Hipo z bar

[TLea]

Does anybody have a picture of 67 hipo z bar they could post?  Thanks

[Bob Gaines]

Does anybody have a picture of 67 hipo z bar they could post?  Thanks

Here is a comparison picture . The one on the right is the Hipo Z bar. Congrats on selling your car .

[Bob Gaines]

Here is a side profile that shows the difference from another angle.

[68blk500c]

nice pics, Bob.  This piece was featured in Tony Gregory's HI-PO K book published years ago.

[TLea]

Thank you Bob. I got lucky, car has correct Z bar. It has headers so wasn't sure

[TLea]

Are they typically clear zinc like that?

[Bob Gaines]

Are they typically clear zinc like that?

Strangely compared to other year Z bars that were typically bare steel I have found more then several 67 hipo Z bars that were clear zinc which makes me believe that for what ever reason at least some of them were .

[68blk500c]

I have had two service parts over the years: both were zinc.  No first hand experience with those from factory.

[TLea]

Yes Don typically the service parts were always think. Has Bob mentioned other years tend to be bear steel which is why I questioned it but it seems like 67 it obviously could be either.  Maybe it was to give more protection to that beautiful welding job that they did on those LOL

[brandosaac]

I have an NOS 67 Z bar ( non Hipo) in clear zinc with ford sticker,
so maybe the over the counter stuff was in this finish

[Bob Gaines]

I have had many service Z bars over the years that cover many applications and they had a zinc finish. The typical assemblyline Z bar of the various years was bare steel. With that said as and I said before I surprising have found more then several 67 GT350, in fact many that were in what appeared to be from a unmolested context that still show evidence of zinc .It has been puzzling. The evidence that I have seen over many years and probably hundreds of 67 GT350's point to at least some that came from the supplier in zinc . I couldn't in clear conscience therefore deduct for zinc on a 67 GT350 application like I would on say a 67 -70 GT500 or other year GT350 applications application given my observations  over the years. Just me.

[S412gofast]

I have had many service Z bars over the years that cover many applications and they had a zinc finish. The typical assemblyline Z bar of the various years was bare steel. With that said as and I said before I surprising have found more then several 67 GT350, in fact many that were in what appeared to be from a unmolested context that still show evidence of zinc .It has been puzzling. The evidence that I have seen over many years and probably hundreds of 67 GT350's point to at least some that came from the supplier in zinc . I couldn't in clear conscience therefore deduct for zinc on a 67 GT350 application like I would on say a 67 -70 GT500 or other year GT350 applications application given my obsermvations  over the years. Just me.

Following up on this here are some pictures of the Z bar from our 67 GT350.  We covered it in acid and it did fiz (testing for Zinc), Zinc was fully removed and a red paint daub remained.

[JD]

Another example...