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dukes69 · 07-22-2007, 02:12 PM

what color is my 4spd trans and tranfer case supose to be? im ready to paint them and would like to go with original colors. also should a long box have a hanger bearing?

FRENCHBLUE72 · 07-22-2007, 03:15 PM

Not sure on the tranny but the x-case should be a orange color sorry I dont know the name but its not chevy orange more like a mopar orange..

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airdale94 · 07-22-2007, 05:24 PM

Pretty sure the 4-speed trans. is red also. I have one ready to convert back from auto and although I haven't cleaned up the trans. yet the bell housing definately has some red on it.

'68 longbed · 07-22-2007, 06:10 PM

i just pulled mine yesterday, my bell was orange but the tranny was bare metal I couldn't tell what color it was or if it was painted at all.

eedgell · 07-22-2007, 07:00 PM

The bell housing would be orange, but I dont believe I have ever seen factory paint on a transmission or transfer case. I think they were bare metal. Of course me not seeing it doesnt mean much either. JMO

sameyrasmea72 · 07-22-2007, 07:11 PM

I think the transmission bare metal would be an aluminum. A friend of mine who does correct Corvettes told me to lightly dust the transmission with an aluminum paint that way it dosen't nessesaryly look painted.

airdale94 · 07-23-2007, 08:17 PM

Don't mean to sound difficult, but I still say red. At least for these early HD truck 4-speeds. I haven't seen any installed, but I have seen pictures on the internet. For sale posts and such. And they have been red. Trans. and bellhousing.

JAKES 68GMC · 07-23-2007, 08:53 PM

My GMC has a red tranny, it matched the 305 V6 paint.

1969k10stepside · 07-23-2007, 10:12 PM

The transfer cases and manual trannys were painted.As was the bell housing.The auto trannys werent painted.As for the color,it depends on the t-case.The np205s had a different color than the rockwell t-case,I believe.I dont know the name of either color other than they are a redish brown color.I dont know what the name of the color is for the manual trannys either.And yes,french was right.The np205 was painted a mopar color.I dont care as mine don't stay factory colors anyway...

.The manual trannys and the transfer cases werent in bare metal!

07-22-2007, 02:12 PM	#1
dukes69 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: owatonna mn Posts: 133	help with trans paint color what color is my 4spd trans and tranfer case supose to be? im ready to paint them and would like to go with original colors. also should a long box have a hanger bearing?

07-22-2007, 03:15 PM	#2
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: help with trans paint color Not sure on the tranny but the x-case should be a orange color sorry I dont know the name but its not chevy orange more like a mopar orange.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-22-2007, 03:16 PM	#3
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: help with trans paint color http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ad.php?t=62494 __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-22-2007, 03:18 PM	#4
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: help with trans paint color http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=150068 __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-22-2007, 05:24 PM	#5
airdale94 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Topeka,KS Posts: 778	Re: help with trans paint color Pretty sure the 4-speed trans. is red also. I have one ready to convert back from auto and although I haven't cleaned up the trans. yet the bell housing definately has some red on it.

07-22-2007, 06:10 PM	#6
'68 longbed Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: mississippi Posts: 181	Re: help with trans paint color i just pulled mine yesterday, my bell was orange but the tranny was bare metal I couldn't tell what color it was or if it was painted at all. __________________ "spiiiider pig, spiiiiider pig, does whatever spiiiider pig does. "

07-22-2007, 07:00 PM	#7
eedgell It's the air up here Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 710	Re: help with trans paint color The bell housing would be orange, but I dont believe I have ever seen factory paint on a transmission or transfer case. I think they were bare metal. Of course me not seeing it doesnt mean much either. JMO __________________ 1971 cheyenne k10 4 speed np 205 454 BB factory a/c Never drink down stream of the herd! Eric

07-22-2007, 07:11 PM	#8
sameyrasmea72 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 2,443	Re: help with trans paint color I think the transmission bare metal would be an aluminum. A friend of mine who does correct Corvettes told me to lightly dust the transmission with an aluminum paint that way it dosen't nessesaryly look painted. __________________ 72 Cheyenne Super 80 Silverado Blazer 2wd

07-23-2007, 08:17 PM	#9
airdale94 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Topeka,KS Posts: 778	Re: help with trans paint color Don't mean to sound difficult, but I still say red. At least for these early HD truck 4-speeds. I haven't seen any installed, but I have seen pictures on the internet. For sale posts and such. And they have been red. Trans. and bellhousing.

07-23-2007, 08:53 PM	#10
JAKES 68GMC Aluminum slot wheels rule... Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 6,211	Re: help with trans paint color My GMC has a red tranny, it matched the 305 V6 paint.

07-23-2007, 10:12 PM	#11
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,019	Re: help with trans paint color The transfer cases and manual trannys were painted.As was the bell housing.The auto trannys werent painted.As for the color,it depends on the t-case.The np205s had a different color than the rockwell t-case,I believe.I dont know the name of either color other than they are a redish brown color.I dont know what the name of the color is for the manual trannys either.And yes,french was right.The np205 was painted a mopar color.I dont care as mine don't stay factory colors anyway....The manual trannys and the transfer cases werent in bare metal! Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 07-23-2007 at 10:16 PM.



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