What an original T-case looks like

[Firebirdjones]

I thought I read somewhere here a while back people asking what type of finishes were on the transfer cases.
I was finishing up a tranny mount and while I was under there I snapped a few pics.
Granted it may have been different through out the years,,,but here is one that is unrestored on my 72 blazer.
Easy to see the red exide primer,,but what I find interesting is that all the flat machined surfaces are bare, including the letters. Leads me to believe maybe this thing was primed before the machining process.
All the aluminum parts are just that,,,bare aluminum. What was interesting on the aluminum parts, is that all the bolts holding them in also have red oxide primer on them. Not sure if you can make that out in the picture or not though. Thought this might help the resto freaks out there
Just to add,,,,the factory skid plate that was optional under the T-case was bare steel. Kinda strange, it had mild surface rust with no paint anywhere. Yet the crossmembers as well as the frame still has their original black paint present. Weird GM didn't paint the skid plate, at least on mine anyway.


And since I was under there,,,here are a couple of snaps of a rust free torque box. Along with the inner bedside on the driver side, I took that pic because you can still see chalk markings on it. Don't ask me what "92" means, but it's cool to see. There are quite a few chalk marks on this truck in some of the strangest places.