What is the correct hardware to attach the metal trim around the exhaust cutouts?Mine are riveted but the car was repainted once so they probably came off once..I usually see screws on restored cars.What is right?Thanks.
original screws in the top were a button head Phillips. Ill see if I can find the pics of an original 35k miles early Gt350
Not saying it's correct, but 0029 has flat-head button-head screw.
Machine screws with nuts or sheet metal screws?
Quote from: acman63 on March 16, 2018, 09:04:53 PM
original screws in the top were a button head Phillips. Ill see if I can find the pics of an original 35k miles early Gt350
Dome head slotted screw is a better description IMO. You probably mean the same thing. A button head makes me think of something flat on top like a shirt button or pan head screw. The machine screw used was not flat on top.
This is from unrestored dec production car
^ same on mine.
there should be two studs that get nuts as well (standard on the '66 part)...the hole at the top center was added by Shelby workers.
Here is an original in situ:
#0036's are like Alan's. Slotted heads. Bet they used what they had.
Not mentioned: the chrome is cut off 65/66 Mustang GT rear valance trim.
My 67, #1317 had the cutouts when I bought it in CA 1977. However, it was missing the trim.
I bought NOS GT trim hardware and there were three screws already mounted on the back side
which fitted perfectly in the three hoes in the rear valance. Cut off the bottom part and put them on
the car. No drilling required through the top of the trim.
Could it be that Ford changed this part and went from two screws to three. My car was ready at Ford
1/31/67 and at SA 5/25/67.
Texas Swede
Quote from: texas swede on March 17, 2018, 10:35:43 AM
My 67, #1317 had the cutouts when I bought it in CA 1977. However, it was missing the trim.
I bought NOS GT trim hardware and there were three screws already mounted on the back side
which fitted perfectly in the three hoes in the rear valance. Cut off the bottom part and put them on
the car. No drilling required through the top of the trim.
Could it be that Ford changed this part and went from two screws to three. My car was ready at Ford
1/31/67 and at SA 5/25/67.
Texas Swede
Nothing that I have seen indicates another procedure then with the added screw from the beginning of production. 0001 and large sampling around it had the screw in it for instance.
Thanks Bob,
Anybody has NOS Mustang GT exhaust trim to check if they have 3 screws or only 2.
Texas Swede
#130 had the screw at the top, two studs at the bottom..Bought from orig owner in 1982..
Quote from: texas swede on March 17, 2018, 06:01:27 PM
Thanks Bob,
Anybody has NOS Mustang GT exhaust trim to check if they have 3 screws or only 2.
Texas Swede
The Mustang GT exhaust trim only has the two studs after being snipped. The fact that it was snipped in two by SA made it necessary to add the screw at the top otherwise it could pivot outward from the valance given no support from a missing bottom half. There was no way for that to happen with the complete circle mounted on the valance surface.
I checked on Ebay if they had any NOS trim rings but they only had repos including Scott Drake's
and there are 3 locking nuts with each trim ring.
Texas Swede
Quote from: texas swede on March 17, 2018, 07:08:50 PM
I checked on Ebay if they had any NOS trim rings but they only had repos including Scott Drake's
and there are 3 locking nuts with each trim ring.
Texas Swede
Your correct I should have been more clear. The bottom section of the 66 exhaust trim ring was snipped off and it had the third stud. That left only two to secure the trim when used on the lower edge of the 67 rear valance.
Thanks Bob, I was just going to suggest I put the trim rings upside down when I mounted them
40 years ago and as it fit perfectly with the original 3 holes I had no reason to believe I did something wrong.
Checked on car #153 and it's trim rings look exactly as mine.
Texas Swede
Quote from: roddster on March 17, 2018, 09:18:29 AM
#0036's are like Alan's. Slotted heads. Bet they used what they had.
Not mentioned: the chrome is cut off 65/66 Mustang GT rear valance trim.
You can bet what ever they were using they bought in bulk. They were not going to wait until they ran out of something . The ole "used what ever they had around at the time " claim is more typically to justify a out of the ordinary part that is not original IMO.