Daytona Fastener Finish?

can you be more specific re which fasteners?

 

Bolts are Black Ox, nuts are cad gold, washers and spacers are cad silver on the suspension. Calipers are cad gold, caliper hardware is black ox, bleeders and cross over tubes are cad clear/ silver. Motor compartment hardware varies in color, based upon location and the hardware's purpose. All transaxle hardware is black ox, output flanges are dark green phosphate, same green phosphate on the c/v joint housings with a silk screen stamping stating " 330 GT".
Gary Bobileff

 

https://www.newcoproducts.com/

When I was putting my Dino together, these guys were a big help getting the correct finish nuts, screws, etc.

 

Yup,

But they were great helping me with what I needed for my Dino, not cheap, but correct enough to pass muster with FCA concours judges.

D

 

That’s just BRILLIANT, THANKS FOR THAT SOURCE!

 

Oh man, and with all due respect, but had I known it's all that simple, I wouldn’t had spent (wasted ?) so much time and effort on research and documentation of all the contradictory evidence I’ve discovered over the years.
OTOH, now I can just get rid of all that nonsense and perhaps best if I never judge another Daytona (or any other car) again using such evidence.

 

Not with those who know, can see the difference and are willing to take judging seriously, but based on past experiences, most probably can’t/don’t.

 

The question that I answered was specific to a post asking about a very early 1969 Daytona. Not a 1974 Daytona, or any other year Daytona. You may have discovered differences in your multi year research of Daytona's, but that fails to properly address and answer the original poster's question.
Gary Bobileff

 

timo,
can you post your typical findings for a 69 daytona?

 

Thanks for clarifying Gary.
I’m always worried that future readers may not be able to differentiate production timeline detail changes/variations when they read something or see pictures online, unless they’re made aware of such things (possibly) existing.
OTOH, I’m glad to have learned something today.

 

Based on the times I showed my car, none did. But they also weren't looking for tie breakers. and spent more time on things like tools and books than they did on interior finish screws. I'm not talking Pebble Beach here.

I did have a fairly heated argument about the side markers with one judge at the New Hope show years back. Eventually showed him a book with photos of a Dino with U.S. side markers and he relented.

D

 

at Pebble, photos are requested and judges have months to evaluate the car. at even the fca nationals, the judges spend maybe 20 minutes and a lot less than that if youre the last car right before lunch break.

 

Sorry, but like most details on other model years I have more discoveries of, I prefer not to share much of them online/publicly, so that I can’t be “accused” of providing inaccurate or misleading information.

 

post what you found, this is just a chat forum to share thoughts and no one will be accused of malice, its just everyones findings will help clarify previous irregularities. your input could be very valuable.

 

Years ago, when initially interested in taking over the Daytona Registry and all it's associated segments, I felt compelled to collect, combine and share everything I had and eventually would learn about these cars, but that ship sailed long ago...

Rory, even though I've never been involved with automotive manufacturing, my personal research and subsequent analysis/opinions I've developed over the decades have convinced that there are very few, if any, absolutes in it, especially with small outlier manufacturers like Ferrari, etc.

This is also one of the reason why much of my online "sharing" is or opinions are only suggestive or somewhat vague, especially since I wasn't there when each of these cars were made and whatever information I may choose to volunteer publicly is usually just based on hands-on experiences and personal observations.

Good luck with your project.
Years ago, I periodically received calls from S.D. when he was trying (struggling ?) to put that car together.
Eventually, I even suggested that he should bring the car and everything he had for it down to my shop for a couple(?) of weeks and I would help inventory it all, get some of "hard" stuff done and advise/assist him how to move forward with the project in logical order, etc, but ...

 

Rory,
my involvement with the car was limited to few phone conversations and couple of emails, which as you probably are aware is not always ideal for any meaningful consultation, hence my previously mentioned suggestion of hands-on inventory and assembly assistance.
I even suggested that if he didn't feel confident about my abilities or suggested approach, he should enlist consultation services from someone else who's done a comprehensive, professional restoration on one or more before.

 

Rory, I think you should ask Ottis about the engine and transaxle.
IIRC, this came up with my (phone) conversations with S.D.

 

nuts from 12971 undisturbed for 52 years.
clearly silver cad
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