correctness? Head stud nuts and other finishes

So il looking for some information that seems to be missing

This is for a 1941 9n. im trying to go as close to original as i can.

(DISCLAMER)
The only things that will not be 100 % stock is;
latter 6v generator with the bracket that goes on the head with the screw voltage adjustment... I hate belts getting slaky....
and iv added grease fittings to both ends of the brake actuator shafts after welding up the worn ends and Turing them down while still centered in the lathe i drilled thee the center 5" down both and then milled and cross drilled for a small flush fitting.... same at the clutch cross shaft that holds the throw out bearing fork as well as the clutch petal itself ......

so back to originality questions;

are the head stud nuts painted or not painted
if they are what about the nuts that hold the wire tube down or the accelerator rod.

is the accelerator rod and wire tube supposed to be grey or cadmium I think Cadmium

how about the accelerator rod bracket that bolts to the head?

how about the shifter grey up to the knob and then the knob is chromed?


also how about the bolts that bolt the oil filter and air oil bath on ( i think they would have been cadmium.

oil lines cadmium?

all oil fittings into block brass or cad steel?

any input will be helpful.

Thanks,
Derek G

According to the 1997 book ''Ford N Series Tractors'' by R. Beemer and C. Peterson jr., the engine was fully assembled before being bolted to the transmission
and the front axle. Then it went through the paint booth and everything got doused in grey enamel. Head bolts, oil filter, fittings and lines, control rod
bracket. The spark plug wire tubew/ wires was added later (the nuts that hold it to the head were probably left loose when originally installed) and was cadmium
plated, as were the control rods. The unpainted, cadmium plated gas tank, sediment bowl and fuel line were attached to the grey hood, doglegs and 1941-only
solid center grille, then added as a complete assembly. A few other things were added after the paint Dept.-wiring, shifter boot, steering wheel, control rods.
All these would have been unpainted, including the zinc plated rear rims.

Your shifter should be grey right up to the chrome knob, just like the throttle control.

Since 1997 when this book was published, there has been some evolution in thought over exactly how these tractors were built and more than a few opposing
opinions have arisen over what part was originally what colour during what phase of production, so the best advice might simply be-

WHEN IN DOUBT, GREY IT OUT!

warbaby,

Thanks for your reply that exactly what i was looking for.