Scissor Jacks...blue or black? Changes per year? [Archive]

negusm

10-22-2005, 05:23 PM

I have two scissor jacks (blue with the orange label). I think one is the one from my car...although the original may have gotten shuffled around at some point... :roll: The other would have come from the 84 donor Capri or the previous 85 donor Capri.

What colors did they use...when did they change?

-Mike

Zap's 85 GT

10-22-2005, 07:43 PM

Wow, this is going above and beond.

My 85 has a blue one. I had a spare that was never used but being 4-lug it had to go.

PetesPonies

10-22-2005, 07:49 PM

yes definitely 85s, but I think the 84s did as well. I know the 82s had black.

StangBoy

10-22-2005, 07:50 PM

i have a blue one from one of my 86's

negusm

10-22-2005, 08:52 PM

So maybe black from 79-82 and blue from 83-86.

Need some more replies from the 79-84 car crowd.

-Mike

PetesPonies

10-22-2005, 08:56 PM

I think the 83s are still black, but I'm not sure when the change took effect.

84gt86svo

10-23-2005, 12:27 AM

79 - black
84 - blue

Verified on several of my cars.

rnjstel

10-23-2005, 09:55 AM

Mid 80's Mark 7's and my sons 87 Fox Cougar is Black.

Ford would not have changed for different Foxes. The easiest way to check, would be if anyone has the microfiche for the parts lists. Or, I think DOES 2 on Ford's modern parts computer shows upgraded p/n's.

We need to see what the P/N's are for the respective years. Even a color change would be a different engineering number and therefore a P/N change of atleast the suffix.

My Aero is blue however, my 4-Eye is Black

PetesPonies

10-23-2005, 12:37 PM

no the Marks and Mustangs etc were different.

evlgt85

10-23-2005, 12:43 PM

I'll see if I can take a look on our 84s, if they've got 'em...

negusm

10-23-2005, 12:55 PM

Ford would not have changed for different Foxes.

With all the wierdness I have seen from what Ford does with their parts...I don't try to assume too much.

-Mike

twister

10-23-2005, 01:12 PM

Ford would not have changed for different Foxes.

With all the wierdness I have seen from what Ford does with their parts...I don't try to assume too much.

-Mikeaint that the truth! I have an inside gas door release button, and according to Ford, LX'es were not able to get them

V6DR

10-23-2005, 05:47 PM

my 84 has a blue one, orange label.

FoxChassis

10-24-2005, 05:48 AM

I'll check in my '83 but I'm pretty sure it is blue. The (scheduled) build date was 7/83 and the CUN is 200735.

roadburner

10-24-2005, 01:33 PM

I'm trying to remember for sure, but i THINK my 86's was blue. I had an 87lx 5.0 with a blue one too (who knows if it was original, was a rebuilt salvage car twice totalled before I got it.) Both of our 89s have black ones.

So it looks like they went from black to blue and back to black? Perhaps there were issues with a supplier or something and switched and maybe switched yet again or back to the original later on?

I have so many of these things laying around I could make sculptures out of them. 8)

MHISSTC

10-24-2005, 02:06 PM

EARLY '85 GS...blue

merkerguitars

10-24-2005, 08:08 PM

My 84 came with a blue jack with an orange label.

twister

10-24-2005, 09:07 PM

I'm trying to remember for sure, but i THINK my 86's was blue. I know that mine in my 86 is blue

mike577

10-24-2005, 11:48 PM

my 84 rs is blue with orange lable

megamustang

10-25-2005, 07:05 PM

85GT (10/84) = blue
86GT (7/86) = blue

Realmongo

10-27-2005, 09:48 PM

Early '84 with a blue jack here.

306gt

10-28-2005, 12:22 AM

85 here. Mine is blue

86lx

10-28-2005, 11:36 AM

I think...they were black until 82, blue after that. I remember my 79 and 81 had black ones, but the 2 86's I've had had blue ones. If I remember correctly the blue ones had the built in handle, the black ones needed the lug wrench to go with it.

PetesPonies

10-28-2005, 04:07 PM

I think 83s were black or at least that is when the blue transistioned in. We haven't heard from 83s here with original stuff yet.

FoxChassis

10-28-2005, 04:38 PM

I'll check in my '83 but I'm pretty sure it is blue. The (scheduled) build date was 7/83 and the CUN is 200735.
It's blue.

negusm

10-28-2005, 04:46 PM

Sounds like the switchover was after 82 then. Maybe it was a mid year 83 deal.

We need a few peeps with early 83s to toss in their $.02.

-Mike

PetesPonies

10-28-2005, 04:52 PM

yeah...7/83 is about as late as they get :o)

FoxChassis

10-28-2005, 05:21 PM

The (scheduled) build date was 7/83 and the CUN is 200735.
Production ended about two months and 20,100 units later.

