painted or silver cad???????

[pink aar]

hahahaha  Ok , lets see if I can throw a curve ball here.  We all know there is always a question about a part being paint or bare metal, RIGHT??
Well, I painted my T/A steering box black, because I seen the 15000 original mile car on TransAm Cuda site. ( what a car to learn from).
SOOOO, my question is??????  Should the blower motor for the heater box be painted black or silver cad?? I read in the Collector Originality Guide Challenger - Barracuda book it could be either one????????  ANY THOUGHTS


KNOW NOTHING, BUT WILLING TO LEARN

[JS29]

 

[Cuda Cody]

In 1970 it's zinc plated.  So if you wanted to painted it, silver would be the closer.  But the correct way would be to have it re-zinc plated.

A few years later they went to a black painted heater blower motor.

[Cuda Cody]

There is a date code on them too if you want to know what year your blower motor is.  If I recall, it's a 4 digit number.  Should be something like 1160 = 116th day of 1970.

[pink aar]

I have 2 of them. I will have to look . What's funny the tag on the door is 4/70, I think the tag on the fender is 4/1/70 APRIL FOOLS DAY

[70/6chall]

OK, there PinkARR, my early built LA '70 Challenger has the silver painted heater blower motor. I hit it with some Krylon Dull Aluminum.       Thanks,   Al

[RUNCHARGER]

I agree, zinc plated.

[6bblgt]

I have 2 of them. I will have to look . What's funny the tag on the door is 4/70, I think the tag on the fender is 4/1/70 APRIL FOOLS DAY

there have to be some built in April, but ....

do you have a broadcast sheet?  is the door sticker original?  every 401 - SCHEDULED e-body I've seen was built earlier (ahead of schedule) in March

https://forum.e-bodies.org/vin-fender-tag-build-sheet-and-date-codes/13/actual-production-date-vs-scheduled-production-date/810/

[70/6chall]

I wholly agree with you Sheldon, zinc plated, just to make it look a little nicer in engine compartment, I masked it off and shot it with the Krylon Dull Aluminum, looks OK just doesn't have that metallic sheen that cad plated parts have.   Thanks,   Al

[fc7cuda]

I agree, zinc plated.

Anyone taken one apart for plating?