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03-29-2010, 11:49 AM | #26 | ||
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Re: factory engine colors.
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But I agree with you, any real chevy engine is orange.
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03-29-2010, 10:30 PM | #27 | |
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Re: factory engine colors.
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its an '84 shortbox. i know factory the motor is black, just couldn't tell what finish of black. i am tossing up the idea of removing the stock 305 and replacing it with my 355 after i refresh it. if i do so i have been going back and forth between making it look as though it is still the stock motor to have kind of a sleeper, or to go with the chevy orange block and heads, and bare aluminum intake with the cast aluminum finned valve covers painted chevy orange between the fins. lol anyways.... if i go the "sleeper" route i figured it would be good to know the factory finish so people who know won't be able to go "thats been changed." unless i am pressing a little hard on the pedal. the first picture is the stock motor in the shortbox now. the other one is similar to what my other option would look like.
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03-29-2010, 10:37 PM | #28 |
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Re: factory engine colors.
if i am pulling a motor to fix it or replacing it i refuse to leave one the factory blue cause i can't tell ya how many times i have had someone ask why the motor is painted Ford blue. i am anti-ford so it bugs me.
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03-29-2010, 10:38 PM | #29 |
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Re: factory engine colors.
and you can still see it?? lol any 6.2 i have ever seen is usually ultra high gloss black. otherwise known as diesel and oil coated.
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"Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall, torque is how far you carry the wall with you." '84 chevy half ton short box 2wd, 67,000 actual miles '03 chevy 1500 HD crew cab 4x4 standard box, 6.0L Last edited by lurch115; 03-29-2010 at 10:40 PM. |
03-29-2010, 11:16 PM | #30 |
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Re: factory engine colors.
Go for orange! Not much need for the sleeper look under the hood, the outside is more important. Anyone that knows what they're looking at under the hood would get a general idea of what it is, no matter what color the parts are.
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