67 GT350 Suspension

1) 67 to 70 are bare steel 2) The tie rods ,drag link and idler arm were bare steel. It sometimes looks like a finish somewhere between blasted steel and Zinc Phosphate. if you are using paint you can use the cast iron paint and dust it with the eastwood zinc phosphate paint. Not too light and no too dark. It is hard to describe the correct looking shade. I have NOS parts and new take off parts that I use to go by. The tie rods have machined surfaces too.Scott fuller has nice repro tie rod boots now. He sells to NPD also. 3)the lowers on 65 to 70 are dipped painted .The specs called for not getting any paint on the ball joint. They were Lowered into a bucket, vat or whatever of semigloss paint somewhere between the jack tabs and the ball joint. As Jeff S.has mentioned this method produced a little shinier finish.The process was somewhat inconsistent . I have seen what looks like dipped straight down and some as if suspended from a hanger and dipped at a angle.The main thing is it was not dipped right up to the ball joint.4) The sway bar brackets are bare steel (not to be confused with blasted steel) a good bare steel paint can be had at most full line auto parts store under steel wheel paint. stainless steel paint sold under many labels is close. 5) tie rod adjusters are bare steel-use the stainless steel paint here too. 6) Zinc phosphate but usually lighter the the dark eastwood paint . I start with the cast iron paint and dust with the Zinc phosphate paint until I get the desired look. a medium zinc phosphate. again it hard to describe in words I use the original take off parts that I keep as reference to compare to. 7) I am not sure what you are referring too? Metal bands ? Do you mean the spiral wrap on the lower return and pressure hose? if so that is Zinc Dichromate. There are also many different paint markings on the various suspension and steering components . Some to show safety items to be tightened . Some to show assembly line workers which part to install. some were for left and right . Some showed the line worker which car he left off at when he went to lunch or the rest room and some are yet unknown the intent. It 's someones else turn now that subject is more typing then I want to do . I hope this helps.

 

Jim, David R. is a good friend and I have advised him at his request in the past. One more thing the P/S hose wrap doesn't look very good unless it is plated instead of painted. ether way be careful taking it off because it is easy to bend and will not look good when it is put back on unless it is uniform in appearance (not bent up). The best of luck with the install.