WHAT TYPE OF PAINT FINISH SHOULD THE 3RD ARM, PITMAN ARM AND DRAG LINK BE? THANKS, JOE DELUCA #37862
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Re: C1 THIRD ARM PAINT
Joe the third arm came on the front crossmember from from the plant that built the front suspension assy and the entire assy was painted a semi-gloss black.
Regards, John McGraw -
Re: C1 THIRD ARM PAINT - Are you sure?
I thought it was raw with a yellow band on arm to drag link. Weren't parts of the assembly dip painted prior to assembly? (I am under the impression that tie rod ends, lower inner shaft, spindles, etc were raw while much of the assembly was indeed black.) Someone please set me straight as I am about to assemble my front end.
Thanks,
KarlComment
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Re: C1 THIRD ARM PAINT - Are you sure?
I left the following all unpainted; Pittman arm, Third Arm Bearing Assembly, Tie-Rod Ends, Tie-Rod clamps( as well as nuts & bolts) Tie-Rod Support Arms. I understand the Drag Link and front spindles were also unpainted. Many debate the Steering Gear Box, ( where many examples have this unit painted semi-gloss black. Comments are invited.Comment
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Re: C1 THIRD ARM PAINT - Are you sure?
Karl,
The one thing that I am certain of when discussing C1 cars, is that I am certain of nothing! That being said, I have an old and incredibly grungy front suspension from a 59 sitting on my bench that has never been restored and this is what I see. All of the components with the exception of the spindles and the knuckles are still painted black. On those items where there are inspection paints, it appears that the inspection marks are on top of black paint.
I painted all components of the front suspension of my 60 in a similar manner and did not take any point deducts in flight judging. Dale Pearman assured me that the assembly came already painted from the assembly plant, and I took his counsel. Since that time, I have had occasion to view 2 front suspension assemblies from unrestored cars and both of them have shown to be the same.
The point is probably moot since to be truly correct, the entire frame and suspension would have been blacked-out after the assembly and all inspection marks, stencil marks, etc. would have been covered over! I chose to paint all parts except the spindle, knuckle and the sway bar links, but left all the inspection marks showing and the chassis judges seemed to like it fine. They were whole more focused on proper bolt head marks then the paint process, but who knows what another set of judges would focus on.
Regards, John McGrawComment
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Re: C1 THIRD ARM PAINT - Are you sure?
Hi John: I am likewise only certain of my uncertainty! Anyhow, I appreciate your response. I was extracting much of the detail from Dale & John's c.2002 publication on C1 chassis construction presented at Bloomington last year. I suppose that it is also possible (likely) that the paint specs were not consistent from one unit and/or model year to the next. My major concern is whether assembled unit was painted or individual parts were painted prior to assembly. Dale's publication notes parts being dip-painted prior to ass'y. This would leave all the pivots and hardware unpainted. Is that consistent with your experience?
Thank you,
KarlComment
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Re: C1 THIRD ARM PAINT - Are you sure?
Karl,
That is consistent with what I have seen as well. I did not mean to imply that the front suspension was sprayed after assembly, rather it appears that the parts were painted individually before assembly. I would concur on the unpainted tie rod ends, clamps, and Drag link, All these parts appeared to be black oxide and I returned them to that finish and protected them with a light coat of matte clear.
Regards, John McGrawComment
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