PatsLs1vette

just got a new digital camera for my birthday today so i took some pics to see how it is..this is my spare shortblock for the car..got it for free 4 hours on it motor was spotless...flat top hyper. pistons too...so i painted it the same color of the car.

SharkAttack

Now THAT's a workbench! :cheers:

PatsLs1vette

thats my workbench at work..you see what i do all day at work huh?work on my own stuff..and ed no more driving for the wife its off limits.

Stingy74

Ah ha, another forum member that painted his engine to match his car!

corvettemaster

Lookin good pats406nitrovette and Stingy74. Both those colors are awesome, plus they match your cars. I planning on painting my engine soon, but not the color of my car. Wouldn't look to good I don't think. Ever see a beige engine? :U

Stingy74

Pat, what kind of paint did you shoot the block with? Mine was VHT.

PatsLs1vette

i used the urethane base i had that i sprayed car with and use high heat clear over it.....ive done it before and it held up very well. sikkens electronblue yours looks great in yellow.very bright :cheers:

Stingy74

Me and a guy had good luck using a urethane base red and then clear laquer on his Accell/SuperRam base intake. All that heat and it never chipped or cracked or peeled or anything. I had a guy tell me once to paint the engine with header paint first and then spray whatever the hell you want on it.

CDaniel525

Looking good pat! keep it up :cheers:

74-Roadster

Pat, Stingy

Very Cool!!! That's some very cool custom work.

Stingy, did you sand your block down and smooth it out before painting? It looks like you did a lot of prep work. If so, how did you prep the block?

Stingy74

When I got it back from the machine shop it was half orange, half yellow and partially bare in some area's. He jet washed the block, hence all the other colors. I used a scotch brite pad to get everything rough and sanded and they I sprayed the whole thing down with brake cleaner to insure an excellent adhesion. I heated the block to a good temperature with my heat gun and begin in very lights coats, followed by a little heat. Or course, I set old heads on the block so I didn't get paint on the deck on in the cylinders. Lot's of 3/M two inch taped got used when covering the timing cover etc....

Flareside

Looks great!

Blue blocks beginning to grow on me... :lol:

-Joe

Twin_Turbo

I like chevy orange :D



Marck

Edzred72

OH SURE.. tempt me with electron blue further... :jester Of all the blue colors out there.. Electron is my favorite. From the day you posted pics of your freshly painted car, I've loved that color. :yesnod: Nice job on the block too... Hey, is Electron available in a house paint? :jester :jester

FINWOLF

the Blue looks great

Guest

Paty and Stingy, very :cool: looking blocks!!!

Jaybo

That's cool. Can't see painting my engine Buckskin, though... :rolleyes: