1967 Dist Hold down

[Mike H.]

Could some one tell me the finish of the Dist. hold down hardware for a 1967 SB and BB.
CORDially Mike

[Timothy B.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Mike,

I painted mine orange for my 300hp car but I think it's supposed to be black plated. It's very important for grounding to complete primary circuit.

[Jim P.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

I'd like to know the answer to this also. I left the wire and clamp natural but had the bolt plated black but it was only because I didn't have any other guidance. I'm pretty sure it wasn't orange since it didn't arrive already attached to the engine. Jim

[John H.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

I'm pretty sure it wasn't orange since it didn't arrive already attached to the engine. Jim

Jim -

The distributor, clamp, and bolt were installed at the engine plant; on small-blocks, Flint V-8 installed them prior to paint.

[Bill I.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim, looked at mine today, all 3 pieces are black on my L 79. Bill

[Jim P.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim -

The distributor, clamp, and bolt were installed at the engine plant; on small-blocks, Flint V-8 installed them prior to paint.

I guess I'm still a little confused here. So if the distributor, clamp, and bolt on a small block were installed at the engine plant prior to painting would all three pieces have orange paint on them? Was the distributor masked well enough so that no paint got on it or would there be traces of orange paint on visible portions of the distributor? The 64 JG did not provide any guidance as to the finish of the bolt, clamp and wire.

I never would have thought the distributor would have been installed prior to painting. John, thanks for the info!

[Bill I.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim, why are you referring to a 64 guide? I thought you wanted info on a 67 L79, yes? Bill.

[Jim P.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim, why are you referring to a 64 guide? I thought you wanted info on a 67 L79, yes? Bill.

I think the original poster was looking for info on a 67 SB and BB. I was tagging along on that post because I need the same info for my 64 L-75. I've heard black, natural, and now orange or a mixture of the three. Perhaps the finish varied with the year and engine. Sorry for the confusion. I probably should have started a new thread specific to my car. Jim

[Timothy B.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim,

If the car has a cast manifold I think it's safe to say orange paint. Aluminum intake and it's not sprayed with paint.

[Jim P.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

That sounds reasonable. Thanks. Jim

[Terry M.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

I am no expert on mid-years, but I believe the engine assembly process was different between 1964 and 1967 -- so sort out what year you are talking about before you make generalizations.

For 1967 I believe, but you need confirmation from experts on that year, the distributor was installed AFTER the engine was painted.

For 1964, and again you need confirmation from folks who know more about that year then I do, I believe the distributor was installed BEFORE engine paint. Check out how it was shielded from paint.

[Wayne M.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

.....For 1964, and again you need confirmation from folks who know more about that year then I do, I believe the distributor was installed BEFORE engine paint. Check out how it was shielded from paint.

Terry -- this might be an example of distrib masking (or lack of ) on a '64 TI distrib 1111060 L76. This is the only quadrant that caught the orange on this unit, which would have been facing the rear of the engine, and slightly to the driver side. Of course, the aluminum intake was masked.

[Terry M.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Nice photo Wayne -- as you usually do. Of course the aluminum intake adds another variable to the engine paint issue regarding the distributor. Thanks for the illustration.

[John H.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim -

At least well into the 70's, the distributor was installed prior to paint at Flint V-8; it was ever-so-precisely and carefully covered with a coffee can in the paint booth.

[Terry M.]

Re: 1967 Dist Hold down

Jim -

At least well into the 70's, the distributor was installed prior to paint at Flint V-8; it was ever-so-precisely and carefully covered with a coffee can in the paint booth.

Sorry John, not in 1968 to 1972. All those distributors, both Flint and Tonawanda, show no trace of orange on the distributor and no shadow from a coffee can on the intake either. The only logical conclusion is the distributor was installed after engine paint.