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Looking for pics of original seats for 65 suburban
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BEAUTIFUL!!! Are any of the correct materials available today or just some close matches?
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earlier in the thread there is a post on order of paint and the order its laid down. Not sure if its different for suburbans but it looks to me that the interior is painted first, then the lower body color then the white goes last.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/gallery/...5_carryall.jpg In the door jams and the lift gate jams you can see the green over spray on top the fawn paint. I will get a few more pics in the future when I go to check on the mfg of the newer fogging windshield |
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Should I paint these or leave them alone, or paint a spare set just in case.
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I painted mine to match the new dash paint. I think it looks great.
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ok guys, I have been searching through all these posts to try and find the original blue/green engine paint used on my 66 with a 283. I can find formulas, etc, but is there anyone out there that makes it in a rattle can? I can have it mixed locally easy enough, but sure would be easier if there was something out there I could just buy. ?
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I could be wrong but I was under the impression that 283s were gray and the 327s were the blue/green.
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I finally got my door paired close to the lighter fawn beige using Krylon Champaigen color that I found on this great thread! Cheers!
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Sorry I'm not sure why my photos come out upside down
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in the 66 owners manual it says that 283 was gray , but also says the 327 was gray also? i guess anything goes back then
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http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=392554 it reads that different factories used different colors/tints, and the color of the engine depends on the trim/option level of the truck. it also reads that engine colors were especially variable on the 283.. My truck belonged to my grandfather who bought it new in 1966. I do not have a good shot of the engine color, but I assure you it is blue/green. |
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Here's a second vote for a pic of that turquoise 283! Unfortunately, some of those threads about engine color that you refer to contain a lot of dubious information from long ago (2009!) when less was known about some of these originality details. What a lot of folks assumed (or still assume) was original really wasn't... like decals on both valve covers, etc. I'll defer to 60-66 and factorystock on this topic but I sure haven't ever seen an original-paint 283 in these trucks that was anything but gray. Speaking of turquoise 327s, for some reason unknown to me I've only ever seen a handful of original-paint turquoise 327s in survivor trucks. Not sure why that is. I've seen significantly more gray 283s for some reason. Don't know if they just didn't make many 327s or they just didn't survive well. I'd love to see some more original paint hi-torque 327s! |
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"Speaking of turquoise 327s, for some reason unknown to me I've only ever seen a handful of original-paint turquoise 327s in survivor trucks."
here is my hi-torque 327 in my 66 c/60, very dirty, but you can see a little green in there! |
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