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here are a few pics of my valve covers, the first pics shows the color under the oversprayed blue.
Any thoughts on what this color is.? way more of a blue/turquoise than the "alpine green" ..?? so confusing.. maybe that's an oversprayed color as well? I'm at the point that I'm just thinking of spraying it gray and be done with it.. |
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Not sure if I would use the valve covers as a reference point.
Very easy to remove and repaint then re apply a sticker. Maybe ckeck out the back side of motor and see what is back there. If this is not going to be a 100% original build just paint it any color that YOU like. |
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Overspray on the bellhousing would be a good way to tell the original color, if it has overspray there. I've read that '66 Suburbans with 327's had blue engines, and have seen a couple pictures of different blue valve cover. But it was blue, not teal.
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so I did some more research, the engine is a 283, but has been over sprayed twice. the original color is indeed the gray. now, my question is this: is the gray a paint that is available? or does it have to be mixed? |
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Has anyone ever seen an original blue 327 in a Suburban? Anyone? I have not.
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Anyone know where to get the 283 engine gray paint? or is it something I will have to have mixed?
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Never have I seen or heard of blue being used on a V8 prior to 1977. My 66 Suburban factory 327 PG has the green valve covers in their original paint. Nothing in that older post substantiates that claim , Im keeping an open mind here though as many strange things have happened but when you consider these trucks being 49 plus years old and more tampered with than a 1968 Camaro ?
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http://www.hirschauto.com/ENGINE-ENA...info/EE-QUART/ Not the best picture but this 283 1965 has just 8700 miles and gray paint is 100 % original . ![]()
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Thanks guys, great info, for now, since im not doing a "full" restoration just yet, I am going to use the Ford grey just to freshen it up.
60-66, do you have any more photos from the lambrecht trucks for reference? I would love to see anything you have from that auction. thanks |
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Great reference, any picture of the horns or voltage regulator side.
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Thanks for those Lambrecht engine shots, Jon. I'm curious to know what you have been able to learn having been there and taken the time to get those pics. No doubt you were well educated even before going, but did you come away with any (or many) questions answered? I know Mark (Hotfun) was there grabbing reference material as well, so between you two, we must have ALL the answers, right? Lol.
I can spend a lot of time just on one photo looking for the details that normally go unnoticed. Very interesting. Do you know if anyone grabbed shots of ALL the ID tags, inspection stickers, ink stamps, decals, etc. associated with the engine compartment? |
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Yeah, the screws are strange.
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