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    Posted: Jun/22/2022 at 9:12pm
I have started a mechanical refurbishment on my 70 Mark Donohue Javelin.   The car has been off the road since 1991.   It is a California car that was well used (97000 miles) before it was parked.  

I replaced the original rear shocks today and have another restoration tip for you guys subject to judging,

The original rear black painted shocks had a daub of white paint near the lower mount as shown.  They were Gabriel shocks.  I have the part number if anyone needs it. 

A previous owner began a restoration years ago and did a good job with single stage Mosport Green on the engine bay.   I recently added new brake lines from Inline Tube and refreshed some of the suspension.
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Looks great, Joe!
Add the shock part numbers and I'll put this in Restoration Stickies.
Should we assume, that as a Donohue, it had HD suspension? The white daub may be for the HD shocks.
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That is a good looking car.  If its been off the road for 30 years, you may want to send out your brake booster to be rebuilt.  Mine had rust inside and the rebuilder said I was lucky I didn't run it, or it would have torn up the seals and caused a vacuum leak.

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Hi Joe, could you please post the part numbers for the Gabriel shocks? JT

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The part number on the shocks is 3197633.  There is another code on the shocks, presumably a date code.  T9JC.    Someone might want to see if they can crossreference this to a Gabriel (factory) part number.  I suspect there was an accurate crossreference at some point in time.  Joe
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The HD shocks were bigger diameter and had an additional plate welded to them at the bottom.  I don't see that in the pic, but maybe it's on the other side.

Yes, T9JC is the date code.  Don't throw those away, someone doing a concours restoration will pay for them, even if they're shot.  T is plant info (I assume), then year, month, week.
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Good info, Steve!
I would expect a Donohue, to have the required Go-Package, which includes HD suspension. So, not sure what to think on these...
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