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Old 01-29-2019, 12:57 AM   #1
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Re: Sparky's 1978 Silverado Build "Addiction"
Sweet build dads79....I also swiped ideas from Jonathon for my IH build..
nice coil setup
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One of the things I really like about the LS motors is the super short spark plug wires. Mounting the coils on top of the valve covers is not aesthetically pleasing to some but I like how neat and clean the wiring harness is with them on the valve covers.
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Sweet build dads79....I also swiped ideas from Jonathon for my IH build...
Hatzie, I hear ya! I thought it would be just a little different to do this, then bug everybody who complains abut the Corporate Blue Paint

monodcanfly...Jonathon has a great thread on this. The International looks awesome!!!

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Old 01-30-2019, 03:27 PM   #3
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Hatzie, I hear ya! I thought it would be just a little different to do this, then bug everybody who complains abut the Corporate Blue Paint

monodcanfly...Jonathon has a great thread on this. The International looks awesome!!!

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Oh believe me everyone will complain about it too. I hear it all the time, "why'd you paint that motor ford blue?" I get various responses when I tell them it's GM blue and was factory for a 78. Most tell me I'm wrong an GM never painted anything blue just orange an black.....
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Oh believe me everyone will complain about it too. I hear it all the time, "why'd you paint that motor ford blue?" I get various responses when I tell them it's GM blue and was factory for a 78. Most tell me I'm wrong an GM never painted anything blue just orange an black.....
Had a 79 C20 on the farm with a blue 350. It was original.
The color looked just like the 302 in my 1980 Ford LTD.
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Oh believe me everyone will complain about it too. I hear it all the time, "why'd you paint that motor ford blue?" I get various responses when I tell them it's GM blue and was factory for a 78. Most tell me I'm wrong an GM never painted anything blue just orange an black.....
I can’t wait to paint this LS Gm Blue!! Lol!!!

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