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Trailing arm & rear shock paint ?

Tock

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I am trying to restore a 73 TR6, Does anyone know if the trailing arms or the rear shock bodies were originally painted ?
 

Rick O.

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The TA's were left as bare aluminum; don't know about the levers though.
 

Geo Hahn

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On earlier TRs I have seen unpainted shock bodies -- either bare 'silver' metal or with a sort of bronze color to the metal. I believe the 'silver' were original, the 'bronze' may have been replacements. May or may not be applicable to TR6.
 
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