: Re: Engine or Motor Mount Frame Bracket Finish
Post by: CharlesTurner on January 15, 2014, 01:12:55 AM

They were typically left natural cast iron, a little bit of a darkened appearance.  If you have some decent originals, soaking in evapo-rust will make them look new again.

Title: Re: Engine or Motor Mount Frame Bracket Finish
Post by: rockhouse66 on January 15, 2014, 08:38:14 AM

Charles - I must have had a senior moment.  I knew that.  How about the fabricated style "1966" mounts on, say, a 11/65 or later San Jose V8 non-K?  This is actually the question I meant to ask in the first place.  Also bare steel or ??

Title: Re: Engine or Motor Mount Frame Bracket Finish
Post by: CharlesTurner on January 15, 2014, 03:16:38 PM

Yes, '66 would be unpainted also.

Title: Re: Engine or Motor Mount Frame Bracket Finish
Post by: J_Speegle on January 15, 2014, 08:49:36 PM

When you redo the later 66 style  remember to reproduce  the discoloration from the welding that appears in the metal around the weld and the weld itself rather than leaving them monotone ;)