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1970-2 A Body Upper Control Arm Color #2967699 09/27/21 07:30 AM 09/27/21 07:30 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,295 Land of 10,000 Lakes 4 44D6PAKCUDA OP top fuel
44D6PAKCUDA OP top fuel 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,295 Land of 10,000 Lakes	How were the upper control arms on 1970-2 A bodies originally finished from the assy line/factory? Bare,painted black,cosmoline? Thanks for any info!!

Re: 1970-2 A Body Upper Control Arm Color [Re: 44D6PAKCUDA] #2968060 09/28/21 08:13 AM 09/28/21 08:13 AM
Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 499 Brownstown, PA F FJR doc mopar
FJR doc mopar F Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 499 Brownstown, PA	They were Cosmoline dipped. Follow my Duster 340 restoration progress on FABO http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=225784 Kevin

Re: 1970-2 A Body Upper Control Arm Color [Re: 44D6PAKCUDA] #2968077 09/28/21 09:18 AM 09/28/21 09:18 AM
Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass DAYCLONA I Live Here
DAYCLONA I Live Here Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 18,157 Mass	I'll just add that on Dave Walden's 70 Valiant the uppers were bare and the LCA's were cosmolined.......

Re: 1970-2 A Body Upper Control Arm Color [Re: DAYCLONA] #2968190 09/28/21 03:23 PM 09/28/21 03:23 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,465 So Cal autoxcuda Too Many Posts
autoxcuda Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 27,465 So Cal	Don’t forget 70-72 A-bodies were built in LA too.

Re: 1970-2 A Body Upper Control Arm Color [Re: autoxcuda] #2968318 09/29/21 05:52 AM 09/29/21 05:52 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,295 Land of 10,000 Lakes 4 44D6PAKCUDA OP top fuel
44D6PAKCUDA OP top fuel 4 Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,295 Land of 10,000 Lakes	Thanks for the replies so far.I'll add another question to my post.Were the ball joints and control arm bushings installed before or after a coating was applied? Assuming there was a cosmoline or dip painting done

Re: 1970-2 A Body Upper Control Arm Color [Re: 44D6PAKCUDA] #2969356 10/01/21 05:34 PM 10/01/21 05:34 PM
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FJR doc mopar F Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 499 Brownstown, PA	My bad. I must have had too much gin before I posted. Uppers were plain steel. Lowers were dipped in Cosmo Follow my Duster 340 restoration progress on FABO http://www.forabodiesonly.com/mopar/showthread.php?t=225784 Kevin

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