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UniqueID Term Definition
0 17 Type. sheet metal screw. AB with cutting slot (same as ABT)
0 2V or 4V two barrel or four barrel carburetor
0 63 FORD body style 63, "Fastback", has long sloping Rr window
0 63A, 65A, 76A "A" signifies Standard interior - FORD
0 63B, 65B, 76B "B" signifies Deluxe interior - FORD
0 65 Mustang body style 65 - "Coupe", near vertical Rr window
0 6V or 8V 3 two barrel carburetors or 2 four barrel carburetors
0 76 body style 76 - Convertible, all FORD
0 < before this date
0 > after this date, one part to another (ex. Fuse Block > Firewall)
0 A Type. sheet metal screw with pointed end
0 A body GM: mid-size Chevelle, LeMans etc. Chrysler: Dart, Duster etc
0 A/T automatic transmission
0 AB Type. sheet metal screw with pointed end - finer pitch than A
0 ABT Type. sheet metal screw with pointed end and cutting slot
0 AC air conditioning
0 ACCEL accelerator
0 acorn nut closed nut with acorn shaped top
0 ADJ adjustment
0 AF across flats (wrench size)
0 ALT alternator
0 ALUM aluminum
0 AMP ampere, current flow volume
0 ASSY assembly
0 B Type. sheet metal screw with flat end - finer pitch than A
0 B body Chrysler: mid-size Belvedere, Charger, Coronet, Roadrunner
0 BB big block
0 BEF before, as in prior to a certain date, < 2/15/68
0 BF Type. sheet metal screw with flat end and cutting slots
0 BLK block
0 body bolt fender bolt, common sheet metal attaching fastener
0 bolt threaded fastener designed to be tightened by a nut
0 BRG bearing
0 BRKT bracket
0 BT Type. sheet metal screw with flat end and large cutting slot
0 C Cleveland (351 engine) - Cleveland, OH engine plant
0 C4 or C6 automatic transmission - FORD
0 CA Type. thread forming machine screw threaded to point
0 canoe clip push clip with hollowed out body
0 CARB carburetor
0 CDC cadmium with yellow chromate (yellow color)
0 CJ Cobra Jet - FORD 351, 428, 429
0 clipped round part with side cut-off (ex. D shape)
0 CLR collar - hex or round
0 CONI conical spring washer
0 conical tooth conical spring washer with teeth
0 countersunk V-shaped under head
0 cowl panel in front of windshield, usually vented to supply outside air
0 CP coupe
0 CRG carriage bolt
0 CTR center
0 cutter thread cutting screw F, T, BT, 17, 1 etc, always has cutting slot
0 CV convertible
0 CYL cylinder (ex. 6 cyl)
0 C_ Type. thread forming machine screw, 3-4 thread taper to flat end
0 DC disc brakes
0 DE double end
0 DIA diameter
0 differential gears located in axle housing, may be mounted inside a carrier
0 DLX deluxe
0 DR drum brakes
0 drill screw drill point tapping screw - also known as a TEK screw
0 drive screw screw with twist thread - intended to be hammered or pressed in
0 E body Chrysler: Baracuda & Challenger 1970-74
0 exc excluding, does not contain
0 EXH exhaust
0 export Brace one piece chassis stiffening brace for export or HP Mustangs
0 EXT external
0 EXT SEMS screw & external tooth washer assembly
0 external tooth locking washer featuring twisted teeth on OD
0 F Type. machine screw with several cutting slots at flat end
0 F body GM: Camaro & Firebird
0 F/P fuel pump
0 FD fold down (seat)
0 FDR fender
0 FDS fold down seat
0 FE 352/390/427/428 Big Block - FORD
0 fender extension panel between headlamps and fender, usually zinc die cast
0 FILL fillister head style
0 flange bolt hex head bolt with 22 degree slope from hex to washer OD
0 flange screw hex head screw with 22 degree slope from hex to washer OD
0 flat head V-shaped head screw, flat on top
0 FLAT SEMS screw & flat washer assembly
0 FLNG flange
0 FLUSH SEMS screw & countersunk washer assembly
0 FMX automatic transmission - FORD, introduced 1968
0 former thread forming screw C, CA, TT etc, no cutting slot
0 Fr front
0 FRT front
0 FT full thread
0 GEN generator
0 grade strength/material specification
0 GRD ground
0 GT model name derived from Grand Touring or Grand Torismo
0 H-pipe dual exhaust inlet pipe for 8 cyl exhaust manifolds, H shape
0 hardtop cars with a metal roof (not a convertible)
0 HD head, heavy duty
0 headers welded steel tubes used in place iron manifolds to improve flow
0 headlamp doors trim which fill space between headlamps and surrounding area
0 HEX hexagon, also see AF (across flats)
0 HI-HXWA hex washer head with higher hex
0 hockey stick trim around quarter window C shaped like a hockey stick
0 HP Hi-Po, Hi-Performance
0 HSG housing
0 HTR heater
0 HVY heavy - larger hex size and greater thickness
0 HX hex
0 HXWA hex washer head
0 ID inside diameter
0 IGN ignition
0 INST instrument
0 INT SEMS screw & internal tooth washer assembly
0 internal tooth locking washer featuring twisted teeth on ID
0 Jam Nut hex nut that is thinner than a regular nut
0 KEPS nut & washer assembly
0 KR 1968 Shelby Mustang model - meaning "King of the Road"
0 L/W lock washer
0 L78 GM: 396HP
0 LH left hand
0 Lock Nut nut with any type of locking feature
0 LRG large
0 LWR lower
0 M/T manual transmission
0 M20 GM: 4 speed transmission
0 M35 Powerglide transmission - GM
