1969 camaro upper control arms painting

[john302]

Does the upper shaft and bushings get painted with the control arm? I looked at a few originals and the shafts, bushing and bolts ,washers look like they were painted.Any thoughts on this? thanks John

[69Z28-RS]

'from prior threads on this subject'....

Re: 69 Z28 Engine Bay Pic's
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Quote from: william on December 07, 2013, 10:22:41 AM
Upper control arms were assembled to the shaft with the bushings, then dip painted black. Ball joint added afterwards. So the shafts were painted to begin with but it did not adhere well. If you look closely at the Hot Rod test car it is apparent.

Very well done engine bay David!

William,
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   Were the washer and bolts added after the A-arm was mounted to the frame, or was it part of the completed and painted assembly (minus the tightening of the bolts of course).

Mike
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Washer and bolt were installed and painted with the control arm. The only vintage road test photo I know of where it is clearly visible is the July '68 PHR test of a '68 Camaro SS.

[Steve Shauger]

The only thing not painted would be the alignment shims which would be added in the final adjustment process. Most of the unrestored example have just remnants of the paint due to lack of prep/adhesion on shaft, washers and bolts.

[william]

This is a 21,000 mile survivor. Good pic of an upper control arm on page 5.

http://www.camaros.org/forum/index.php?topic=12083.60

[m22mike]

Here is a few shots from a 69 Chevelle.

[68camaroz28]

IMO, this is one of the biggest mistakes made in restoration and for a long time accepted as correct, even by judging. JohnZ has also mentioned the a-arms arrived as an assembly dip painted. Most survivors I've looked at one can see remnants of black paint on the assembly including the washers and bolts. We restored our 68 A-arms that way!