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Originally Posted by ipitty_thefool
My father and I finished the engine it’s far from factory and as I mentioned we were going to keep the truck and go with custom. My father was also a need for speed gear head so the inside is just as pretty and built to go fast.
That picture is before we switched to head studs. But now I feel if I do Ocher firewall that engine is gonna be an eye sore. Idk I can always repaint the water pump and get different valve covers to tone it down.
If I’m going to go a certain direction I want to do it right and I assume if I did paint the engine bay a satin black to complement the engine guys would ding me on it.
I have a tendency to overthink things and stress about details. I know most are doing ls swaps with factory paint so maybe it be just fine idk.
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I'm not sure about others but it's a pet peeve of mine when I see a black firewall (unless the truck is black). I'm also not a fan of body colored inner fenders or core supports (unless the truck is full custom). I'm more partial to the factory look. I don't think that engine would be an eyesore against an ochre, or any other color, firewall. I just personally prefer that the firewall be the color of the cab of the truck. Always makes me feel like the guy didn't want to spring for the cost of matching paint for the firewall since any color can be mixed up and put it a spray can if someone was choosing the spray can route. Not that you are.
You could always do a two tone black and white combo. Also, I've noticed that a lot of guys have painted their trucks, regardless of original color, with the two toned blue and white. Seems to be the most popular combo. I'd actually choose ochre and white, med. gold and white, hugger orange and white or black and white before a blue and white truck if I was looking for a two-toned truck but that's just me. Just throwing this out there since you are building to sell.