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03-01-2012, 11:06 PM
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Motor Color
I have been trying to figure out what color to paint my motor and I need some help. I plan to paint the truck a dark green. Any suggestions?
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03-01-2012, 11:39 PM
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Re: Motor Color
Only one color for a traditional old Chevy:
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03-02-2012, 12:09 AM
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Re: Motor Color
^^ what he said
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03-02-2012, 12:15 AM
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Re: Motor Color
Is that Chevy orange?
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55 2nd series Chevy Pickup 2019 Chevy Equinox(Daily driver) 2011 Chevy Malibu (Wife's car) MSRA Member I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman, "Where's the self-help section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose. -George Carlin |
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03-02-2012, 01:14 AM
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Re: Motor Color
V8 = Chevy Orange. 6 = Stock Blue or Grey. I'm and old school guy...
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03-02-2012, 01:16 AM
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Re: Motor Color
duplicate, computer acting up
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03-02-2012, 01:18 AM
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Re: Motor Color
chevy orange but i think the grey would be different and v nice
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03-02-2012, 02:19 AM
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Re: Motor Color
Black, it hides oil leaks
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03-02-2012, 09:23 AM
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Re: Motor Color
I'm going to go against the grain here and say paint it body color. I've seen enough chevy orange engines to last me a lifetime.
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03-02-2012, 10:43 AM
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Re: Motor Color
My debate was between body color, Chevy orange and a grey color. Decisions decisions
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03-02-2012, 02:24 PM
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Re: Motor Color
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I agree.  Mine will be same color as body, when hood is open it just seems to flow to me.
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03-02-2012, 02:44 PM
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Re: Motor Color
body color. you will need to get some high temp paint mixed.
do a little prep on it too. grind some of the casting marks out.
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03-02-2012, 02:47 PM
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Re: Motor Color
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easy to touch up, hides leaks and black goes with just about anything. But if your going for a nice custom look, body color looks very nice if the block has been smoothed |
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03-02-2012, 05:16 PM
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Re: Motor Color
Im kinda biased to orange.
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03-02-2012, 06:16 PM
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Re: Motor Color
I think it al looks good..
mine is Chevy red.. but grey or the color of the car would be also very nice accept Yellow!!!
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03-02-2012, 11:36 PM
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Re: Motor Color
Mine's Detroit Diesel Green. The wife picked it out and it looks damn good.
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03-03-2012, 12:48 AM
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Re: Motor Color
O-R-A-N-G-E!!!
or gray...  Didn't some of the 327s come in gray in 66? (no, wait, I mean 283s - and 327s were orange? My head hurts) Also thought I've seen some 283s in blue (or gray?) from the factory?? My 66 has an orange 283, but it was rebuilt at some point before I got my mitts on it, so who knows. I know when I rebuild it, it'll still be orange when I'm done. Or gray... (I am planning an old vette dual quad setup with vette finned vc's and I thought the gray paint might be something a little different with that setup. Like you said, decisions, decisions.... |
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03-03-2012, 11:40 AM
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Re: Motor Color
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I'd go with the Chevrolet Orange or the Gray. I'm going to paint the 292 going into the 48 Gray so at first glance people looking under the hood on the rare occasions that it's open in public will think it is closer to what the truck came with rather than a dressed out 68 292. |
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03-03-2012, 02:51 PM
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03-03-2012, 03:07 PM
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Re: Motor Color
"Black engines always look greasy and grubby to me." Greasy and Gruby?
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