0 M38 TH350 transmission - GM
0 M40 TH400 transmission - GM
0 Machine Screw screws with thread (UNC, UNF) for use w threaded holes or nuts
0 Marsden hex nut with narrow slots which function as lock feature
0 MLDG moulding
0 Monte Carlo bar chassis stiffening bar located between shock towers - FORD
0 MS screws with thread (UNC, UNF) for use w threaded holes or nuts
0 MT multi thread, an extruded cone in a stamping with 3+ threads
0 MTR motor
0 NOS new old stock
0 nose panel large one piece panel at front of car
0 notchback refers to a Mustang Coupe (body 65), near vertical Rr window
0 NPT "National Pipe Thread", special self sealing tapered thread
0 OD outer diameter
0 OE original equipment
0 outlet pipe exhaust pipe from muffler to end
0 OV oval head, V-shaped head screw with lightly rounded top
0 oval head V-shaped head screw, lightly rounded on top
0 P/L parking lamps
0 P/S power steering
0 pan head screw head resembling inverted kitchen pan
0 PCS pieces
0 perch used to connect coil spring to upper control arm
0 PERI conical washer with teeth under perimeter edge
0 PG Powerglide transmission - GM
0 PH Phillips drive (looks like +) also phosphate finish
0 PHOS phosphate crystal surface finish usually with oil, gray to black
0 PI Police Interceptor - FORD 428
0 pillar refers to a vertical sheet metal structure
0 place bolt hex bolt with slots on top of head which function as lock feature
0 plenum air chamber (ex. heater plenum or ram-air plenum)
0 PN pan head - screw head resembling inverted kitchen pan
0 Pony interior refers to 1965-66 Mustang Deluxe interior
0 Pozi screw drive similar to Phillips, identified by extra "cross hairs"
0 PP pinch point, machine screw with pinch formed V-shaped point
0 PT point
0 QTER quarter
0 QTR quarter (ex. QTR Panel)
0 QUICKY bolt screw stud staked to a rectangular retainer plate
0 R/S Rally Sport
0 RAD radiator
0 Ramp-Lok special conical tooth SEMS washer with locking ramp on top
0 REV engine revolution
0 RH right hand
0 rivet nut threaded tubular nut installed by collapsing nut wall
0 RNDWA round washer head
0 Rr rear
0 S/T standard transmission
0 saddle used to connect coil spring to upper control arm
0 SB small block
0 SCJ Super Cobra Jet - FORD 428, 429
0 screw threaded fastener designed to be tightened by the head
0 scuff plates trim panel at bottom of door opening, also called sill plates
0 self threading stamped nuts, identified by a single thread with two notches
0 SEMS screw & washer assembly, also used as headmark by innovator
0 serrated ramped teeth used as locking feature
0 shaker type of Ram-Air, part of engine air cleaner visible from outside
0 shaved machined point (used when point cannot be formed)
0 shock tower vertical body-chassis structure surrounding the Fr coil springs
0 sill plates trim panel at bottom of door opening, also called scuff plates
0 sim similar
0 SKT socket
0 sleeve nut a self-retaining tubular nut which accepts a push-in stud
0 slotted nut nut with slots for locking pin
0 SMS sheet metal screw - identified by coarse thread pitch
0 SPL special
0 split lock helical spring washer used to prevent loosening of joint
0 SPLIT SEMS screw & split washer assembly
0 SPR spring
0 SQR square
0 Square Cone special domed conical washer - see B-13229
0 SRTD serrated
0 SS stainless steel, or Super Sport
0 STD standard
0 STL steel
0 SUSP suspension
0 sway bar another name for stabilizer bar, reduces body roll in turns
0 T Type. thread cutting machine screw, flat end w large cutting slot
0 T-bolt bolt with T shape
0 T1 Type 1. thread cutting machine screw utilizing narrow slot
0 tapping screw screw with a thread cutting or forming feature
0 TE thermactor emissions, "smog"
0 TEK drill point tapping screw
0 TEMP temperature
0 TH Turbo Hydromatic - GM
0 TK thick
0 TORX 6-lobe drive
0 TRANS transmission
0 transverse mounted left - right (ex. transverse muffler)
0 trap door door located between interior and trunk on Mustang Fastback
0 truss head screw head with low rounded shape
0 TT Taptite - thread forming identified by tri-lobular shape
0 U-Joint universal joint (for driveshaft)
0 UBS Unified Bearing Stress (HD Ford design for flange bolts & nuts)
0 UNC Unified National Coarse
0 UNF Unified National Fine
0 unibody design where body & frame are one, most small & mid-size cars
0 UPR upper
0 VAC vacuum
0 VENT ventilation
0 W Windsor (351 engine) - Windsor, Ontario engine plant
0 w. with
0 w/o without
0 WA washer
0 WA'S washers
0 wafer head thin flat head - screw looks like a T
0 water neck thermostat housing
0 wave washer spring washer designed to remove slack from pivot joint
0 WELL-NUT rubber nut with brass thread insert
0 wheelhouses GM, large panels shielding engine area from wheels/road dirt
0 XC Extra Cooling
0 Y-pipe single exhaust inlet pipe for 6, 8 cyl exhaust manifolds, Y shape
0 Z-bar clutch linkage also known as bellcrank or equallizer
0 ZC Zinc (silver color)
0 ZDC Zinc Di-Chromate (yellow color)
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