PetesPonies

10-28-2005, 05:24 PM

September?? What is the last build date you know of for an 83?

negusm

10-28-2005, 05:29 PM

September?? What is the last build date you know of for an 83?

http://www.foureyedpride.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=19270&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

That is a link where some guys were talking about late cars. Seems like they went well into september for their builds (not just the last year either)...and were quite possibly finishing up only leftovers at that point.

-Mike

FoxChassis

10-28-2005, 05:31 PM

According to Third Gen. News, September 6, 1983 was the last production day.

http://www.thirdgenerationnewsandbeyond.com/3rdgen/3rdgen_data.htm

negusm

10-28-2005, 05:43 PM

1985 GT/LX 5.0 Hatchback P28M 08-16-84 10-26-85 39,460

WOOF! October 26 1985 they finished the last 85.

-Mike

PetesPonies

10-28-2005, 05:48 PM

I hadn't seen that info before...great!! Most production stops in August, so the September production shocked me. It seems that for a couple years they went into early Spetember, but as you can see, most end in August. Thanks for the links!!

FoxChassis

10-28-2005, 05:49 PM

And you notice those production dates and totals are just for 5.0L and Turbo GT models. Nothing about the SVO, NA 2.3, and V6 models.

PetesPonies

10-28-2005, 05:50 PM

got to think the October date was a misprint??????? 86 production had already begun a month earlier.

negusm

10-28-2005, 08:34 PM

got to think the October date was a misprint??????? 86 production had already begun a month earlier.

Look from 83 to 84...the same thing happened.

85 was just about the weirdest year...from all aspects.
-Mike

Kevins89notch5.0

11-13-2005, 11:24 PM

my 86 LX 5.0

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/151/sjacks.jpg

Clarko

11-14-2005, 03:43 AM

Hey, guess what...

My 82 has a blue one and it IS the original jack to the car.

capriman86

11-14-2005, 04:23 AM

the 84gt350 is blue

http://img320.imageshack.us/img320/3712/pict07169el.th.jpg (http://img320.imageshack.us/my.php?image=pict07169el.jpg)

PetesPonies

11-14-2005, 06:29 AM

if you have an 82 with an ORIGINAL blue jack...then there must have been two suppliers and color was not an issue.

Clarko

11-14-2005, 02:15 PM

if you have an 82 with an ORIGINAL blue jack...then there must have been two suppliers and color was not an issue.
Yeah my grandparents were the original owners of the car and the jack was only used a couple of times.

Anonymous

11-16-2005, 07:54 AM

The one that came out of my 86 is blue, it currently resides in the attic of my garage.

ponch85rs

02-09-2006, 02:53 PM

86 Caqpri RS=Blue

83rsturbo

02-09-2006, 07:12 PM

blue one here with a 06/83 build date

roush235

02-09-2006, 09:47 PM

black for my 79, but that seems pretty well established.

lk4life6969

02-11-2006, 03:11 AM

85 GT-Blue 84 LX-no clue, wasnt included with car

'86 5.0L

01-20-2007, 02:12 AM

to throw a monkey wrench into this discussion my old late-build 86 had a black one......

Gramps_86GT

01-20-2007, 05:41 PM

Mine is blue...'86

Dean_T

01-21-2007, 12:12 AM

Um, did anyone notice if their jack had a handle attached to it (thin rod thing with a washer welded to it) or a separate handle which doubled as a lug wrench? I just noticed my '78 Fairmonts had black jacks with the separate handle (the hex part folds into the handle) while my '83 Fairmont has the thin rod handle and a separate lug wrench which has a special clip in the trunk to store it. I forgot the damn color of the jack. My '84 Notch is blue and I think it has the thin rod handle attached - but I don't recall seeing a lug wrench in the car. I'll check the '83 and '84 again tomorrow.

Dean T

Gramps_86GT

01-21-2007, 12:50 AM

Dean_T

01-23-2007, 12:42 AM

Uh-Oh, My '83 Fairmont's jack is not black but not the same shade of blue like the one in the '84 Mustang. It's a very dark blue almost black. It must be a Fairmont thang? Oh, both cars had the orange sticker on the jack.

Dean T

fordguy

01-24-2007, 04:11 PM

both of my fairmonts and one zephyr, all 79's have(had) blue jacks

85Gt4bbl302

01-24-2007, 04:35 PM

my 85 gt had a black jack probly not the stock one ...... or the original......
i carry a small hyd. in my hatch anyways the scissor gets used rarely unless i've got 2 flats ..... its happened before :( damn hurricane dabris!!
i keep a 10 hole 15" rim for my spare..... donut stays in storage
i can't resist having a full size spare
donuts suck!!

85stanggt

01-25-2007, 11:53 PM

Original early build 85 vert. (nov. 84 built) has blue jack. Definitely original to car.

82 fairmont guy

01-26-2007, 08:18 AM

my 88, 90 and 92 are all blue with the built in handle and my fairmont (fox) is black and you need the lug wrench to operate it