Thoughts On 1963 Exhaust System Paint.

[Chuck G.]

Comes up all the time.

Got a call the other day. I checked the current JG, and there is no mention of it.

Years ago, we talked about "mitting"... remember mitting?

More recently, and IIRC, it was considered "correct" to have black overspray on the lateral sides of the mufflers, and maybe around the rear-most area where it mounts due to blackout painting of the rear fenderwells.

A fellow is restoring his car and wants to "do it right" the first time.

What are the current thoughts about paint on 1963 exhaust systems?

[Edward J.]

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Chuck this may help I retrieved this pic from the TDB.

[Chuck G.]

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Unpainted.

I saw that photo when I did a search................ but.................

[Edward J.]

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I myself before the install on my 63 painted the bottom of mufflers and rear before install. went through the Nationals with out a hitch. and my friend with his 63 without any paint on his went through the nationals with out a hitch, Go figure, I know this does not help, but as you see there is no logic to this, the 63/64 chassis judging manual is just not doing anyone justice. As you know there will be many answers to this.

[Alan D.]

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As I recall the mufflers were sprayed some kind of a blackout after all running gear was installed and that chassis is not at said stage yet.
Oh where is John when we need him. Need to look at his production line stuff presentation.

[Paul O.]

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These are some photos of the 63 pilot line.

[Frank D.]

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My 63 coupe mufflers were black with drips down the sides which would be consistent with spraying from the topside.

But then the spare tire tub.....was painted barbecue grill black before I stripped it!

So it could have been all from an over-zealous previous owner...

[Chuck G.]

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I myself before the install on my 63 painted the bottom of mufflers and rear before install. went through the Nationals with out a hitch.

and my friend with his 63 without any paint on his went through the nationals with out a hitch,

Go figure, I know this does not help, but as you see there is no logic to this, the 63/64 chassis judging manual is just not doing anyone justice. As you know there will be many answers to this.

Thus the reason he asked me the question.

[Chuck G.]

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As I recall the mufflers were sprayed some kind of a blackout after all running gear was installed and that chassis is not at said stage yet.
Oh where is John when we need him. Need to look at his production line stuff presentation.

Alan, I recall that the lateral surfaces of both mufflers, and maybe the rear outer surface of the muffler got black overspray from the blackout process in the rear wheel wells.

[Harry S.]

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Why were the mufflers sprayed? Rumor has it that the new shiny muffler took away from the appearance of the car. So the sides of the muffler were sprayed black to camouflage them. Thus the mitting affect as the paint ran down. Some of the muffler bottom and rear pipe also had some spray. I like Ed had my 63 judged at the National last year and no deductions on the muffler blackout.

[Joe R.]

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Gentlemen,

Years ago, 1980 at the St. Louis Regional one of the workers that had the responsibility of black out was interviewed. Black out was accomplished just before the body drop so the chassis was complete down to the last bolt. He claimed he was told to black out anything that was not painted which included the exhaust system and other bare steel. This is why we find rear ends painted along with the short shafts running black out. Also the rear of the transmission was blacked out on some 63's.
This is not hard to understand so why is all the fuss? There was probably not two 63's blacked out the same since different shifts and different people did different things. There is no set standard for black out!

JR

[Chuck G.]

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This is not hard to understand so why is all the fuss? There was probably not two 63's blacked out the same since different shifts and different people did different things. There is no set standard for black out!

JR

I can agree with that statement, JR, as we have seen painted, unpainted, partially painted systems....

That being said, something should be spelled out in the JG.

The particular fellow who contacted me asked "what is currently considered correct". He wants to do it once and do it right.

It's not an easy task to:

1. Paint an exhaust system while it's on the car, or
2. Remove paint from a painted system whether it's on or off the car.

[Alan D.]

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So Chuck, do not paint it!
Seems at present that is the way to go, then
If later the JG changes then he can make it conform to the new standard

[Chuck G.]

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So Chuck, do not paint it!
Seems at present that is the way to go, then
If later the JG changes then he can make it conform to the new standard

That seems to be the wisest choice, Alan.

[Troy P.]

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Half shafts and fuel tank painted. Pilot line only?