Engine color & inner fender color?? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Blazer Gal · 08-15-2003, 08:36 AM

Need some suggestions...
thinking about painting my inner fenders the same color as the rest of the truck what do you guys think?

also, I know I dont want to paint my engine "chevy orange" anyone have any ideas on paint color for the engine??

(truck is gonna be purplish color if that helps)

thanks!

72BLAZERDUDE · 08-15-2003, 08:43 AM

Go for that single color look and paint it all the same color. I have seen some trucks at shows done this way and they look kind of cool. You could also go with chevy blue as an engine color. It wont be stock for the year but it is a stock color.

dmurphy68 · 08-15-2003, 08:43 AM

you can't go wrong with chevy orange but some ppl paint the motor same color as the truck. If you are paint ing the innerfenders to match the truck it might be to much of the same color. Purple inner fenders and a silver metalic motor would look good imo
Darren

Blazer Gal · 08-15-2003, 12:45 PM

I was thinking silver would look pretty good with the purple inner fenders. Was thinking of using one of the Engine enamels from POR-15. Anyone have any expierence using this product??

palallin · 08-15-2003, 02:07 PM

I asked this question earlier, but I lost track of it:

Does anybody know when they used Orange and when they used Orange-Red??

Nova_Cobra64 · 08-15-2003, 02:35 PM

Personally I like engines to be painted black with lots of chrome. Body matching is always nice too.

Longhorn Man · 08-15-2003, 07:54 PM

Maybe purple block and heads, and yellow accents?

SEVEND2 · 08-15-2003, 10:39 PM

((Chevrolet Blue DE1609)DE=Diesel Engine) from Dupli-color 2 or 3 coats over 1 week

paint inner fenders Silver with purple flames, tip of flames ending at top of the inner fender hump Just an opinion!

Duallie · 08-16-2003, 05:11 AM

Palallin: Orange was smallblock and reddish-orange was bigblock.
Blazergal: I painted my C30 purple over white, and under the hood the firewall was white bedliner, the cowl was purple, the inner FENDERS were purple, and the wheelwells were white bedliner, all surrounding the orange-disguised Cadillac 509. My unupdated link shows the freshly painted cab.

palallin · 08-16-2003, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Duallie
Palallin: Orange was smallblock and reddish-orange was bigblock.

OOOps. Oh well: I like the Red-Orange better, and my tranny and T-case were origianally Red-Orange (as near as I can tell).

67sub · 08-18-2003, 11:52 AM

I'm not big on the chevy orange - only because that is what most people around here run. Saw the pic from sevend2 and thought it was mine for a minute, it's almost identicle. I like Grabber Green but my wife griped too much so I went for the blue. Black looks good but if you have to work under the hood in low light conditions it is horrible. My opinion only.

08-15-2003, 08:36 AM	#1
Blazer Gal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 46	Engine color & inner fender color?? Need some suggestions... thinking about painting my inner fenders the same color as the rest of the truck what do you guys think? also, I know I dont want to paint my engine "chevy orange" anyone have any ideas on paint color for the engine?? (truck is gonna be purplish color if that helps) thanks! __________________ 72 Chevy SWB 4x4 8 inch lift, white face gauges, side marker light gas filler, tilt, tach, buckets, AR39's runnin on 36.5's

08-15-2003, 08:43 AM	#2
72BLAZERDUDE Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: WATAUGA,TX Posts: 675	Go for that single color look and paint it all the same color. I have seen some trucks at shows done this way and they look kind of cool. You could also go with chevy blue as an engine color. It wont be stock for the year but it is a stock color. __________________ 72 2wd 307/AT/AC/TILT WHEEL 78 JIMMY HIGH SIERRA

08-15-2003, 08:43 AM	#3
dmurphy68 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Middletown ohio Posts: 1,058	you can't go wrong with chevy orange but some ppl paint the motor same color as the truck. If you are paint ing the innerfenders to match the truck it might be to much of the same color. Purple inner fenders and a silver metalic motor would look good imo Darren __________________ The very atmosphere of firearms everywhere restrains evil interference. When firearms go, all goes, we need them every hour. - George Washington No free man shall be debarred the use of arms - Thomas Jefferson Later Darren http://www.myspace.com/dmurphy68

08-15-2003, 12:45 PM	#4
Blazer Gal Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 46	I was thinking silver would look pretty good with the purple inner fenders. Was thinking of using one of the Engine enamels from POR-15. Anyone have any expierence using this product?? __________________ 72 Chevy SWB 4x4 8 inch lift, white face gauges, side marker light gas filler, tilt, tach, buckets, AR39's runnin on 36.5's

08-15-2003, 02:07 PM	#5
palallin Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: St. James, MO Posts: 1,238	I asked this question earlier, but I lost track of it: Does anybody know when they used Orange and when they used Orange-Red?? __________________ '69 Longstep K-10: 327/SM465/T-221/Closed Knuckle Dana44/12-bolt.

08-15-2003, 02:35 PM	#6
Nova_Cobra64 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Melville, SK Posts: 1,144	Personally I like engines to be painted black with lots of chrome. Body matching is always nice too. __________________ 2004 Silverado - Beater 1969 GMC - In progress http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=441683 2011 Aveo - Work commuter 2013 Crestliner Fish Hawk 1650 - The reason no work gets done on the project truck.

08-15-2003, 07:54 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Maybe purple block and heads, and yellow accents?

08-15-2003, 10:39 PM	#8
SEVEND2 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Menifee, Calif, USA Posts: 2,146	((Chevrolet Blue DE1609)DE=Diesel Engine) from Dupli-color 2 or 3 coats over 1 week paint inner fenders Silver with purple flames, tip of flames ending at top of the inner fender hump Just an opinion! Attached Images __________________ With a 1972 Chevy Custom-10 Long bed w/350cid th350, (under-construction). Progress on truck so far (follow link): http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=51051 and stage 2 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=58132 ~ "Why couldn't you have just put the bunny back in the box?" ~

08-16-2003, 05:11 AM	#9
Duallie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Nikiski, Alaska Posts: 477	Palallin: Orange was smallblock and reddish-orange was bigblock. Blazergal: I painted my C30 purple over white, and under the hood the firewall was white bedliner, the cowl was purple, the inner FENDERS were purple, and the wheelwells were white bedliner, all surrounding the orange-disguised Cadillac 509. My unupdated link shows the freshly painted cab. __________________ Just as if I knew what I was doin'

08-18-2003, 11:52 AM	#11
67sub Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: D/FW TX Posts: 430	I'm not big on the chevy orange - only because that is what most people around here run. Saw the pic from sevend2 and thought it was mine for a minute, it's almost identicle. I like Grabber Green but my wife griped too much so I went for the blue. Black looks good but if you have to work under the hood in low light conditions it is horrible. My opinion only. __________________ 2004 Kawasaki KLR Always looking for a cheap driver



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