Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: Blues_Cuda]
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07/21/08 10:13 PM
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Here's the ones I bought....I'm not going to post ten pictures and there's no clear date on the box itself. Both boxes have shipping labels attached, one is date 1977 and the other 1980. Either they came in both natural grey and a gold colour plating or I got ripped off
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: anlauto]
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07/21/08 10:15 PM
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They have the same part numbers casted as the ones shown above. My camera sucks, they appear more gold in natural light
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
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07/21/08 10:25 PM
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its amazing how you believe that service parts always equal assy line parts, they dont
case in point,, assy line park lamp housings gold. service park lamp housings silver
also, its very revealing how you believe the box is dated 7th month of 1981
not
the blue white + blue chrysler parts logo was replaced by the red/white/blue label long long before 1981, like in 1973
very very nice service parts, but not always the exact same as assy line parts
this isnt a knock to the car, its beyond words, its techniques + procedures + finishes are superb!!
just educating ya'll in reference to the parts
peace + love
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
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07/22/08 01:59 AM
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this isnt a knock to the car, its beyond words, its techniques + procedures + finishes are superb!!
just educating ya'll in reference to the parts
peace + love
Don't assume those ended up on my Challenger!!!! Mine are NOS WITHOUT the Julian date marking that is molded into the orange lenses. (Thanks to Mr. Bruce Hershberger for that one!!!) Don't always assume that EVERY piece had to be gold colored to be factory correct. Until you have seen EVERY original car built, with every variation and vendor/supplier, that is a huge assumption to make! And based on what? Maybe 10, 15 or even 20 cars you have seen? What about the originals that didn't have gold coloring? Are they just another fluke find of mine?
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
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07/22/08 03:35 AM
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This has turned out to be a very interesting and informative thread. My thanks go out to everyone who has contributed . That car did originally come from the Huntsville, AL area. A buddy of mine actually remembers taking it for a test drive when it was for sale sometime around 1977 . Greg Wards Classic Car Radio Repair Specializing in restoration and sales of Mopar A B E body radios We can restore YOUR radio usually in less than 7 days Visit our NEW website.. http://www.wardsclassiccarradiorepair.comgregward@mchsi.comphone 256-852-0955
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
[Re: anlauto]
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07/22/08 07:09 AM
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Emergency brake cables...
That's wild how it has two different styles of cables...Again I assume that's how it was originally Is this common on 70's ?
Thats how mine was, Dec 1969 sbd , LA plant
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Re: Taking it to the next level? Wow!
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07/22/08 08:19 AM
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Don't always assume that EVERY piece had to be gold colored to be factory correct. Until you have seen EVERY original car built, with every variation and vendor/supplier, that is a huge assumption to make! And based on what? Maybe 10, 15 or even 20 cars you have seen? What about the originals that didn't have gold coloring? Are they just another fluke find of mine?
Dave, Have you seen originals without the coating, or was the coating just weathered off? (I'm looking for data)
Thanks for helping out with this topic guys! The gold coloring on the turn signal housings is usually weathered off. It is hard to tell it was ever there. I accidentally removed some of it with Tarn-X trying to clean them up. Paint Stripper (low odor aircraft remover) does Not harm the gold finish. The best place to find this gold finish will be under the factory applied reflective silver paint behind the lens. This area has been protected from the elements. Just apply a little paint stripper and then brush/wash it off to reveal how the housing was originally finished. Dave, since you have NOS units on the car, your originals should be available for experimentation? Anyone else, please give this a shot and post your results here. So far I haven't seen an assembly line piece without that gold coating.
We've already established that some of the over the counter parts came without the gold coating, so please don't use NOS parts for this experiment, Were looking for assembly line stuff here.
Mine has the gold coating. 70 challenger SPD 8-26-69 (Hamtramck)
Thanks Again to all! Tav
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