I know the bumper hook base and the jack part is a dove gray. and I know the pole should be cadmium plated. but seeing how its very hard to remove the pole from the jack I did not get it replated. so now I am left with some parts still silver cad plated and rust. should I just do my best to polish it and leave it go or paint it silver. and second what is the correct base plate for a 66. I have seen the small square and a larger rectangle plate. also is the lug wrench a semi gloss black. pictures would be great. this a nov Baltimore SS

IIRC (If I recall) :) I used the Eastwood rattle silver cad and it came out good, I did a section & waited a day or so, slid the piece up the base & painted that section , I repeated to get a good coverage.
The base from all I've read & been told for the 66SS should have the t type slot and obviously the t type mast.

I know the bumper hook base and the jack part is a dove gray. and I know the pole should be cadmium plated. but seeing how its very hard to remove the pole from the jack I did not get it replated. so now I am left with some parts still silver cad plated and rust. should I just do my best to polish it and leave it go or paint it silver. and second what is the correct base plate for a 66. I have seen the small square and a larger rectangle plate. also is the lug wrench a semi gloss black. pictures would be great. this a nov Baltimore SS

You might want to check this out Keith. http://www.chevelles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=207520&highlight=jack&page=2

I think floyd66 had photos of both styles. I used the silver cad paint for my mast, then I looked at a number of grays and tried to duplicate the color of what was left of the original blueish gray color on the base and lift . Black semigloss on the lug wrench and J hook(maybe this should be gray, if you look at toms photo closely), original wing nut was a silver cad. J hook is the long 9" lone so it will work with the wider 6 inch rim as opposed to the 5 inch rim for the non-SS cars.

that is strange I got my bumper jack out of a 66 4 door sedan that was not messed with, and it does not look like that at all. the hook has "1966 Chevelle Chevy II" stamped on it with the letters stacked. and the mast is more of a square shape. I will post a picture soon. were they different style jacks at each assembly plants?

here is mine

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/keithbrodbeck/100_1051.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/keithbrodbeck/100_1052.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/keithbrodbeck/100_1053.jpg

now the "J" hook and wing nut came with my car. I can not say its original to the car.
the lug wrench came with the jack from the other car
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v250/keithbrodbeck/100_1054.jpg

Keith, I have also seen on this site that the mast in you photo was also original in some of the 66 chevelles. If you contact Floyd66 (tom Floyd on this site, just do an advanced search with username Floyd66) I think he has some information regarding this.

I am pretty sure the nut in the wing nut on 66 is actually kind of welded to the wing and not the clamp over tabs. Looks like an aftermarket J hook that AMK Products carry, they carry two lengths.

The jack I pulled out of a 66 trunk (to use in my El Camino) in a u-pull-it wrecking yard 25 years ago looks exactly like the photos that Floyd66 posted. I didn't bother looking at the build date or assembly plant on that car. My understanding is that the T post is correct for 66, and 67 was different. Very late 66s could be different? I may have kept the j hook also, even though it is not useable in my El Camino (the El Camino still had the original).

I am no expert.....

I think there were two suppliers in 66.

The T type mast jack the I have shown I think is the most common. The T type jack mast comes with the hook that is stamped vertically.

The Jack that Keith has shown was also used and is somewhat less common. The square jack mast comes with the hook that is stamped horizontally.

This is what I have observed based on only about 8 jacks.

I am no expert.....

I think there were two suppliers in 66.

The T type mast jack the I have shown I think is the most common. The T type jack mast comes with the hook that is stamped vertically.

The Jack that Keith has shown was also used and is somewhat less common. The square jack mast comes with the hook that is stamped horizontally.

This is what I have observed based on only about 8 jacks.

alright thank you. like I said the car I got this out of was the one where no one messed with it. I got the dog dish hub caps and that jack for 25 bucks the other year. if you say mine is the least common compared to the "T" style. but I have never seen a "T" style. only the kind I have. do you think one style was used at certain plants?

My understanding is the "T" style was used in the earlier 66's, and they switched to the boxed version (in your pictures) part way thru the production year. That made sense to me as the "T" version is cast steel, and the boxed version is extruded steel, which would be cheaper to make.

My understanding is the "T" style was used in the earlier 66's, and they switched to the boxed version (in your pictures) part way thru the production year. That made sense to me as the "T" version is cast steel, and the boxed version is extruded steel, which would be cheaper to make.
Just to add, the 67s were boxed also which supports that theory.

Jerry

just went out to look at mine for a dec of 65 car, it has the T mast, etc, and words are stamped verticaly on hook, like Tom says. I 've included a photo of the wing nut that I think is correct. Look at how the nut is attached. The J hook is 10" long and I t hink is incorrect and should be 9".

just went out to look at mine for a dec of 65 car, it has the T mast, etc, and words are stamped verticaly on hook, like Tom says. I 've included a photo of the wing nut that I think is correct. Look at how the nut is attached.

The nut is welded to the wing, but what is protruding out the bottom of the wing? Is it some sort of collar welded on? an extension of the welded nut?

thanks everyone. if anyone wants to trade plus money for mine so I can get a "T" style seeing how my car was built in Nov. of 65

Why sell yours Keith? I think it is correct for your car. I don't think the early / late line of thinking is correct. I think that both were available all year.

The nut is welded to the wing, but what is protruding out the bottom of the wing? Is it some sort of collar welded on? an extension of the welded nut?

Looks like the wing nut is stamped or punched out to form a cone shaped area with a hole in the middle. It is definitely part of the winged assembly not something welded on or added. The nut must have been spot welded on from the bottom with some sort of a special machine.

Looks like the wing nut is stamped or punched out to form a cone shaped area with a hole in the middle. It is definitely part of the winged assembly not something welded on or added. The nut must have been spot welded on from the bottom with some sort of a special machine.
Okay, Thanx. If I happen to find one at a swap meet, I'll know what I'm looking at ;)