Engine paint WHAT color????
04-08-2004, 01:45 PM
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Engine paint WHAT color????
I'm doing a complete rebuild with fresh block in my 76 and I wanted to do something different but not funny looking. The care will be either black or candy apple red and I didn't want a black or orange engine block.
Anyone out there paint their engine a different color? What color might look good and do you have pictures?
Thanks guys..
04-08-2004, 01:53 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (viperjesse)
i did mine in electronblue to match the car.
04-08-2004, 02:15 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (patsnitrovette)
White :thumbs: :thumbs: you know when it needs cleaned and if a leak starts you catch it early
04-08-2004, 05:49 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (comp)
GM paints the eblocks orange or blue
04-08-2004, 09:56 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (viperjesse)
I struggled with this one. For me, it came down to blue (stock on a '77), orange, or black. In the end, I went with black. Why? Because it looks modern and it goes with everything. If I decide to change the car's color, in the future, I'm not going to worry about how dark green or red goes with a blue block.
04-09-2004, 05:39 AM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (viperjesse)
04-09-2004, 06:07 AM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (Jughead)
Very awesome Jughead! :cool:
04-09-2004, 11:39 AM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (Lasse)
Big block orange with all polish alluminum accessory will go with any car color in my opinion. And very easy to detect a leak.
04-09-2004, 11:46 AM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (myisa69)
Orange ONLY for me. :cheers:
04-09-2004, 12:19 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (Lasse)
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Very awesome Jughead! :cool:
:iagree: .......Nice pic in your sig, Lasse ! :thumbs:
04-09-2004, 01:08 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (verskel)
stainless steel
04-10-2004, 01:28 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (viperjesse)
I like the GM blue on my 79 L82. Nice contrast to the black exterior.
04-10-2004, 01:48 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (viperjesse)
GM blue here...
04-10-2004, 08:17 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (Jughead)
Engine looks great.
04-10-2004, 11:04 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (viperjesse)
I painted mine to match the car :yesnod:
I also painted the transmission to match
04-11-2004, 02:43 AM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (Tominator)
Do you have better and bigger shots from under the hood? I wanna see that up close :)
04-12-2004, 03:19 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (Twin_Turbo)
I went with aluminum. See my sig. :cheers:
04-12-2004, 03:27 PM
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Re: Engine paint WHAT color???? (marshrat99)
What sig?