I pulled out the original axle vent hose and found the original white paint daub that marks where the rubberized clamp that holds the hose to the underbody is to be placed by the assembly worker.
After cleaning an reconditioning the rubber hose I decided to reuse it rather than replace it with a NOS hose that I had. I always reuse original parts if I can assure that they will perform.
Also reusing the original vent fitting and clamp. The hose to body clamp looked like new after cleaning as well so all of these parts will be original assembly line on the car...cool!
I also went back and looked at the shackles and the rear shock mount plates and felt like they just didn't look as good as they should. Shock plates look like new now...
Original hackles were pretty pitted,
and I was going to replace them, but the original factory parts were just a little different so I decided to go back and see if I could rework them. They came out great but I have a ton of hours into them to get them looking like this.
Original nuts were replated to replicate the original clear cadmium finish that was on them from the factory. the original nuts are taller than the replacements that are currently available. Company that made the original insulators for Ford is still in business and these are available. I chose to use the original rubber type rather that urethane replacements.
Also, was looking at the original strut rod bushings. I noticed that rather than having the "FRONT" letters embossed on the outer edge of the front bushing, like later cars have, these simply have a yellow/orange stripe with pink around the leading edge.
Here's a pic of another early K code taken
around June of 1964 showing similar markings on the front bushings
Also, finished restoring the front emergency brake cable, cable to body brackets, and rubber parts
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