Have anyone seen it on any survivor cars out there? If anyone have seen the inspection marks on the tie rod ends and would like to give more info and share pictures of it,please do! (Im NOT talking about the markings on the nut end). I would like to know what the inspection markings means.. I have seen it on driver side outer end and passenger side inner tie rod end..Maby adjustment markings from factory?

THANKS
Nicklas

Are the marks currently on your car? or are you looking to add them?

To be clear, your not talking about the magenta marks that are on the end of the tie rod thread, guessing a mark that was to validate torque and safety wire.

Can only speak to my build, car (AAR) was parked in 1978 with 75k miles after a fender bender. Magenta is clearly on the base of the thread but not on the nut. I suspect it was a safety item validating torque and cotter pin.

Heres a shot showing all 4 of the originals, I reused them and am torn if I should reapply the magenta over the top or leave as I found them.

I always thought original tie rod ends have boots that snap onto the tie rod body and only 3 castles on the castle nut.

I'm not sure those are original tie rods.

Similiar style to whats on Dave Walden's 70 Valiant.

Sort of high jacking this thread, but the only tri-castle nuts on mine when disassembled were Pitman and Idler arm to centerlink.

Since I speak regularly with owner #2 who bought the car in 1974, and never replaced them prior to the fender bender, I believe these to be original tie rods as I don't believe anyone would have replaced them in the first 4 years of use . . . much less would have painted the inspection color back on them.

UPDATE - After you raised the question I now have less belief these are original tie rod ends, I'll have to do some more checking and if incorrect will begin the search for "correct NOS". Looks like I may have made an assumption that now appears incorrect.