1970 Roadrunner LCA's - Black or Cosmoline

[T2R9]

are those shields plastic on 70s? I guess so..... I know they are on the E bodies

Mine are metal.

 

[T2R9]

I looked at the lower control arms and there is no evidence of a Cosmoline dip line. They also have no evidence of paint but they are crusty.

 

[dadsbee]

Pic of the tab on my 70. Looks like it was sprayed black before the bolt went on. Crudely done at that.

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Quick brush on the line...

 

[dadsbee]

are those shields plastic on 70s? I guess so..... I know they are on the E bodies

Metal..

 

[eldubb440]

did the factory actually get paint on them? I assume they were installed after body paint?

 

[RemCharger]

They dusted everything with wheel well undercoat far as I'm concerned. Not sure about the after assembly cars

 

[eldubb440]

They dusted everything with wheel well undercoat far as I'm concerned. Not sure about the after assembly cars

yeah, the ones I have encountered were always caked

 

[dadsbee]

did the factory actually get paint on them? I assume they were installed after body paint?

Splash shields went in after paint, as antenna cables and such went in on the line. Splash shields went in, someone brush stroked the tab and then installed an unpainted bolt. Then the wheel wells got undercoated..

We're talking Superbirds here, and many I have talked to with unrestored Superbirds that tab was never painted after swapping front clips. Why I question Dave Wise's video of him going on about how correct an overly runny, black painted tab is factory correct on a Bird that only has 8800 original miles... that's had a LOT of touch ups.

 

[Mopar John]

Thanks Jerry, week of October 6th. I may have a line on a "patinaed" "359" thanks to a member here, we'll keep this going I'm sure.

@Mopar John , are your LCA's Black?? Thanks!

Wayne,
My LCA's were cosmoline so that's the way we left them.
MJ